One UI 3.1 update rolling out to the Galaxy Note 20 series

A few hours ago, Samsung announced that it would soon release the One UI 3.1 update to its older smartphones, including the Galaxy Note 20 series, Galaxy Note 10 series, Galaxy S20 series, Galaxy Z series, and several Galaxy A series devices. Earlier today, it started rolling out the update to the Galaxy S20 series, and now it’s time for the update to reach the Galaxy Note 20. The South Korean...

[List] Galaxy devices that have received Android 11/One UI 3.0 update

Only four months after officially announcing the One UI 3.0 update, Samsung already brought its custom Android 11 implementation to quite a few of its Galaxy devices. At least compared to the pace of its Android 10-based One UI 2.x deployment efforts which have been ongoing until this very month. And assuming we’re counting Android 11 beta builds, which we are. As Samsung is expected to begin ramping up the development and release of various One...

Samsung will unveil new TVs at its Unbox & Discover 2021 event on March 2

Samsung had unveiled its Mini LED-based Neo QLED TVs and a refreshed version of The Frame TV during its CES 2021 event. However, it looks like the company isn’t done launching new TVs yet. Samsung has announced that it will introduce new TV screen technologies at its upcoming event on March 2, 2021. The South Korean TV giant has announced the date for its Unbox & Discover 2021 event. The company...

BREAKING: One UI 3.1 released for the Galaxy S20 series in Korea

Just as Samsung announced that One UI 3.1 is going to start rolling out to many of its flagships and mid-range phones starting today, the update has been released for at least the Galaxy S20 series in Korea. The One UI 3.1 firmware for Korea is now available for download in our archive and we will likely see more countries receiving it before the week is over. It’s worth noting that Samsung had...

One UI 3.1 update rolling out to Galaxy S20, A51, and more ‘from today’!

One UI 3.1 debuted with the Galaxy S21 series and it was later introduced to the Galaxy Tab S7/S7+ and the Galaxy S20 FE through a firmware update (though Samsung decided to pull the plug on the S20 FE release, presumably due to one or more bugs that slipped by unnoticed during testing). The great news is that Samsung is now ready to bring One UI 3.1 to the masses and push the update to more Galaxy devices. Samsung confirmed that the Android...

[Poll] Have you paired your Galaxy S21 Ultra with an S Pen yet?

As you all know by now, Samsung has done the unexpected this year by bringing S Pen compatibility to the Galaxy S flagship series, or at least the top-tier Galaxy S21 Ultra. Mind you, Samsung hasn’t converted the Galaxy S21 Ultra into a Galaxy Note model; instead it added a digitizer to the flagship’s display for S Pen compatibility and it’s selling optional S Pen accessories on the side. Samsung is offering numerous accessories for its new...

Reasons why the Galaxy S20 FE is a better choice over the Galaxy S10+

Samsung fans have the luxury of being able to pick from a wide range of phones with different specs for varying prices, so even though the Galaxy S21 series is the company’s flagship at this time, it’s not the only choice available. The Galaxy S10+ and the Galaxy S20 FE are two fan favorites, and although both phones are attractive in their own ways, today we’re focusing more on the reasons why people...

Welp, that was fast: Galaxy S21 already down 22%

It hasn’t even been three full weeks since the Galaxy S21 hit the market, and some lucky consumers are already able to pick it up at quite a steep discount. Ditto for its two more expensive siblings. Namely, the entire family of Samsung’s latest and greatest devices just received a temporary but decisive wave of price cuts from Rakuten France. The Japanese e-commerce giant has lowered the asking prices...

SamMobile Weekly Giveaway: Enter now to win a Galaxy Watch 3!

We have some great news for our members! SamMobile will now be conducting a weekly giveaway, giving you a chance to win some of Samsung’s latest products. Anyone, anywhere can enter the giveaway to win the week’s prize. The Galaxy Watch 3 is on offer in our latest giveaway. As we point out in our Galaxy Watch 3 review, this ranks very highly as one of the best smartwatches that Samsung has made. It has excellent health and fitness tracking features,...

Announcing the SamMobile Weekly Giveaway winner, you may have won!

SamMobile conducts a weekly giveaway, providing our members with a chance to win the latest Samsung products. The giveaway is open to all members across the globe. The winners are announced a week after entries open. We now have a winner for our first SamMobile weekly giveaway. Avtar Singh is the lucky winner of the Galaxy Buds Pro. Congratulations! We’ll be in touch over email to get your prize out to you as quickly as possible. If you weren’t as...

Imprisoned Samsung heir not allowed to work at Samsung anymore

Samsung vice chairman and heir Lee Jae-yong was recently jailed on charges of bribery. He has decided to not appeal the sentence and is going to serve it out. Lee’s legal challenges present several headaches for the conglomerate largely due to the level of control he has. His conviction and sentencing have also resulted in certain limits being imposed on him. The Ministry of Justice has notified Lee Jae-yong that he can’t be employed by Samsung....

Samsung drops to second place in Russia’s online smartphone sales

Samsung, the world’s biggest smartphone brand, rules in Russia as well. However, the company’s online smartphone sales slid in the previous quarter, bringing it down to the second position. Xiaomi seems to have overtaken Samsung in online smartphone sales in the Russian market. According to a new report from market research firm Counterpoint Research, Samsung accounted for 27% smartphone sales in the online channel during Q4 2020. Xiaomi sold 31%...

Samsung temporarily shuts down its chip plant in Texas

Samsung had to temporarily shut down its chip plant in Austin, Texas, in the US. Following heavy snowfall in Texas, the South Korean firm was ordered to completely shut down its fab and cease the production of chips. Apart from chip shortage, such power outages can cost millions of dollars in damages to the company. According to the report, Texas authorities ordered shutting down fabs, which affected not only Samsung but also NXP Semiconductors...