Are the Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 water resistant?

Dust and water resistance has been a flagship-exclusive feature for a few years now, which meant that any Samsung customer who wanted to own a Galaxy phone capable of surviving a quick water dunk had to buy a Galaxy S or a Galaxy Note device — as long as it didn’t carry the ‘Lite’ label. This wasn’t always the case, and as many of you will remember, Samsung used to treat some of its popular Galaxy...

Tizen, the world’s most popular TV platform, has gained even more traction

Samsung might be giving up on the Tizen platform for wearables, or at the very least the company will reportedly offer one or more smartwatches powered by Google’s WearOS platform later this year. But as far as its smart TV portfolio goes, Samsung has no plans to leave the Tizen platform behind. On the contrary, market watchers believe that Tizen could remain the leading TV streaming platform for years to come. This is because Samsung’s Tizen platform...

[Poll] What feature are you buying the Galaxy A52 for?

The Galaxy A52 was finally unveiled today. With all of the awesome improvements that it brings, the Galaxy A52 could end up being a best seller for Samsung. Many people across the globe were patiently waiting for the handset to arrive. Now that it’s here, and if you’ve decided to buy it, we’d like to know what your purchase decision is based on. Are you buying the Galaxy A52 because it brings back IP67 protection to Samsung’s mid-range lineup? Or...

Galaxy A series may be Samsung’s rescue in the year of Chinese OEMs

2021 is going to be the year of Chinese smartphone vendors according to Strategy Analytics, but despite this, Samsung is poised to remain the top global smartphone vendor. The company’s market share at the end of 2021 is expected to remain at a steady 20%, guaranteeing 1st place for the Korean tech giant. Samsung will reportedly be followed by Apple who will retain a 16% market share as last year, and Xiaomi might climb up the ranks and become the...

The Galaxy A82 reportedly has a 64MP camera supplied by Sony

Although the new Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 have become a very popular topic of conversation following Galaxy Awesome Unpacked earlier this week, they represent only a portion of the entire Galaxy A range of devices planned to hit the shelves this year. The company is also developing the Galaxy A82 as a direct sequel to the Galaxy A80 because the A81 never came to be, and new camera details pertaining to the upcoming model have now emerged. Similar...

Texas chip plant shutdown may cause big losses and fewer 5G phones

Samsung Electronics might be faced with massive financial losses on account of its chip manufacturing plant in Texas not becoming fully operational since it was temporarily shut down a month ago. More specifically, Samsung may suffer production losses of around 400 billion won ($353 million), according to industry analysts cited by The Korea Bizwire. In case you’re unfamiliar with the timeline, Samsung was forced to shut down its chip manufacturing...

Galaxy A52 vs Galaxy A32 (4G): Both are good, but one’s a better value

The Galaxy A32 was a surprising release on the back of Samsung’s decision to equip it with a high refresh rate display, yet the newly-launched Galaxy A52 has even more surprises up its sleeve. After all, it’s a more expensive device, and by that logic, it will offer better specs. But does the Galaxy A52 make the Galaxy A32 obsolete, and is this the reason why the budget phone was released mere weeks...

The best Galaxy A72 features that make it an enticing phone

Samsung has unveiled its newest Galaxy A series smartphones, the Galaxy A52 and the Galaxy A72. The Galaxy A72 is the better (and the costlier) phone of the two, and it is a huge upgrade over last year’s Galaxy A71. The new mid-range smartphone brings various high-end features such as stereo speakers, water resistance, and a zoom camera, which were earlier only available in Samsung’s flagship Galaxy smartphones. This makes the Galaxy A72 a great...

I’m super excited about future Galaxy M/F phones after the A52’s launch

Yesterday, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A52, a phone that is easily one of the biggest year-on-year upgrades the company has ever released. It’s crazy just how many high-end features have suddenly made their way onto Samsung’s mid-range phones with the A52 and the A72, such as high refresh rate displays, stereo speakers, water resistance, optically stabilized cameras, improved zooming capabilities (up to 30x on the A72), and 25W super fast charging. The...

Leaked roadmap reveals Galaxy S21 FE, Tab S7 Lite launch dates

Samsung launched some pretty impressive smartphones this year, including the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, Galaxy S21 Ultra, Galaxy A52, and the Galaxy A72. However, the company isn’t done yet, and going by its leaked product roadmap, it looks like Samsung has plans to launch at least three new devices by mid-2021. Reliable leakster Evan Blass (a.k.a @evleaks) has published an image that reportedly shows...

Galaxy A52 vs Galaxy A52 5G: What’s the difference?

Samsung has finally launched the successor to last year’s best-selling Android smartphone. Similar to the Galaxy A51, the Galaxy A52 comes in two variants, one with 4G (LTE) connectivity and the other with 5G connectivity. Unlike last year, though, the 4G and 5G variants of the Galaxy A52 differ not only in terms of processor and connectivity but also screen quality and storage configuration. The...