Samsung’s profit jumps 44% in Q1 2021, thanks to strong Galaxy S21 sales

Samsung Electronics has announced its earnings guidance for Q1 2021, and it is all good news for the company. The South Korean firm said that its profit will see a considerable jump due to strong sales of its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S21. The company’s semiconductor division saw a decline in profits, though. The consolidated sales for Q1 2021 are around KRW 65 trillion (around $58 billion), while consolidated operating profit is around...

Galaxy Z Fold 3 display size(s) just leaked and… that’s it?

Be careful what you wish for: we finally got our hands on some fresh industry insight concerning the Galaxy Z Fold 3 – and things aren’t looking all that exciting. Primarily on account of the fact that Samsung seems to be downscaling the outward display by quite a bit compared to the Galaxy Z Fold 2. While last year’s flagship offered a 6.2-inch display, its successor is now said to be sporting a 5.4-inch Super AMOLED panel. Its slim aspect ratio...

Samsung monthly patches: April 2021 bulletin isn’t joking around

Samsung today shared the full security bulletin detailing the Android patch level dated April 1st, 2021. The said software bundle has been rolling out to more than a dozen of smartphones and tablets for over a week by now. Whereas the March update was largely geared toward a single chipset, this month’s firmware is targeting a wider array of devices and types of vulnerabilities. And that’s putting it mildly, because Samsung’s software teams have...

Galaxy A51 5G catches up with the 4G model and gets One UI 3.1 update

As many of you probably know by now, Samsung began updating the Galaxy A51 4G in Russia to One UI 3.1 at the end of March. The company has now turned its attention to the Galaxy A51 5G model in South Korea where the Android 11-based One UI 3.1 firmware is presently rolling out over the air. The update is reportedly being released only in South Korea but Galaxy A51 5G owners elsewhere will probably have an opportunity to acquire One UI 3.1 sooner...

The Galaxy Chromebook 2 got discounted one month after it went on sale

It’s only been a little over a month since the Galaxy Chromebook 2 was released in the USA and Samsung is now offering the lightweight notebook at a discount. Samsung’s latest deal drops $100 off the full retail price for both variants and color options. The deal is available at Samsung’s online store in the USA as well as Best Buy. With the latest discount in tow, the Galaxy Chromebook 2 equipped with an Intel Celeron CPU now costs $449 instead...

Galaxy A71 starts receiving April 2021 security update

The Galaxy A71 just became part of the April 2021 security update rollout. Select variants of the device started receiving the new patch mere hours ago. We tracked down its first iteration – build version A715FZHU4BUC1 – all the way to Hong Kong. And while it hasn’t yet expanded to additional countries, expect that to happen any day now. The LTE models were given the nod ahead of the Galaxy A71 5G siblings this time around and...

Galaxy S9 dropped from monthly to quarterly update schedule

Samsung had launched the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+ in February 2018 with Android 8 on board. The phones have received two major Android OS updates (Android 9 and Android 10) and monthly security updates over the past three years. However, going forward, the Galaxy S9 series won’t receive monthly security updates. The Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+ would now get one security update every three months....

Galaxy S20 FE 4G could soon switch from Exynos 990 to Snapdragon 865+

The Galaxy S20 FE comes in two variants: Galaxy S20 FE (4G) with the Exynos 990 processor and Galaxy S20 FE 5G with the Snapdragon 865 processor. A few days ago, a new variant of the Galaxy S20 FE appeared with model number SM-G780G, and we confirmed that it is an LTE variant with the Snapdragon 865 processor. It is now being reported that Samsung could end the production of the Exynos 990-equipped Galaxy S20 FE. According to a recent tweet from...