Samsung should be worried about these numbers

Just last year, Samsung was leading the global 5G smartphone market. The company had a whopping 94% market share in the US 5G smartphone market. However, things seem to have taken a drastic turn for the company, and Samsung should be quite worried about its latest 5G smartphone shipment numbers. A recently published report from market research firm Strategy Analytics claims that Samsung has dropped...

Galaxy M32 is indeed based on the Galaxy A32

Samsung is working on multiple Galaxy M series smartphones, including the Galaxy M32, Galaxy M42, and the Galaxy M62 5G. The company recently launched the Galaxy M42 5G in India, and it is expected to unveil the Galaxy M32 soon. Ahead of the launch, some specifications of the Galaxy M32 have been leaked. The Galaxy M32 bears model number SM-M325F, and it appeared in Geekbench’s database earlier today....

Samsung achieved a whopping 496% growth in the Chromebook market

The Chromebook market saw explosive growth over the past year, riding on the remote learning and work-from-home wave. Compared to just 2.8 million Chromebook shipments in Q1 2020, the market grew 3.57x in Q1 2021 to reach shipments of 13 million units. Samsung achieved a whopping 496% year-over-year growth in Chromebook shipments during the quarter. IDC’s (International Data Corporation) latest...

Samsung was the world’s second-biggest tablet brand in Q1 2021

Samsung makes the world’s best Android tablets, ranging from the affordable Galaxy Tab A 8.0 to the ultra-high-end Galaxy Tab S7+. Since the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the company saw impressive growth in tablet sales worldwide, riding the remote learning wave. The South Korean tech giant maintained its second spot in the global tablet market during Q1 2021. Market research firm IDC’s (International...

Galaxy Watch (Active) 4: Everything we know so far about the new wearables

2021 might be the year of great — as in massive — changes to Samsung’s smartwatch series. The company’s upcoming wearables are said to challenge the established formula in several ways, and although the so-called Galaxy Watch 4 hasn’t been officially launched yet, nearly every leak and rumor so far has suggested that the upcoming wearable(s) won’t be just an iterative upgrade. From a different OS to new health features and different hardware...

The Galaxy S21 Ultra is about 7% cheaper to produce than its predecessor

The Galaxy S21 Ultra is costing Samsung about the same as the Galaxy S20 Ultra to produce, at least according to an estimated bill of materials published by Counterpoint Research, detailing the costs of the entire series. The data suggests that the base Galaxy S21 variant equipped with the Exynos 2100 SoC is the cheapest to produce, while the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G powered by the Snapdragon 888 chipset...

Faulty Galaxy S20 camera glass leads to class-action lawsuit

Samsung is now on the receiving end of a class-action lawsuit due to a possible manufacturing defect surrounding the Galaxy S20 series. As some of you might recall, right around the time the Galaxy S20 series was being released a year ago, dozens of customers complaints were cropping up on the web to describe a potential Galaxy S20 design flaw that was seemingly leading to the rear camera glass breaking. What...

Unpacking the new Galaxy Book series with Samsung’s HS Kim [Interview]

Samsung unveiled the new Galaxy Book series laptops yesterday at its Unpacked event. The company has been calling the laptops its “most powerful Galaxy” devices so far. It now envisions the laptop as an integral part of the Galaxy ecosystem. The new models include the Galaxy Book, Galaxy Book Pro, Galaxy Book Pro 360 and the Galaxy Book Odyssey. This wide variety of notebooks aims to offer something for everyone. The entry-level models are affordable...

ECG firmware update lands on Galaxy Watch 3, Watch Active 2 in Russia

The highly anticipated ECG and blood pressure firmware update for the Galaxy Watch 3 and the Galaxy Watch Active 2 was released in 31 markets earlier this year, but some key regions such as Russia were left out. Thankfully, the roll-out continues and Samsung confirmed today that the two additional health-tracking feature are now becoming available in Russia thanks to a new firmware update that’s being...

Galaxy Book Go images and specs leak ahead of launch

Samsung was expected to unveil the Galaxy Book Go alongside the Galaxy Book Pro, Galaxy Book Pro 360, and the Galaxy Book Odyssey during its April 28 event. However, the company didn’t unveil the ARM-based Windows 10 laptop. Now, the laptop’s first set of images have been revealed alongside its full specs sheet. German tech publication WinFuture published the press renders and specifications of the...

RIP Henk, saying goodbye to our good friend and colleague

It’s a sad day for all of us at SamMobile. One of the biggest Samsung fans is no longer among us. This week our dear colleague and good friend Henk van Loosbroek passed away. We firmly believe that Henk was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Samsung fan of all time. Henk had a passion for the company, he was super proud of the brand and how innovative Samsung has been and still is. In 2013...

Galaxy Watch Active and Watch Active 2 getting new updates

Samsung had released new software updates to the Galaxy Watch and the Galaxy Watch 3 last week. Now, the company has released a similar update to the Galaxy Watch Active and the Galaxy Watch Active 2. The new update improves the stability of the messaging app and the Wi-Fi connection on the smartwatches. The Galaxy Watch Active and the Galaxy Watch Active 2 are getting a new software update in Austria,...

Are you facing this irritating WhatsApp issue on your Galaxy S21?

The Galaxy S21 series seems to be facing an issue related to WhatsApp, and some users are infuriated with it. There have been multiple reports on Reddit and Samsung’s official forum where some Galaxy S21 users have complained that they can’t send or receive WhatsApp messages via their desktop. Some Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra users say that WhatsApp’s desktop (and web) app frequently...

Galaxy Tab A 10.5 starts getting April 2021 security patch

Samsung is crushing it right now by consistently releasing software updates and security patches to its smartphones and tablets. The company was the first Android OEM to release the April 2021 security patch, and it became the first brand to release the May 2021 security patch earlier this week. Today, Samsung has released the April 2021 security patch to the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 (SM-T595). The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 (2018) has started getting the April...

Power outage at Samsung’s Texas chip plant caused $270 million damage

Samsung Foundry’s chip plant in Austin, Texas, suffered a huge loss due to a power outage in February. The company had to stop the production of chips for over a month, which isn’t good news, especially considering the ongoing global chip shortage. The South Korean firm had to destroy some of its products which were being fabricated when the power outage happened, causing damage of millions of dollars. During its Q1 2021 earnings call, the company...