Galaxy J7 Duo gets the April 2021 security update

Samsung has been updating even its three-year-old and four-year-old smartphones with new security updates. Earlier today, the company released the April 2021 security update to the Galaxy J8. The Galaxy J7 Duo has now started receiving a new software update with the April 2021 security patch. The Galaxy J7 Duo has started getting the April 2021 security update in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, South Korea, and Sri Lanka. The new software update, which...

Samsung becomes world’s first brand to launch memory with CXL Interconnect standard

Samsung has announced that it has launched the industry’s first memory module (DRAM) that uses the new CXL (Compute Express Link) Interconnect standard. It is a DDR5 RAM unit that is designed for AI and high-performance computing tasks. It is intended to be used in data centers and cloud servers. CXL’s development was started in 2019. It is an open, industry-supported interconnect standard that is...

Samsung’s upcoming tablet won’t be called Galaxy Tab S7+ Lite

The trimmed-down version of the Galaxy Tab S7+ was rumored to be launched as the Galaxy Tab S7 Lite. Later, it was reported that it would actually be named the Galaxy Tab S7+ Lite. Now, a completely new name has emerged for Samsung’s upcoming mid-range tablet, thanks to a new certification document. Samsung is going to name its upcoming tablet the Galaxy Tab S7 XL Lite. Six variants of the mid-range...

Three-year-old Galaxy J8 gets the April 2021 security update

After rolling out the April 2021 security update to most of its newer smartphones last month, the company has started releasing the security patch to its three-year-old and four-year-old devices. The Galaxy J8, a mid-range smartphone from mid-2018, has started getting a new software update that includes the April 2021 security patch. Samsung has released the April 2021 security patch to the Galaxy J8 (SM-J810F and SM-J810Y) in a few Asian countries,...

Samsung has lost the race for acquiring ASML’s EUV equipment to TSMC

Samsung appears to be losing the semiconductor race to TSMC, and it looks like this outcome has to do with Samsung’s inability to secure enough semiconductor production equipment for its EUV processes. Or rather, it may have more to do with TSMC beating Samsung to the punch and securing enough EUV production equipment ahead of time. By the end of the first quarter of 2021, TSMC was able to increase its contract manufacturing market share by 8 points...

The Galaxy S21 5G costs as low as $99 with this incredible trade-in deal

If you’ve been waiting for a good trade-in deal before buying one of the new Galaxy S21 models, your opportunity has finally arrived. Samsung is now offering an incredible trade-in deal for Galaxy S21 buyers in the USA, as the company is willing to slash as much as $700 off the full retail price upon trading-in select smartphone models. This means that the 128GB Galaxy S21 5G, Galaxy S21+ 5G, or Galaxy...

The Galaxy F52 5G looks nothing like the A52 in leaked hands-on photos

Samsung’s Galaxy F52 5G has been spotted in a few hands-on photos, and needless to say, the phone doesn’t quite look like a rebranded Galaxy A52 5G. It has an Infinity-O display design with a corner cutout, a camera housing that doesn’t look quite as good as the Galaxy A52’s camera bump, and once again, unlike the A-branded hero device, the Galaxy F52 5G appears to have a glossy back panel. The differences...

Are you experiencing ear inflammation because of the Galaxy Buds Pro?

A rather unusual story regarding the Galaxy Buds Pro is making the rounds in China, with reports claiming that Samsung’s new earbuds may cause ear inflammation for some users. The story appears to have been reported on China’s state-controlled broadcaster CCTV judging by a screenshot shared by IT Home — seen below — but Samsung appears to have already addressed these concerns. According to the...

Galaxy Z Fold 3 camera specs leaked, could feature under-display camera

Samsung is expected to unveil three new high-end smartphones—Galaxy S21 FE, Galaxy Z Fold 3, and Galaxy Z Flip 3—in August. While the designs of the three smartphones have been leaked over the past few weeks, the Galaxy Z Fold 3’s camera specs were mostly unknown. Now, the phone’s camera specs have been leaked. Samsung tipster @FrontTron has claimed that the Galaxy Z Fold 3 will have a total of five cameras (two selfie cameras and three rear-facing...

[Poll] Still interested in Samsung’s Android Wear watches? Google is

Android Wear on Samsung hardware is a big deal post-2016. Regardless of whether or not you’ve forgotten that it was a deal in the first place, which I totally did not and it absolutely is. You know, as absolute as such a statement can be, not coming directly from Samsung. But don’t worry, that’s still pretty absolute, for all intents and purposes. And I should know, I make predictions about Samsung-affiliated and adjacent things for a living. This...

The entire Galaxy Tab S7+ Lite color range is now on display

Samsung is expected to release the Galaxy Tab S7+ Lite in a total of five color options, two of which were revealed in leaked renders last week. The remaining three color options — blue, green, and silver — have also been leaked today in press renders by the same source — @evleaks — completing the entire color range; at least as we know it to this point. The renders look virtually the same as last...

Nope, Samsung will never make a smart car – here’s why

Samsung has been flirting with the automotive industry again this month, confirming that at least one new sizable chipmaking projects catering to vehicle manufacturers is underway. But what does that exactly mean? That’s a surprisingly difficult question to answer, so it’s better to start with what it doesn’t mean – self-driving of any sort. Or rather, should Samsung have anything to do with the first wave of autonomous transportation, it’s going...

Exynos 2200 processor could be used in smartphones and laptops

Samsung had confirmed earlier this year that it would launch a new Exynos processor that will use AMD’s Radeon GPU. The company has been in collaboration with AMD for the past two years to develop a powerful mobile GPU that is better than ARM’s Mali series. However, it wasn’t clear if the processor would be for smartphones or laptops. Now, more information about it has been revealed. According to a new report coming out of South Korea via Korea Economic...

Samsung donates 1,000 Galaxy Tabs to Kenyan refugees

Samsung is donating a cool thousand Galaxy Tab devices to Kenyan refugees. More specifically, the charitable act is aimed at improving the educational situation among the refugee youth in the country. And to be completely accurate, the deed was already done, photo op included (see attached). Not to take away from yet another in the long series of charitable acts on Samsung’s part. Is it too late to trademark ‘Samsung: connected people’ as a marketing...

Galaxy M51 crushes Galaxy S21 Ultra and every other phone in battery test

The Galaxy M51 has a 7,000mAh battery that easily lasts two days on a single charge. We had mentioned in our Galaxy M51 review that the phone simply cannot be killed in a day, no matter what you do. Now, a new battery test has proved that the Galaxy M51 crushes the Galaxy S21 Ultra and every other smartphone that has been released recently. DxOMark, which is usually known for its camera tests, has...

Galaxy S21 FE, Z Fold 3, and Z Flip 3 could launch in August 2021

After launching the Galaxy S21 series earlier this year, the company is ready to launch three new high-end smartphones in the second half of 2020. The Galaxy S21 FE, Galaxy Z Fold 3, and the Galaxy Z Flip 3 were earlier rumored to launch sometime in July 201, but it is now being reported that the upcoming phones could launch a little later. A new report from Yonhap News claims that Samsung is currently in talks with South Korean mobile carriers to...

Looks like Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong could get that pardon after all

Samsung vice chairman and heir to the conglomerate Lee Jae-yong was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison earlier this year. While he has fought against the charges in the past, Lee decided not to appeal his imprisonment. This meant that he would serve the entire sentence behind bars. However, there are now growing calls from within South Korea seeking a pardon for the Samsung boss. The South Korean president has the authority to grant a pardon. It seems...

Galaxy Fold 5G joins the May 2021 security update party

Samsung started rolling out the May 2021 security update to its high-end smartphones starting the last week of April 2021. The update has already been released to the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S20, Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Z Fold 2, Galaxy Z Flip 5G, and the Galaxy Fold (4G). Now, the company has released the latest security patch to the Galaxy Fold 5G. The Galaxy Fold 5G (SM-F907B and SM-F907N) has started getting the May 2021 security update with a new...