Galaxy J7 (2017) gets a new software update

Samsung has released a new software update to the aging Galaxy J7 (2017). The smartphone was launched in mid-2017, and it is amazing to see that the company is still offering software support to such an old smartphone. The new update brings a newer security patch to the smartphone. The new software update for the Galaxy J7 (2017) includes the March 2021 security patch and it is now available in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The latest software...

Samsung’s profitability in DRAM segment declined in Q1 2021

Samsung is the world’s biggest brand in the DRAM segment in terms of both revenue and shipments. However, its profitability seems to have declined slightly in Q1 2021 even though the prices of DRAM chips rose during the period. The company’s revenue increased 8.5% from the quarter earlier. According to a report from TrendForce, Samsung Semiconductor’s revenue share in the global DRAM market was 42%, which is 0.1% lower compared to Q4 2020. The company’s...

Galaxy J5 (2017) gets the April 2021 security update

Samsung is crushing it right now in terms of software updates. Three weeks ago, the company started releasing the May 2021 security patch to its high-end and mid-range Galaxy devices. Now, the company has diverted its attention to smartphones that were launched three or four years ago. The Galaxy J5 Pro (a.k.a Galaxy J5 2017) is now receiving a new software update bearing firmware version J530LKLU7CUD2. The new update, which has been released in...

Samsung announces global expansion of Bespoke home appliances

Samsung hosted the BESPOKE Home 2021 event earlier today, and much to the public’s expectations, the company announced its global expansion plans for its latest range of home appliances including refrigerators, air purifiers, vacuum cleaners, customized appliances for the entire kitchen, and more. The company also announced a few partnerships with artists who have created unique limited-edition refrigerator...

Predicting what features Samsung will sacrifice to make the Galaxy S21 FE

The Galaxy S20 FE was a first-of-its-kind phone for Samsung. It wasn’t the first Fan Edition smartphone from the company, but it was the first flagship Galaxy with a “flagship killer” price, a concept popularized by Chinese OEM OnePlus. In fact, leaving aside the touchscreen issues that plagued some units, the Galaxy S20 FE was more or less as good as the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20+, both of which cost around $200 and $300 more at retail. The 3x telephoto...

Though a bit late, the Galaxy A71 5G is now getting the April security update

Numerous Galaxy smartphones are now getting the May 2021 security update but the Galaxy A71 5G is only now catching up with its 4G-enabled sibling. As some of you know, the Galaxy A71 (4G) was updated with the April 2021 security patch more than a month ago. The Galaxy A71 5G is now getting the same treatment thanks to a new firmware update that’s being distributed in the UAE. Evidently, the new firmware update could become available for Galaxy A71...

New Samsung Flip 3 comes with better screen protection, twice the memory

Today, Samsung announced a new generation of interactive digital whiteboards under the Flip 3 brand. The Samsung Flip series has been around for a few years and the Flip 3 improves the existing formula in several ways. It comes with a new protective glass and it doubles the amount of on-board memory over the previous generation to 16GB. In addition, the launch of the Samsung Flip 3 marks the introduction...

Meet Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch 3 by Tous, now available in Europe

Samsung Electronics has partnered with Catalan jewelry company Tous to develop and release a new version of the Galaxy Watch 3 in Spain. Well, it’s actually the same 41mm Galaxy Watch 3 as before, except it comes with a couple of new wrist straps and more than a dozen unique wallpapers. The new Galaxy Watch 3 Tous variant is available in black or pink with matching silicone straps. The straps...

Samsung won’t be attending MWC 2021 in-person

The Mobile World Congress is one of the tech industry’s largest trade events. It’s held every year in Barcelona. The event was cancelled in 2020 as the world was quickly going into lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID19. The organizers are committed to conducting the event this year in Barcelona. They didn’t hold it in the last week of February as it typically has been. The event was rescheduled to the summer in the hope that the situation would...

Rivals start following Samsung’s lead with Android updates – or so they say

Well, it took a while for the cue to arrive, but the smartphone industry now appears to have started following Samsung’s lead with Android updates. The first rival to do so is Chinese Vivo, which just mirrored Samsung’s blockbuster pledge from the summer of 2020. There’s a tiny catch here, though: the Vivo smartphones that will be receiving three generations’ worth of Android OS upgrades are… to be announced. The guarantee only goes into effect from...

Samsung Good Lock is still not available worldwide, and that needs fixing

Samsung’s first few years of making Android smartphones had the company putting in every software feature imaginable into its devices. Then, it stopped. Starting with the Galaxy S6 lineup in 2015, Samsung turned a new leaf and decided to cut down on the amount of fancy functionality it added on top of stock Android, while still keeping enough customization and value-added features as to differentiate its software from everything else out there. Diehard...

Samsung is no longer the top smartphone brand in these four countries

Samsung has been losing its smartphone market share to Chinese brands in various African, Asian, and European countries. In Q4 2020, the South Korean firm lost its pole position in India to Xiaomi. The company has now reportedly lost its number one ranking in four Southeast Asian countries to another Chinese smartphone brand. According to a new report from Counterpoint Research, Samsung lost its number one position in the smartphone market in Q1...