Samsung embarrasses iPhone 12 Pro Max cameras in new TV ads

Samsung has a habit of going after Apple in advertisements for its flagship phones, and the company is doing it again. Samsung US has come out with two short TV spots to tell everyone why they should buy the Galaxy S21 Ultra instead of the iPhone 12 Pro Max if they’re looking for the best camera performance, and Samsung has cleverly selected just the right scenarios to pull this off.

‘Your phone upgrade shouldn’t be a downgrade’ is Samsung’s new punchline

The first TV spot compares photos of a cheese sandwich captured by the S21 Ultra and the iPhone 12 Pro Max, and the former offers considerably higher detail thanks to its 108MP resolution and a more vivid image. But it’s the second ad that really shows why there’s no competition here. Samsung’s flagship is able to take an excellent 100x zoom shot of the moon while the iPhone fails miserably as it maxes out at 12x magnification.

To be fair, 12x isn’t enough for any smartphone when it comes to capturing pictures of the moon. But it’s worth mentioning that the iPhone 12 Pro Max is the absolute best of what Apple currently has to offer, so that kind of zoom performance is downright embarrassing in 2020/2021. Of course, we can say the same about the Galaxy Z Fold 2, Samsung’s $2000 foldable that maxes out at 10x zoom, but that’s a discussion for another day.

Check out the two ads below.

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Samsung Notes crosses a billion installs on the Google Play Store

The Samsung Notes app is one of the best apps developed in-house by Samsung for Galaxy smartphones and tablets, and it has now reached an impressive milestone on the Google Play Store. Samsung Notes recently crossed a billion installs (spotted by folks over at Android Police) on Android’s default app store, joining a couple of other Samsung apps that have achieved this feat, including Samsung Internet, Samsung Email, and Samsung Voice Recorder.

A billion installs, many more notes?

Despite being an important part of Samsung’s proprietary app lineup, Samsung Notes doesn’t come pre-installed on every Galaxy device. That’s because Notes is designed around the S Pen that you used to get exclusively on Galaxy Note devices and some tablets before Samsung brought support for its stylus to the Galaxy S series phones with the Galaxy S21 Ultra.

However, you can use it to make text notes, and there are plenty of other excellent features, like being able to import PDF files and write on them or adding voice notes that sync to your drawings and notations. All those features are now at the disposal of more than a billion Galaxy users, or at least a billion devices as that is what ultimately counts (some users have multiple devices, and an install on each of them counts towards Google Play’s total installs figure).

If you haven’t tried Samsung Notes out yet, well, you can fix that now by grabbing it from the Play Store or the Galaxy Store. You can also download the app from our APK archive.

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New renders of Samsung’s first Fan Edition tablet show keyboard cover

Samsung’s first Fan Edition tablet is coming soon, as evidenced by the numerous appearances it has been making all around the internet recently. From spec and press render leaks to regulatory certification, the Galaxy Tab S7 FE has been through it all, and the only that’s remaining now is a look at the tablet in the flesh. While you will have to continue waiting for that, you can feast your eyes on yet another set of renders of the device that have leaked courtesy of Roland Quandt.

Like the renders we saw before, these show the Galaxy Tab S7 FE sitting in its Book Cover case, but we also get to see it in what is likely to be called the Book Cover Keyboard accessory. The S Pen is on full display as well. We also get to see all five case colors (and, as a result, all possible colors of the tablet itself) – black, blue, silver, green, and pink. Color variety is clearly something Samsung is taking seriously for its Fan Edition devices, as it is in line with what we saw for the Galaxy S20 FE that launched last year.

Unfortunately, it seems Samsung won’t be keeping things similar on the specifications front. While the Galaxy S20 FE shared most of the main Galaxy S20 lineup’s flagship features, the Galaxy Tab S7 FE is set to be a decidedly mid-range affair. It will keep the huge 12.4-inch screen and 10,090 mAh battery of the Galaxy Tab S7+, but will see downgrades in several other areas. For example, the screen will be of the LCD type and the Snapdragon 865 will be replaced by the Snapdragon 750G, which also powers the Galaxy A52 5G.

Speaking of 5G, the new ultra-fast wireless standard will be supported on the Galaxy Tab S7 FE, though an LTE variant will be on offer as well. The tablet is expected to launch sometime in June, so it shouldn’t be long before we get all the official details from Samsung. Until then, enjoy the leaks, and leave a comment and let us know if you’re looking forward to the Tab S7 FE!

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