It’s official! Flagship Exynos chip with AMD RDNA2 GPU is coming later this year

Samsung had unveiled earlier this year that it will bring AMD graphics to its flagship Exynos processors. However, the company had not revealed any time frame or details regarding the launch of its next flagship Exynos chipset. Now, AMD has confirmed some of those details during its Computex 2021 keynote event. AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su made it official during the company’s Computex 2021 launch event today that the next flagship Exynos processor will...

International Galaxy S20 series is receiving the new June security update

Samsung began rolling out the June 2021 security update last week, with the Galaxy Z Flip 5G being the first device to receive it. A new firmware update is now hitting the waves for another Samsung flagship that was released in 2020, and it’s none other than the Galaxy S20. The latest firmware update doesn’t seem to include any new features aside from improved security, and because Samsung hasn’t...

Galaxy S21 June update with camera lag fix rolling out internationally

What could be one of the most important updates for the Galaxy S21 series for many customers is rolling out internationally starting today, after it was released in Samsung’s home country a few days ago. This is the June 2021 security update that brings a fix for the lag issues in the Galaxy S21 phones’ camera app, as Samsung revealed earlier today. As we reported a few days back, the camera app on...

Galaxy Tab S7 FE vs Galaxy Tab S6 Lite: Which tablet did it better?

Samsung borrowed a page from its smartphone business this year and has created its first-ever Fan Edition tablet, called the Galaxy Tab S7 FE. It’s just as large as the Galaxy Tab S7+ and it comes with an S Pen as well as a very similar suite of productivity apps. The Galaxy Tab S7 FE isn’t quite a flagship tablet killer, but when viewed next to the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, Samsung’s new tablet is a much...

Does the Galaxy Tab S7 FE have a 3.5mm headphone jack?

The Galaxy Tab S7 FE is official but it’s not yet available for purchase, and while we will be preparing a full review in the future, we didn’t have any hands-on time with the tablet when it was unveiled last week behind closed doors. Samsung did share a lot of information with us regarding the tablet, but between the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, the Galaxy Tab S7 FE, and the numerous leaks that have preceded both tablets, we have erroneously reported on...

Samsung rescues Google once again by using Wear for smartwatches

Rumors over the past few months claimed Samsung would be ditching Tizen for its new smartwatches. The company apparently wanted to make Wear OS (Android) smartwatches again. This would have been a big decision for the company. Samsung did make Android-powered smartwatches in the past. However, it switched over to Tizen in 2014 and hasn’t looked back since. Until now. Samsung confirmed two weeks ago that it’s dropping Tizen for its upcoming Galaxy...

Galaxy S21 camera lag issues will be nuked soon

It turns out that we weren’t the only ones to experience issues with the Galaxy S21 camera app, and Samsung has now acknowledged the problem via the Members forums. As some of you might recall, we talked about the Galaxy S21 camera app being frustratingly laggy a few weeks ago, and we posted a video to prove it. Well, other users are experiencing the same problem, and Samsung has now addressed it. According...

The Vietnamese government has asked Samsung to help finding vaccines

Vietnam is one of the unfortunate countries that have experienced a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases this month, and the local government is now asking foreign companies, including Samsung Electronics, to secure vaccines for their workers. Bui Hoang Mai, head of the industrial park management board in the province of Bac Ninh, told Bloomberg over the phone that ‘the government is encouraging companies to find COVID-19 vaccines for their workers.’...

The Galaxy Tab S6 at Sprint is now joining the Android 11 / One UI 3.1 club

Another US carrier is pushing the Android 11-based One UI 3.1 firmware update to the Galaxy Tab S6. The tablet first got the update in March, and Verizon began distributing it earlier in May. Now, the Galaxy Tab S6 at Sprint is receiving a similar treatment as the carrier is rolling out the Android 11 firmware update for the 2019 flagship tablet model. This is as big of an update as firmware updates get. One UI 3.1 introduces performance improvements...

Samsung could supply OLED screens to Apple for next year’s iPads

Earlier today, it was reported that Samsung Display has started making 120Hz LTPO OLED panels for the iPhone 13 and the iPhone 13 Pro. In addition to those, the South Korean display manufacturing giant could also supply OLED screens for some iPad models that are expected to be released next year. According to a report from ETNews, Apple will switch from LCD and Mini-LED screens to OLED screens for some iPad models starting next year. Samsung Display...

Samsung smartphone sales rise in Africa, Europe, Middle East in Q1 2021

Samsung has been under fierce competition from Apple and Xiaomi in the smartphone segment. The South Korean firm had just three devices in the list of top ten best-selling smartphones globally in terms of revenue. In developing markets like India, Samsung has dropped back to second place after Xiaomi, but there’s some good news. The South Korean firm has seen its smartphone shipments rise in the EMEA...

Sprint’s Galaxy Z Flip 5G finally gets the May 2021 security update

The international version of the Galaxy Z Flip 5G has already received the June 2021 security patch, but not all variants of the foldable phone have been so lucky. The Galaxy Z Flip 5G’s carrier-locked versions in the US have been stuck with the April 2021 security patch. Just one day before the start of June, the Sprint version of the phone has started receiving the May 2021 security update. The Galaxy Z Flip 5G’s Sprint variant is now receiving...