Samsung’s next-gen flagship killer may have been delayed

Samsung was expected to launch three new smartphones—Galaxy S21 FE, Galaxy Z Flip 3, and Galaxy Z Fold 3—in August 2021. However, it appears that the Galaxy S21 FE launch may be delayed by a couple of months. Multiple reports are hinting towards critical component shortage as the reason for the delayed launch. Galaxy S21 FE launch may be delayed by 1-2 months According to multiple reports coming out of South Korea, Samsung had to stop the production...

iOS 15 vs One UI 3.5: Should Samsung be taking cues from Apple?

There are still a lot of question marks surrounding One UI 3.5 and what it’s going to bring to the table. But Apple just showed its hand this week and we all know Samsung can’t and won’t be indifferent to whatever its biggest rival is doing. So, will iOS 15 bring any UX design lessons for Samsung to learn from? It might, especially seeing how Apple seems to be exploring some rather niche functionalities with its next major operating system update....

Samsung’s One UI needs per-contact Call Background options

Samsung gave Galaxy smartphone users the option to change the background of incoming calls with the release of One UI 3.0 late last year. It’s a neat customization feature that adds a bit of flair to the call screen, but it’s missing something, and it could be a lot better with just one addition: the ability to add call backgrounds for individual contacts. Having the option to change the incoming...

Galaxy S22, S22+, S22 Ultra display size and LTPO backplane details leak

The Galaxy S21 trio will remain the peak of the Galaxy S series for another seven-or-so months before it will be replaced by the Galaxy S22 lineup, the latter of which is likely to be launched in January 2022. The upcoming series is expected to comprise three models, and alleged display sizes have now been revealed by a couple of leakers via Naver and Twitter. The information is a little bit conflicting, possibly because different measurement methods...

June 2021 security update for Galaxy Z Flip 5G reaches the U.S.

The June 2021 security update has started reaching the U.S. variants of the Galaxy Z Flip 5G, starting with those on Sprint’s network. Identified by build version F707USQS2CUE1, we first spotted this particular software release on Saturday evening, PST. Much like that PDA identifier suggests, this firmware is intended for the units bearing the model number SM-F707U. No user-facing features or other changes are part of the software package...