Australia’s first mmWave 5G network powered by vRAN will use Samsung’s solutions

Samsung has announced that it will conduct Australia’s first 5G vRAN (Virtualized Radio Access Networks) trial with TPG Telecom. The trial 5G network will use Samsung’s 5G solutions, including the Compact Macro and vRAN. TPG Telecom owns various telecom and internet brands in Australia, including Felix Mobile, iiNet, Internode, TPG, and Vodafone Australia. The 5G vRAN trial will be conducted on the 26GHz spectrum using the mmWave technology....

Samsung expects a 53% jump in Q2 2021 profit, thanks to higher chip sales

Samsung has published its earnings guidance for Q2 2021 (April to June) earlier today. The South Korean firm is expecting a healthy jump in revenue and profit, thanks to higher sales of semiconductor chips and electronic devices, driven by the remote learning and work-from-home trends during the pandemic. The company expects its revenue for Q2 2021 to be around KRW 63 trillion (~$55.4 billion) and its operating profit to be around KRW 12.5 trillion...

New Galaxy Note 20, Note 20 Ultra update is mysteriously massive

The rollout of the July security update for Galaxy devices is beginning to show some urgency this week. The Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 10 lineups were updated with the latest security fixes earlier today, and the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra are also receiving a similar update today. Only the update that’s rolling out for the Galaxy Note 20 series is massive, with the over-the-air download...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE review: Good, but not ‘fan edition’ good

The Galaxy S20 FE (Fan Edition) was a major success for Samsung, thanks to an aggressive price tag for hardware that was pretty close to the flagship Galaxy S20 lineup launched in early 2020. When rumors of a Fan Edition of the Galaxy Tab S7 first arrived, everyone expected the tablet to follow in the S20 FE’s footsteps by offering flagship-level features at a not-so-flagship-level price. That didn’t...

The Galaxy Buds 2’s biggest secret, Active Noise Cancellation, is out now

It has been known for a couple of months now that Samsung will be launching a new pair of truly wireless earbuds. They will be called the Galaxy Buds 2. Since these are meant to the be the successors to the Galaxy Buds+, all initial rumors and reports claimed that it won’t be as feature packed as the Galaxy Buds Pro. That may not be the case, if a new leak is believed. The Galaxy Buds 2 had a big...

Samsung’s camera sensors are seeing increased demand

Samsung is all set to ramp up the production of CMOS image sensors (CIS) following increased demand from the industry. A report from TheElec states that Samsung will bank upon its vendors, Tesna and LB Semicon, to ramp up production. Both firms will invest in new facilities, which will be operational in the second hard of the year. Furthermore, Nepes Ark, a company that manufactures integrated circuits and TFT-LCD panels, also plans to ease...

Will Samsung join Biden’s war on robocalls? Will it get to choose?

The Biden administration’s war on robocalls is heating up, and Samsung might actually get involved in it. The real question is – who will get to decide that? As the American wireless industry can attest, not all stakeholders have been given the luxury of choice. As of this week, stateside carriers are legally obliged to verify the identities of all callers perusing their infrastructure. That goes for both outgoing and incoming calls, though the entirety...

Android 11 now hitting Galaxy A20s as Samsung prepares for Android 12

As Android 12 looms on the horizon, Samsung is making sure to update all eligible devices to Android 11 as soon as it can. As part of that goal, the company is rolling out the latest version of Android to the Galaxy A20s, along with One UI 3.1. The update has been spotted in Malaysia, sports firmware version A207FXXU2CUFA, and includes the June 2021 security patch. Galaxy A20s gets its second and final Android OS upgrade This is the second and...

Galaxy A52 joins the July 2021 security update party

Samsung started rolling out the July 2021 security update last week. The Galaxy S10 was the first smartphone to get the new security patch. The update was then released to the Galaxy Fold, Galaxy S20, Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy Tab Active 2, and the Galaxy Tab A 8.0. The Galaxy A52 has now joined the list of devices getting the July 2021 security patch. The Galaxy A52 (SM-A525M) has started receiving a new software update with the July 2021 security...

Galaxy S22 Ultra to take a backseat in the megapixel wars?

Samsung used 16MP or lower resolution cameras on its flagship smartphones for almost a decade before jumping to a 108MP camera sensor in 2020. This year, the company used a newer-generation 108MP camera sensor for the Galaxy S21 Ultra, and it looks like it won’t switch to a higher-megapixel sensor for its next flagship smartphone. It was rumored that Samsung could unveil a 200MP ISOCELL camera sensor later this year and use it in the Galaxy S22 Ultra....

Galaxy Buds 2 star in 360-degree GIFs to show off their design

Every day seems to bring us another new leak starring one of the products Samsung is expected to launch next month at its Unpacked event. The quality of those leaks has been increasing steadily, too, and today, we’re getting to see what look like official 360-degree GIFs showing off the Galaxy Buds 2. The GIFs come from Evleaks and, if we’re being honest, don’t really reveal anything we haven’t already seen. They do confirm that no matter which...

Galaxy Note 10 series is getting the July 2021 security update

Samsung appears to be updating a bunch of Galaxy smartphones to the latest security patch. After releasing the July 2021 security update to the Galaxy Fold, Galaxy S10, Galaxy S20, Galaxy Tab Active 2, and the Galaxy Tab A 8.0, the company has started rolling out the update to the Galaxy Note 10 series in various parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe. 4G and 5G variants of the Galaxy Note 10 and the Galaxy...

Galaxy F22 debuts in India with 90Hz Super AMOLED display, 6,000mAh battery

Samsung has launched the Galaxy F22 in India. The mid-range smartphone is a rebranded version of the Galaxy A22 with a bigger battery. The Galaxy F22 is priced at INR 12,499 (around $170) for the variant with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage, while the 6GB + 128GB variant costs INR 14,499 (around $200). The Galaxy F22 is available in India exclusively via Flipkart, and it will go on sale starting July 13 at 12 PM. The smartphone is available in two...

Galaxy S20 series gets the July 2021 security update

Samsung started rolling out the July 2021 security update with the Galaxy S10 series last week. The latest security patch was then released to the Galaxy Fold, Galaxy Tab Active 2, and the Galaxy Tab A 8.0. The company has now released the security update to the Galaxy S20 series. The Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and the Galaxy S20 Ultra are getting new software updates with the July 2021 security patch...

Samsung will launch another affordable phone with a MediaTek processor

Samsung could soon introduce another affordable smartphone in the form of the Galaxy A03s. The smartphone was first revealed last month when its 3D CAD renders were leaked along with some of its specifications. Now, its processor, RAM, and software-related information has been leaked. The Galaxy A03s (SM-A037F) has been spotted in Geekbench’s database. According to the listing, the smartphone uses...

OnePlus is coming after Samsung’s lead in the software update game

Samsung has been crushing it in terms of software updates over the past year. It offers three major Android OS updates to its high-end smartphones and some mid-range devices, and two major Android updates to all other devices. It even offers five years of security updates to enterprise models. However, it is no longer the only Android OEM to offer such a long software update support. OnePlus has announced that it will offer three major Android OS...