Carrier-locked Galaxy 20 units start getting September 2021 update in the US

Two weeks ago, Samsung started rolling out the September 2021 security update to the international variants of the Galaxy S20 series. Last week, the rollout was expanded to the unlocked units. Today, the South Korean firm has started releasing the update to the carrier-locked units in the US. The carrier-locked versions of the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and the Galaxy S20 Ultra have started getting...

Galaxy Tab S7+ 5G picks up the September 2021 security update

Samsung’s latest and greatest high-end tablet has received a new security patch. The 5G version of the Galaxy Tab S7+ has started getting the September 2021 security update in various parts of Europe. The vanilla Galaxy Tab S7 and the Wi-Fi-only and LTE variants of the Galaxy Tab S7+ haven’t been as lucky, though. The Galaxy Tab S7+ 5G (SM-T976B) is getting the new security update in Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy,...

Screw Exynos, I’ll take the Snapdragon Galaxy S22, thanks

The last couple of years have not been good for Samsung’s chip-making team. Samsung’s flagship Exynos chips first started showing signs of concern back in 2018 when the Galaxy S9 lineup came out running the Exynos 9810. The Exynos 9810 was more powerful than that year’s top-end Snapdragon chip, but Samsung failed to optimize things well enough as far as power consumption was concerned. The Galaxy S10’s Exynos 9820 was better, but Samsung fell behind...

Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra’s massive screen and battery size rumored again

For Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Tab S8 series, it wasn’t the rumor mill that first gave us all of the important details. We got those through a survey that Samsung ran in Korea a few months back, and rumors and leaks since then have only served to reiterate what we learned in that survey. There are going to be three Galaxy Tab S8 models: The base Tab S8, the Tab S8+, and the Tab S8 Ultra. The Ultra model is said to have a massive 14.6-inch screen and...

One UI 4.0 lets you use icon packs from Play Store, but…

The first Android 12-based One UI 4.0 beta firmware update brings about tons of new features, small and large. We detailed many of these changes over the past couple of days, and we’ll continue to do so as more features and changes get discovered. Speaking of, you might be happy to learn that One UI 4.0 beta finally lets you download and install icon packs from the Google Play Store. However, there...

Samsung’s unique Z Fold 3 for China known as the W22 5G has leaked

Samsung is developing a unique Galaxy Z Fold 3 model for China — SamMobile exclusively reported all the way back in June when Galaxy Unpacked was still more than a month away. It hasn’t been much in the headlines since — or barely at all — but the so-called Samsung W22 5G was spotted in a leaked render earlier today, courtesy of @evleaks. The Samsung W22 5G will be a direct successor to last year’s...

Samsung’s new foldable flagships and wearables hit the shelves in Brazil

Samsung has officially announced the launch details of its latest Galaxy Z3 foldable phone lineup, the Galaxy Watch 4 series, and the Galaxy Buds 2 earbuds in Brazil. The new wearables got released yesterday — September 15 — whereas the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 are hitting the shelves in Brazil today. Customers who’ll buy the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and register on Samsung’s website between October...

Samsung’s bringing a piece of the Louvre to living rooms with The Frame

Samsung and the Louvre Museum are joining forces through an exclusive artwork partnership to bring a new art collection from the Louvre to the living room via The Frame Art Store. The art selection includes world-renowned pieces such as the Mona Lisa, and of course, a short history lesson accompanies each art piece. Forty pieces of artwork and photographs were bundled in the new collection from the...

Galaxy Z Flip 3 one month review: It’s for everyone?!

At $999, the Galaxy Z Flip 3 was destined to be a hit, and Samsung’s pre-order figures in various markets are proof of that. The Galaxy Z Flip 3 comes in at $450 lower than the Galaxy Z Flip 5G ($350 compared to the LTE Z Flip), yet it brings improvements in a number of areas. Some of the phone’s best features include a 120Hz display that’s 29% brighter, a larger and more useful cover screen, stereo...

T-Mobile CFO calls out Samsung for shortage of smartphones

Samsung has been facing supply chain issues over the past few months. Most of its best-selling smartphones, such as the Galaxy A52 and the Galaxy A52 5G, have been in short supply in various parts of the world. It is now being reported that T-Mobile’s CFO isn’t pleased about the situation and has called out Samsung for device shortages. Peter Osvaldik, Executive VP and CFO at T-Mobile, singled out Samsung during an investor event by Bank of America...

Galaxy A73 to get Samsung’s 108MP camera and cool bragging rights

The Galaxy A series has an important place in Samsung’s lineup. The Galaxy A5x and A7x handsets are particularly noteworthy. Not only are they some of the best Samsung phones that you can buy, they also happen to be among its best-selling devices. Samsung has consistently made them better over the years. It has also been improving their cameras significantly to enhance competitiveness in this segment. If a new rumor is believed, Samsung’s planned...

Exynos 1200, the chipset Samsung won’t give you, gets benchmarked

Samsung’s pretty good at making chipsets for mobile devices. The vast majority of its Exynos chipsets are used in its own devices. However, some third-party manufacturers have started utilizing Exynos silicon in their devices. The company has been working on one such chipset that you might not find on any Samsung phone. We’ve talked about the Exynos 1200 previously and now this elusive chipset has...

Samsung on self-destruct mode: Galaxy S22 to get serious battery downgrade

It seems Samsung is on a mission to piss off as many of its fans as possible with every new Galaxy S flagship it brings to the market. We saw the removal of the headphone jack with the Galaxy S20 series and the removal of the microSD slot from the Galaxy S21 series. For the Galaxy S22 lineup, Samsung seems to be focusing on downgrading the battery capacity. We’ve heard before that the Galaxy S22+ will have a 4,500 mAh battery instead of a 4,800 mAh...

Samsung Developer Conference 2021 will kick off on October 26

Samsung has announced that SDC21 (Samsung Developer Conference 2021) will happen on October 26, 2021. The event will be held completely online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, the company says that none of the excitement around its annual developer conference will be missed since Samsung has many things planned for the event. Going by the teaser video published by Samsung, the company might unveil new features coming to One UI on smartphones,...