Samsung’s $17 billion chip plant to reportedly come up in Texas

It was rumored that Samsung would soon announce its plans to set up a $17 billion semiconductor chip plant in the US. While some reports claimed that the plant would be in Arizona, others reported that the South Korean firm would choose Austin or New York for the factory’s location. Now, a new report claims that Samsung will set up the upcoming chip factory in Texas. According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, Samsung will build a semiconductor...

Galaxy A31 gets the November 2021 security update

Samsung has released the latest security update to the Galaxy A31. The mid-range smartphone, which was launched in March 2020, is getting the November 2021 security update in some Asian countries. More regions are expected to get the new security update over the next few days. The latest software update to the Galaxy A31 comes with firmware version A315FXXS1CUK2. It includes the November 2021 security patch that fixes dozens of user privacy and data...

Looking ahead: When is One UI 4.1 coming and what will it bring?

One UI 4.0 is now available for the Galaxy S21 series, and the same Android 12-based update is slowly but certainly approaching its debut for other Galaxy devices. Samsung has prepared a half a year roadmap for One UI 4.0, with dozens of smartphones and tablets waiting in line. By then, however, many Samsung customers will be rooting for the release of the next update, which should be called One UI 4.1. Although One UI 4.0 is as fresh as firmware...

Samsung wins over customers, climbs the ranks in Thailand and Indonesia

Smartphone shipments in Thailand and Indonesia have declined due to the ongoing global semiconductor shortage and the increasing number of COVID infections. Thailand and Indonesia have recorded 14% and 6% YoY fewer shipments, respectively, but despite these challenges, Samsung managed to improve its market position over its rivals. Samsung was the fourth-largest smartphone vendor in Indonesia in Q3...

Galaxy S10 and Note 10 spotted running Android 12 in online benchmark

Samsung appears to be already developing Android 12 and One UI 4.0 for its 2019 flagship phones, i.e., the Galaxy S10 and Note 10 series. The 5G versions of these devices can now be seen at the online benchmark Geekbench running Android 12, or more specifically, a pre-release version of the firmware, which Samsung is now presumably testing before rolling out the first public build in the coming months. Both...

Wear OS becomes the 2nd largest wearable platform thanks to Samsung

Wear OS is now the second-largest smartwatch platform after Apple’s Watch OS, and it all seems to be thanks to Samsung’s contributions. Wear OS had a market share of only 4% in the second quarter of the year, but the platform captured a whopping 17% market share by the end of Q3. Wear OS 3 was developed in collaboration with Samsung, and as many of you know, the Galaxy Watch 4 series is powered by...

These Samsung tablets have started getting November 2021 security update

Samsung has released the November 2021 security update to dozens of smartphones. The company has now started rolling out the new security update to multiple tablets, including the Galaxy Tab A 10.5, Galaxy Tab Active 3, and the Galaxy Tab S7 series. The latest update for the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 comes with firmware version T595XXS4CUK1, and it has already been released in the UK. The Galaxy Tab Active...

Fix for Galaxy S21’s Android 12 120Hz bug is coming soon

Samsung released the Android 12 update to the Galaxy S21 series a few days ago. For the first time ever, even the US carrier variants of the smartphones received a new OS update on the same day as the international units. However, the update brought along a screen refresh rate-related bug that introduced some lag. The bug causes the Galaxy S21’s screen refresh rate to revert from 120Hz to 60Hz as...

4 things we dislike about Samsung One UI 4.0

One UI 4.0 is here. It’s out as a stable update for the Galaxy S21 series in dozens of countries around the globe and is currently in testing for other Galaxy flagships, including the company’s foldables and last year’s Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20 lineups. Based on Android 12, One UI 4.0 brings a crazy number of small yet useful enhancements and a few major new features, but it’s not perfect. Since this is version 4.0 of One UI we’re talking about,...

Samsung Free customers in Europe can now listen to live podcasts

Samsung began adding an option for listening to podcasts in Samsung Free earlier this year through a background update, but the feature was not available everywhere. It still isn’t, but thankfully, it’s now reaching more customers. Samsung announced today that the podcast feature in Samsung Free is going live in several European markets. The service is compatible with select Galaxy phones running Android 11, and it’s now available in Austria, France,...

This crazy good Galaxy Z Fold 3 Black Friday deal is one you don’t wanna miss

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is undoubtedly one of the more expensive smartphones out there.  The fragile contraption might come off as little more than a party trick initially, but our in-depth review determined that it strikes a steady balance between performance and aesthetics. Those looking to get their hands on one will be pleased to know that Amazon is selling it for $1,499, a full...

OnePlus has found an entirely new way to copy Samsung

Over the past few weeks, OnePlus has drawn a bit too much inspiration from Samsung. Between accidentally singing praises of the Galaxy Note 20 series’ S Pen to using a Galaxy S22 Ultra-like camera layout for its upcoming OnePlus 10 series, the Chinese OEM can’t seem to get enough of Samsung. Now, some new concept renders of OnePlus’ first-ever tri-folding tablets have emerged online. LetsGoDigital, in...

Samsung’s got a slimmer new 45W charger that you probably can’t take advantage of

By now we all know how Samsung introduced super quick 45W charging to its smartphones a couple of years back before ultimately removing the feature. 45W charging is only supported on the company’s tablets right now, though there are rumors that could change next year with the Galaxy S22 series. And while we wait for the Galaxy S22 to arrive, Samsung seems to have launched a new version of its 45W...

Galaxy A12 gets the November 2021 security update

Samsung has released the November 2021 security update to dozens of smartphones in high-end and mid-range segments. Now, the company seems to be expanding the reach of its latest security patch to lower-end devices like the Galaxy A12, at least in a few markets. The latest update for the Galaxy A12 comes with firmware version A125FXXU1BUK1. The update is currently rolling out in Russia, and it could reach more countries over the next few days. We...

Samsung’s new charger will let you super fast charge all your devices

Samsung sells a variety of wired and wireless chargers for its smartphones, tablets, laptops, and wearables. Now, the company seems to be working on a new fast wired charger: EP-T6530. Samsung is calling it Power Adapter Trio, and it offers a way to fast-charge all your devices, so you don’t need to carry separate chargers for each device. The EP-T6530 is a new charger from Samsung, and it features three ports: 1x USB Type-C (65W max), 1x USB...

Samsung could manufacture AMD and Qualcomm’s 3nm parts

Although AMD and Samsung have been working together on a mobile GPU for quite some time, that’s about the extent of their partnership. Much like several other fabless companies out there, AMD relies on TSMC for its silicon needs. Things between the two companies have been smooth-sailing so far, but that could change in the future, much to Samsung’s delight. A new report online suggests that AMD will have to look at Samsung Foundries for its 3nm products...

Galaxy S21 with Qualcomm chip performs way better than Pixel 6 in 5G tests

Google’s newest smartphones—Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro—use the company’s first-generation Tensor processing chipset. However, not all parts of the chipset are made in-house. For instance, Tensor uses ARM’s stock CPU and GPU cores and Samsung’s Exynos 5G modem. It was recently found that the US variant of Galaxy S21 performs way better than the Pixel 6 Pro when it comes to 5G. According to a cellular test done by PCMag, the Galaxy S21 (with Snapdragon...

Samsung teases new foldable OLED screens on its beautiful new website

Samsung Display is the world’s biggest manufacturer of small-sized OLED panels used in smartphones and tablets. Recently, the company entered the medium-sized OLED market with its new high-refresh-rate displays for laptops. The company even makes flexible OLED screens for foldable smartphones like the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and the Galaxy Z Fold 3. The company has set up a beautiful new website to showcase...

Galaxy A52, Galaxy A52s 5G get the November 2021 security update

Samsung has released its latest security update to the Galaxy A52 and the Galaxy A52s 5G. These mid-range smartphones were released earlier this year and have been getting security patches every month. The two smartphones have started getting new updates in a few markets, and the update could expand to more countries over the next few days. The latest software update for the Galaxy A52 comes...