Galaxy S21 Ultra gets Pro Mode support for telephoto cameras via Expert RAW app

The Galaxy S21 Ultra is arguably the best smartphone camera of 2021, and it even trumps the iPhone 13 Pro Max in most cases, thanks to its flexible camera setup. However, the stock camera app only supports the primary and ultrawide cameras in the Pro mode. Today, Samsung has announced Pro Mode support for the Galaxy S21 Ultra’s telephoto cameras, but with a separate app. The South Korean firm has...

Samsung doesn’t need to worry since Apple has given up on innovation

Samsung and Apple are the world’s leading smartphone manufacturers. Both are in an envious position. Samsung ships the most units while Apple’s margins on its smartphones are the best in the business. They’re so far ahead of the pack that catching them has been difficult. Both also compete with each other in the premium segment. Apple doesn’t make mid-range and low-end devices so it doesn’t compete with Samsung there. The company’s iPhones do compete...

Samsung T7 Touch SSD price drops below $100 in a handful of markets

Samsung is now offering the T7 Touch Portable SSD at a discount through Amazon in several markets. In the USA, customers can save up to 21% on the T7 Touch Portable SSD, while in Germany, Amazon is shaving a whopping 43% off the price of the 1TB model. Customers in the USA can now buy the 500GB Samsung T7 Touch for only $89.99 instead of $109. The 1TB and 2TB models cost $149 and $299, respectively, down from $189 and $369. The same Samsung T7 Touch...

Samsung inaugurates its first premium sales space in Germany

Samsung announced the opening of its first premium store in Germany this week. The company’s new concept area is located in the KaDeWe department store in Berlin and promises to offer a unique shopping experience for a wide range of Samsung products categories. The concept store has an area of 100 square meters, so it’s large enough to host demonstrations for products ranging from foldable phones...

Galaxy Tab S8, Watch 5, Buds Live 2 production roadmap leaks, and more

Samsung’s alleged 2022 product manufacturing schedule for a handful of unreleased tablets, laptops, and wearables has leaked. According to this roadmap, Samsung has four Galaxy Tab S8 tablet models queued up for production, along with two lower-cost tablets, three laptop models, the Galaxy Watch 5, the Galaxy Buds Live 2, and the Buds Pro 2. The Galaxy Tab S8, Tab S8+, and Tab S8 Ultra will reportedly...

New Galaxy Note 20 One UI 4.0 beta update for the UK fixes 120Hz bug

The Galaxy Note 20 series is getting another One UI 4.0 beta update in the UK. The Android 12 beta program kicked off for the S Pen flagship a couple of weeks ago, and the latest update fixes a handful of issues, including a bug related to the display’s adaptive refresh rate. The December 2021 security patch, which Samsung hasn’t detailed yet, accompanies the new firmware. The changelog for the latest...

Deezer announces official app for Samsung Smart TVs

Although Deezer isn’t nearly as much a household name such as Spotify/Apple Music, the music streaming service has carved a niche for itself in the market. Back in 2018, Deezer’s lossless audio library was available for Samsung audio products. Now, there’s a dedicated Deezer app for Samsung Smart TVs. A new blog post on Deezer’s official website has announced that the app will be available for Samsung Smart TV owners in over 120 countries. It includes...

Official Samsung Black Friday 2021 deals offer great discounts

Black Friday is a great time to shop online. There are plenty of deals to be had. With the festive season fast approaching, you might want to pick up a few gifts yourself. Luckily, the official Samsung Black Friday 2021 deals provide great discounts on some of the best Samsung phones, wearables and other products. Samsung is offering deals on some of its most sought after devices. They include the Galaxy S21 series, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Galaxy...

Qualcomm and Microsoft exclusivity deal ending soon, will open opportunities for Samsung

It was reported a few months ago that Samsung is working on more powerful Exynos processors for laptops and Chromebooks. While Chromebooks use a variety of ARM-based processors from multiple chipset vendors, ARM-based Windows laptops only feature Qualcomm chipsets, and there could be a reason for that. According to a report from XDA Developers, Microsoft and Qualcomm had an exclusive deal that only allowed Qualcomm chipsets to run Windows on...

Why Android 12 is extra special for Samsung Galaxy smartphones

The release of a major new version of Android is an exciting occasion for many of us. It’s a yearly event that we all look forward to, as it breathes new life into our smartphones and brings with it many new features and improvements. Android 12 is no different, but did you know that this year’s big Android release is extra special for users of Samsung Galaxy devices? It certainly is: This is the first time any of Samsung’s Galaxy phones or tablets...

Your Samsung smartphone could soon display iMessage reactions properly

Despite being a feature-rich messaging app, Samsung Messages is no longer the default SMS app for many newly-released Galaxy smartphones (running One UI 3.1 or newer out of the box). Instead, these devices come with Google Messages as their default SMS client. The app is now finally getting a useful feature that isn’t available on Samsung Messages yet. The folks over at 9t05Google have discovered...

Latest Galaxy Z Flip 3, Z Fold 3 One UI 4.0 beta update includes December 2021 security patch

Two days ago, Samsung released the third beta version of One UI 4.0 to the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and the Galaxy Z Fold 3. The update fixed multiple bugs, including the one that caused the screen to stutter and the one that caused brightness issues. It has now been revealed that the update also includes the latest security patch. The latest One UI 4.0 beta build, which comes with a firmware version ending...