User agent profiles show up for Galaxy Tab S2, Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7

Samsung may have simplified the method of naming its devices, but the company sure hasn’t given up on its habit of launching multiple new phones and tablets from time to time. More often than not, the user agent profiles for upcoming devices show up online on Samsung’s mobile website and confirm some specs, and we have now come across three unreleased devices – the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 and 9.7, the Galaxy J5, and the Galaxy J7.

The most important spec these UAProf’s reveal are the screen resolutions – we have already exclusively reported on all these devices, and their user agent profiles confirm what we had said before. The Galaxy Tab S2 will feature a screen resolution of 2048×1536 pixels, while both the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 will come with HD (1280×720) displays. The Galaxy Tab S2 will be the first tablet from Samsung to feature a display with a 4:3 aspect ratio, and the Galaxy J5 and J5 will help Samsung expand on its currently unimpressive Galaxy J smartphone lineup.

The Galaxy Tab S2 will be unveiled in June, with a market launch following a month later. There’s no word on when the Galaxy J5 and J7 will arrive, but we’re guessing the launch will take place before the second half of this year.

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Galaxy S6 and S6 edge are getting another update with fingerprint and other improvements

The Galaxy S6 and S6 edge recently got a software update that was said to fix the memory management issues that has been ruining the experience for many on the two devices. That update hasn’t shown up in too many regions since it started rolling out, and it seems it might have been a limited release, as Samsung is pushing out a different update with a different changelog in various countries in Asia and Europe.

This new update comes with build number XXU1AOE3 (the other update was XXU1AODG) and has a more detailed changelog – it improves the fingerprint recognition process, enhances the interface of a few Samsung apps, adds a new unnamed feature in the Photo Editor, and improves compatibility with accessories. Over in Malaysia, the OTA is a 159MB download, and our testing shows that the RAM management is still somewhat messed up.

It’s unclear what the differences are between the two; the previous update was for the Vodafone network in the UK while the newer one is going out as a general update in the country, so it’s possible the former is exclusive to carriers and network operators. We’ll be sure to let you know once things clear up; in the meantime, don’t forget to head into the Settings » About device » Software update to see if the update is available for your device, or grab the firmware from our firmware section for your particular region for upgrading manually.

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Samsung starts manufacturing handsets in Indonesia

We reported late last year that Samsung is going to set up a factory in Indonesia and start producing mobile devices there to meet the country’s demand. Samsung never revealed the size of this investment but said that it hopes to build up capacity to produce 900,000 units per month but initially the factory is expected to start with a capacity of just 100,000 units per month. A new report published today claims that Samsung has now started manufacturing handsets at its new facility in Indonesia.

Citing a person familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal reports that Samsung actually started production at the new factory in Indonesia back in January this year. The new factory is reportedly located just outside Jakarta (Cikarang). As production ramps up, it is said that Samsung would ultimately like to be producing as many as 1.5 million units per month at this facility. The report also says that Samsung will be manufacturing its latest “4G-enabled smartphone” at this factory which will then be sold in the local market. Samsung has not yet officially confirmed the claims made in this report.

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Galaxy S6 sales not spectacular in Japan despite the removal of Samsung’s corporate branding

We recently reported that Samsung had decided to forego its corporate branding in Japan and was now selling its latest handsets under the “Galaxy” branding in Japan. Units being sold in the country don’t have the Samsung logo on them or even on the box but it appears that this rebranding effort hasn’t done much to improve Samsung’s fortunes in Japan. Japanese market research firm BCN’s latest report shows that sales of the Galaxy S6 are far from spectacular in the country.

BCN’s report shows that on May 11 the Galaxy S6 edge ranked 26th in the Japanese smartphone weekly sales rankings from April 27 to May 3. At first sales of this handset appeared to be smooth as it ranked at 10th the first week of its launch. In just one week its ranking fell by 16 places and it was almost the same story with the Galaxy S6, it fell down from 17th place during its first week to 30th place in the following week. It’s interesting to note that the new handsets appear to be struggling only in the Japanese smartphone market because elsewhere they’re two of the hottest devices on the market right now.

Some “experts” cited in the report try to explain the reason behind this lackluster performance: MacArthur Syndrome, so it may all come down to perception, with the West perceived by consumers to be superior to the East. This could explain Apple’s stellar performance in the Japanese smartphone market which has made the iPhone the number one smartphone in the country. In fact six out of the top ten devices of the Japanese smartphone market are different iPhone models. Anti-Korean sentiment is seen as another reason why Samsung might be struggling as disputes over history have recently tensed up relations between Japan and South Korea.

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Some Galaxy S6 owners irked by Samsung popup that refuses to go away

There’s no doubt in the fact that the Galaxy S6 is the best flagship handset that Samsung has ever made but it’s not without its problems. There have already been multiple reports of various issues and bugs that users noticed soon after they got their hands on the new handset. Some Galaxy S6 owners are now reporting a rather stubborn Samsung popup that just refuses to go away. It’s a terms and conditions popup that prompts the user to either accept or decline the conditions, tapping on the appropriate option will make the popup go away but only for a short while because it reappears after a few minutes.

The popup lays down the terms and conditions for “Enhanced Features” on the handset which includes Simple Sharing, a feature that lets users send profile information and large files to their contacts. Most users are likely to tap on “accept” out of habit but they should keep in mind that the fine print states that enabling this feature means the phone number, contacts and messages will be collected by Samsung. This might make users tap on “decline,” but no matter how many times they do it, the popup refuses to take a hint.

Since the popup takes the user out of whatever they were doing on the device it’s certainly a big nuisance. In all of the reports that have been shared on reddit and the thread on XDA, most of those users have a T-Mobile Galaxy S6 and S6 edge variants and it’s evident that this issue isn’t universal. Samsung hasn’t come up with an official solution as yet.

Have you faced this issue on your unit? Let us know in the comments section down below.

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T-Mobile will offer $100 to customers who buy a Samsung smartphone and tablet

According to a new report T-Mobile will soon launch a new promotion for folks in the United States who would like to purchase Samsung’s mobile devices, the carrier will entice users with $100 who purchase a Samsung smartphone and tablet together. Those who purchase the qualifying smartphones and tablets together from T-Mobile they will receive a $100 T-Mobile Prepaid MasterCard. The promotion is going to kick off on May 13.

Qualifying smartphones include the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy Note 4 and the Galaxy Note Edge. Tablets offered in this promotion include the Galaxy Tab S and the Galaxy Tab 4. Customers don’t necessarily have to buy both the smartphone and tablet on the same day but they are required to purchase them both on T-Mobile’s equipment installment plan. The second purchase has to be made within 30 days of the first and it also  has to be upgraded or activated on a postpaid rate plan. Once both devices are active and the payments are up to date, the carrier will process the $100 rebate and give the customer a Prepaid MasterCard.

T-Mobile is yet to officially announce this promotion.

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Galaxy Tab S2 3D renders hint at what the tablet could look like

It has been quite some time since Samsung released a high-end tablet which is why there’s a lot of hype for the Galaxy Tab S2, a new flagship tablet that the company is expected to announce next month. While Samsung has not shown off the tablet just yet we have seen renders of the Galaxy Tab S2 that provide us with hints about the tablet’s design. The latest 3D renders of the Galaxy Tab S2 do just the same.

To be clear these are not leaked press photos of the tablet, the source itself says that these are 3D renders that have been created using “genuine” schematics maps of the Galaxy Tab S2. Thus the possibility exists that there might be slight differences between what you see here and what Samsung officially unveils next month. The renders make it clear that this tablet is built around a metal frame with two drawers on the right edge for microSD and SIM cards, as well as the power button and the two volume control buttons. The tablet also appears to have bottom firing dual speakers, a microUSB port and a headphone jack at the bottom. The back appears plain enough with the rear camera present up top.

As we have already reported, the Galaxy Tab S2 is going to have the latest 64-bit Exynos processor with 3GB RAM, 32GB onboard storage, 8-megapixel rear and 2.1-megapixel front camera, Cat. 6 LTE and Android 5.0 Lollipop. The tablet will be available in two display sizes, 8-inch and 9.7-inch, with the same 4:3 Super AMOLED 2048 x 1536 pixel resolution panel.

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