الاثنين، 2 سبتمبر 2019
Galaxy Fold pre-registration is now open in the US
It has been a month since Samsung confirmed that it would finally release the Galaxy Fold in September. The company hasn’t confirmed a release date so far but it won’t be long now before it comes through with that information.
Samsung has opened up pre-registrations for the Galaxy Fold in the United States. That’s just an opportunity for customers to be notified when the handset goes on sale. Remember, pre-registrations aren’t the same as pre-orders.
Samsung opens up Galaxy Fold pre-registration in the US
Samsung had delayed the Galaxy Fold’s launch to make some changes in order to improve the device’s durability. There are new protection caps for the hinge, additional metal layers under the foldable display and other improvements to enhance durability. Samsung says that it has conducted rigorous testing of these changes to ensure that the handset doesn’t run into any problems when customers use it in the real world.
Folks in the United States who are interested in picking one up can head over to Samsung’s website right now and pre-register for the Galaxy Fold. AT&T will be offering it for $1,980, the very same price point that was communicated earlier this year for the April launch. T-Mobile was initially going to carry the device but it has now decided to no longer offer the Galaxy Fold to its customers.
It shouldn’t be long now before Samsung officially confirms when the Galaxy Fold is going to be released. A recent report out of South Korea claims that the company’s first foldable smartphone might finally hit the market on September 6.
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Exclusive: Galaxy Watch Active 2 gets ECG and Fall Detection in Q1 2020
It has been a month since the Galaxy Watch Active 2 was officially announced. This is Samsung’s first smartwatch with a touch-sensitive bezel, allowing you to navigate the UI by simply sliding your finger around the bezel. It also gets some great new health features some of which won’t be available at launch.
We exclusively reported earlier this year that the Galaxy Watch Active 2 features include Fall Detection and the ability to take an ECG on your wrist. We can now confirm that both features will be rolled out in the first quarter of next year.
ECG and Fall Detection to be out in Q1 2020
Samsung said last month that ECG and Fall Detection won’t be available at launch because it’s still waiting on approval from the FDA. We hear that the ability to take an ECG and Afib notifications will both be rolled out for users in the United States in February next year.
Fall Detection is going to get a much wider roll out but it’s slated to arrive in the first quarter of 2020. It’s unclear when ECG and Afib notifications will be offered to users in other markets. The rollout will definitely be contingent on local regulations.
There’s a possibility that Samsung might update One UI for the Galaxy Watch Active 2 when it gets ready to release these features. It remains a possibility that the upgraded One UI may include some additional software-based features.
Samsung confirmed last month that the Galaxy Watch Active 2 will be released on September 23 in the United States. Customers in South Korea will be able to pick one up starting this week. It goes on sale in Samsung’s home country on September 6. Do check out our Galaxy Watch Active 2 hands-on in the meantime to learn more about this smartwatch.
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Galaxy A20s exposed by China’s regulatory agency TENAA
Just a few days ago another mid-range smartphone from the 2019 Galaxy A lineup received its Bluetooth certificate. The same device bearing the model number SM-A207 has now been spotted in the database of the Chinese regulatory agency TENAA, complete with a handful of live photos and a few specifications.
The model number has been tied to the so-called Galaxy A20s, i.e., the second 2019 model based on the standard Galaxy A20, following the Galaxy A20e. Unlike the latter, the Galaxy A20s is supposed to be an upgrade over the original Galaxy A20, boasting three rear-facing cameras instead of two. The TENAA listing also mentions a generous 6.49-inch display along with a 4,000mAh battery and dual SIM capabilities. The phone’s dimensions clock in at 163.31 x 77.52 x 7.99mm, making it a bit wider and taller than the regular A20.
TENAA doesn’t mention which version of Android OS the Galaxy A20s is running but we can confirm the phone is being tested with Android Pie. We’ll have wait for more details to emerge, but seeing how the smartphone is now picking up the regulatory certificates necessary for its market release, an official announcement shouldn’t be too far into the future.
The real question is whether there’s still a place on the market for yet another Samsung low-to-mid-range smartphone, given that there already are plenty of choices and a new 2020 Galaxy A series is reportedly being developed. Either way, Samsung’s earlier plans to making its budget and mid-range lineups less confusing seem to have been thrown out the window in the second half of 2019, as more spin-offs denoted by the letters “e” and/or “s” have emerged from both the Galaxy A and M series.
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Amazon India teases key Galaxy M30s specs and confirms the launch date
It has been known for some time that Samsung is working on a Galaxy M30s. From the leaks and the company’s strategy for the ‘s’ variants in general, it was evident the M30s will be an upgraded version of the existing M30. Amazon India has now confirmed some of the Key Galaxy M30s specs on its website by creating a dedicated page for the upcoming device.
As we reported previously, the Galaxy M30s will sport a mammoth 6000mAh battery, making it the largest Samsung has ever put in one of its smartphones. The Amazon page also hints at a 48-megapixel primary camera, probably the same one found in the A80. The teaser also contains images supposedly captured by the Galaxy M30s, although it doesn’t explicitly say so.
Other than that, Amazon also mentions “a new powerful processor,” which, going by the leaks and the benchmarks so far, appears to be the Exynos 9610 found in devices like the Galaxy A50. A couple of days back, the Galaxy M30s was also spotted on Google’s Android Enterprise devices website, sporting a 6.4-inch display, 4GB RAM, and 64 and 128GB storage options.
The teaser page for the M30s says the device will launch on September 18 at 12 PM. Amazon has been Samsung’s online partner for the Galaxy M series in India. It appears the partnership will continue for the Galaxy M30s as well.
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Daily Deal: 35% off this USB-C fast charging cable
USB-C is now the preferred standard for almost all modern smartphones. It’s used for both charging and data-transfer with fast charging often supported. Unfortunately, cables can be finicky and can easily get frayed to the point of breaking. We also tend to carry cables with us since we never know when we might need to charge our devices.
It’s therefore handy to have some extra cables laying around. Think about an extra cable in your living room, bedroom, office and car so you can charge or transfer data anytime you want. At 35% off, this is the perfect time to stock up on USB-C cables and get a couple of extra ones. They also ship to a lot of countries for a little extra so almost everyone should be able to enjoy this deal.
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No, the Galaxy Note 10 does not have an IR blaster
Does the Galaxy Note 10 have an IR blaster? That’s a question people are still asking so it makes sense to put this to rest once and for all. Samsung used to include an IR blaster in its flagship smartphones but it stopped doing that several years ago. Early leaks of the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ made it seem like Samsung would bring it back.
A lot has changed since the time we used to get IR blasters in smartphones. There are smarter technologies available now to control consumer electronics like TVs which don’t suffer from range or line-of-sight limitations. An IR blaster would make no sense on a modern smartphone as it would be useless for file transfer as well.
Does the Galaxy Note 10 have an IR blaster?
No, the Galaxy Note 10 does not have an IR blaster. Neither does the Galaxy Note 10+ for that matter. Some early renders of the flagship had given people this false hope. The device does have a small hole on the top right next to the SIM slot. It’s not present on other Samsung devices and its shape reminded people of an IR blaster. Thus the rumor was born and people started hoping that it would come true even though an IR blaster would serve little purpose in this day and age.
We recently explained in detail exactly what this hole does. It’s not a dedicated speaker and certainly not an IR blaster. It’s simply a hole that allows sound from the earpiece to escape the device. The bezels are so slim that the earpiece grille had to be significantly trimmed. Samsung simply provided another way for the sound to escape the device to retain the same stereo output as its other recent flagships.
One has to wonder why people got so excited about an obsolete technology (IR is still useful in many other industries) for a mobile device. We’re living in an age where everything has to be “smart.” From door locks to doorbells, airconditioners to washing machines to even rice cookers. Everything is connected and can be controlled using voice commands.
Short of the novelty, or juvenility, of sneakily flipping channels on the TV in the doctor’s waiting room, for example, there’s really no use for an IR blaster on a modern smartphone.
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