Daily Deal: 74% off Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Wall Charger

There’s no way around having to charge your smartphone, not yet anyway. Whether you’re at home, at work or traveling, having a charger with you is absolutely critical. You just need to find a power outlet and you’re good to go. This charger offers 2A Fast Charging, meaning you’ll be able to charge up to 50% in 30 minutes. At 74% off, this is a steal and a perfect time to get some extra chargers as a backup or to use at locations you frequent.

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This might be why the Galaxy Note 10 doesn’t support Gear VR

Samsung had earlier confirmed that the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ won’t work with the Gear VR but didn’t offer an explanation for why that is the case, and we have now been told by one of our sources that the expiry of Samsung’s partnership with Oculus is the reason for the lack of support for the Gear VR on the new flagships. Existing devices, like the Galaxy S10 lineup, should continue to work with Samsung’s virtual reality headset.

Since Oculus develops the software that powers the Gear VR, it isn’t surprising to learn that Samsung won’t be able to add Note 10 support if Oculus is no longer bound by whatever partnership the two companies had when they started out to make virtual reality more affordable a few years ago. Oculus has its own VR headset, the Oculus Go, which is a standalone device that doesn’t need a phone to be inserted on one side, and Oculus will no doubt want to focus on selling its in-house VR headset, one that costs $199 and $249 for the 32GB and 64GB variants.

We’ve reached out to Samsung for a comment on whether the Note 10/Note 10+’s incompatibility with the Gear VR is actually down to the end of its partnership with Oculus. In the meantime, tell us whether the lack of Gear VR support is something that will factor into your decision to not buy either of the new Note flagships down in the comments!

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Samsung more than doubles smartwatch shipments in Q2 2019 (YOY)

The smartwatch market is quite healthy and while it continues to grow year-over-year, Samsung is seemingly getting a share of the pie. According to Strategy Analytics, global smartwatch shipments were up by 44% at the end of Q2 2019 compared to a year ago, and Samsung more than doubled the number of smartwatches it shipped year-over-year.

Samsung ships 2 million smartwatches, secures 2nd place

Samsung shipped 0.9 million smartwatches in Q2 2018, but as the market segment continued to grow, so did the company’s market presence. A year later in Q2 2019, Samsung managed to ship 2 million smartwatches worldwide.

This has allowed Samsung to secure 15.9% market share, up from 10.5% market share recorded in Q2 2018. Meanwhile, Fitbit seems to be losing ground, shipping fewer smartwatches and losing more than 5% market share over the same period. Fitbit fell in 3rd place.

Samsung is doing pretty well, it seems, and the Galaxy Watch Active 2 has just been announced along with the Under Armour Edition. In fact, Strategy Analytics believes that the Galaxy Watch Active 2 should allow the South Korean tech giant to further solidify its place on the market for the remainder of 2019. In other words, it’s highly unlikely for Samsung to be dropped down from the second spot on the podium this year, but it’s just as unlikely for Samsung to catch up with Apple’s 5.7 million vendor shipments and 46.4% market share.

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Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ India launch event set for August 20

Now that Samsung’s done with the unveiling of the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+, it can begin focusing on individual markets. The devices are already up for pre-orders in several countries, including India. However, Samsung will still be holding a formal launch event for the Note 10 duo in the country.

The latest flagships will be unveiled in India on Tuesday, August 20. The event will take place at the Samsung Opera House, Bengaluru. For those who can’t make it to the event, you can watch the live stream on Samsung India Newsroom 12 noon onwards.

Note 10 sales begin on August 23

Samsung’s latest flagships are already winning accolades in the industry. From cameras to display to the UFS 3.0 storage, the Galaxy Note 10 is outperforming the competition with ease. Samsung is now letting its fans in India experience the beast hands-on before they arrive on the shelves. The new smartphones will go on sale in the country on August 23.

Planning of buying a Galaxy Note 10/10+? You can now pre-order the devices through Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm Mall, Samsung Online Store, Tata Cliq, and major offline retailers across the country. Prices start at Rs. 69,990 (~$980) for the 8GB/256GB Note 10. The base variant (12GB/256GB) of the Note 10+ is priced at Rs. 79,990 (~$1,120).

Samsung’s latest flagships come in Aura Black, Aura Glow, and Aura White color options. Samsung is offering exclusive benefits to the customers who pre-order the phone. You can see the complete list of Galaxy Note 10 price, availability and offers in India here. Don’t forget to check out our hands-on video to know what these phones bring to the table. Our full reviews of the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ should be up in a few weeks.

Galaxy Note 10

• Model: SM-N970F
• Dimensions: 151.0 x71.8x7.9mm
• Display: 6.3"(160.02mm) Super AMOLED
• CPU: Exynos 9825
• Camera: 12 MP, CMOS F2.2 Telephoto & 12MP F1.5/F2.4 77° & 16MP F2.2 123° Ultra-wide

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Galaxy Note 10+

• Model: SM-N975F
• Dimensions: 162.3x77,2x7.9mm
• Display: 6.8"(172.7mm) Super AMOLED
• CPU: Exynos 9825
• Camera: 12 Ultra Wide: 16MP F2.2 (123°) & Wide-angle: 12MP 2PD AF F1.5/F2.4 OIS (77°) & Telephoto: 12MP F2.1 OIS (45°) & DepthVision Camera: VGA

More specifications

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Galaxy M10s incoming with beefier Exynos chipset, gets Wi-Fi certification

It doesn’t look like the floodgates will close anytime soon when it comes to the number of budget and mid-range Galaxy phones Samsung is launching this year. A new Galaxy M series phone with model number SM-M107F has been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance and has shown up on Geekbench, revealing that the Korean giant is working on what should be the Galaxy M10s, an iterative upgrade over the Galaxy M10 similar to devices like the Galaxy A10s and Galaxy A50s.

And the M10s’ main upgrade looks to be in the performance department – the SM-M107F is powered by an Exynos 7885/7904 chipset, the same one that powers the Galaxy M20 and Galaxy M30. The M10 uses the Exynos 7870, which is a rather old budget-grade Exynos chip that is all about efficiency and has been found in many Galaxy J series phones. The device also has 3GB of RAM, and like every phone launched after the Galaxy S10, runs Android Pie out of the box.

Samsung is also prepping a Galaxy M20s and a Galaxy M30s, both of which are likely to be the first Galaxy phones with a 6,000 mAh battery. The Galaxy A10s also brings a larger battery compared to the Galaxy A10, so it’s possible the Galaxy M10s will have a bigger battery than the M10 (which has a 3,400 mAh battery). What other upgrades these devices will offer remains to be seen.

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Galaxy A50s WFA approval bagged, release closes in

The unannounced Galaxy A50s eluded us for about a month while Samsung was preparing the Galaxy Note 10 for Unpacked, but now the mid-range model has resurfaced, this time through the Wi-Fi Alliance. The WFA has approved the SM-A507FN/DS earlier today, confirming very little about the device itself but putting it on the radar once again.

Testing is seemingly done, now it’s time for approvals

We’ve exclusively reported roughly three months ago that Samsung is working on a new mid-range phone known by the model number SM-A507F, so the phone’s existence doesn’t surprise us. Likewise, following our initial report, the Galaxy A50s was spotted on a couple of benchmarking websites like Geekbench and AnTuTu. With this part of the testing seemingly concluded, Samsung now appears to be getting closer to the smartphone’s market release as it begins acquiring the necessary certifications.

The Wi-Fi Alliance hasn’t disclosed any details pertaining to the Galaxy A50s, aside from the fact that it runs Android Pie. But judging by previous encounters, the upcoming mid-range model might not be too different from the regular Galaxy A50. Benchmarks show that it uses the same Exynos 9610 chipset as the standard A50, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage.

Most changes will likely affect the camera performance but time will tell exactly what the company has in store for the refreshed model. Samsung’s release plans are currently unknown but nearly six months have passed since the standard Galaxy A50 became available so, in theory, the Galaxy A50s might make an official appearance in the coming weeks.

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Bixby on Galaxy Note 10 can save photo reminders for parking location

Google Maps’ ability to tell you where you parked your car is quite handy, but if that isn’t enough for you, you will be able to save a photographic reminder for your parking location with Bixby on the Galaxy Note 10. Bixby can already remember your parking location if you ask it to do so, and with the latest Bixby update, those using the Note 10 or Note 10+ will also see the virtual assistant take a photo with the camera app and add it to the location reminder so you can have a visual clue if you can’t locate your vehicle with just the location coordinates.

The update also brings other changes. With the latest version of Bixby, the dictation feature will be enabled by default for those who are setting up Bixby for the first time and those who have never enabled or disabled the feature from Bixby settings before. Bixby will also provide more detailed descriptions in results for commands such as asking it for the battery status of the Bluetooth headset connected to your phone. The rest of the changelog talks about improvements to Bixby Marketplace and Bixby Capsules. Bixby Marketplace, for example, is now easier to access thanks to a tabbed interface that separates Bixby’s Home panel and the Marketplace/Capsules section.

You will need to update the main Bixby app, the Bixby Wakeup app, and the BixbyService app if you want to take advantage of the new functionality. You can grab these updates from the Galaxy Store on your Galaxy device by tapping the three-dot button on the top right, selecting My page, then tapping Update. Of course, a Galaxy Note 10 is required as well if you want to save photographic parking reminders, and if you’re wondering if that feature will come to other Galaxy devices in the near future, well, your guess is as good as ours.

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