The accident took place in Louisville, USA. Brian Greene got onboard the plane flying to Baltimore, turned his phone off and put it into his pocket. Soon after, the phone begun emitting smoke, which was when Greene threw it on the floor, where it burnt a hole in the lining. Passenger were forced to take the next plane. According to Mr. Greene, he bought his phone on September 21, after the defective phones were removed from the market. He also states that the phone was 80% charged with a wireless charger. Samsung refrains from making any comments until the case is properly investigated. As ...

Galaxy A8, Samsung’s newest mid-range smartphone, is now available in South Korea as a pre-paid order. This phone’s specifics are: – Exynos 7420 processor,– 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM,– 5.7′ Full HD display,– fingerprint scanner,– Samsung Pay,– 3,500mAh battery,– 16mp rear and 8mp selfie camera. As of now, the phone is only available in South Korea’s SK Telecom shops, where it costs 583. It is still unknown whether or not will Galaxy A8 be available outside of South ...

Rumor is that the upcoming Samsung model, Galaxy S8, will have a 4k resolution implemented in it. According to the rumor, the 3840 × 2160 resolution is to increase the comfort of VR (Virtual Reality) users. Galaxy S8 will not be the first phone with this high-tech resolution – Sony has beaten Samsung to a punch an year ago with its Sony Xperia Z5 Premium. In Sony’s phone, though, the 4K resolution was reserved for movies and pictures, with the rest of the apps being presented in fullHD. Samsung Galaxy S8 is to work in 4K at all times, which naturally brings up the question of ...

Double camera is the newest trend among smartphones. Apple, Huawei, Xiaomi and many other companies already use those in their devices. There has been gossip about Samsung testing that technology as well. What is more, we have heard that Samsung has patented a new zoom function that allows the user to zoom the picture in and out with just one finger. Even if Samsung is preparing new and interesting functions for his Galaxy S8, it is doubtful that the company will hasten its release. Koreans surely have the fiasco of their Note 7 model and its exploding battery on their mind, and will not ...

Or, rather, it will be soon. After the hiatus caused by the infamous exploding batteries issue, Galaxy Note 7 is already available in South Korea and the US. As for Europe, the exchange program for the defective devices will be over by 28th October, after which Galaxy Note 7 will once again be available to all the Germans, Poles, French and all the other europeans. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Yet another piece of Samsung news today! GFXBench has just released its specification of SM-W2017 model, which can be sumed up as “an efficient flip phone”. Specificatio: – 4.2′ screen, FullHD, 1920×1080, AMOLED, Always-On– dual-core Snapdragon 820 CPU, 2.15GHz, 64bit– Adreno 530 GPU– 4GB RAM/64GB ROM– 12xmp rear camera, 5mpx front camera– biometric scanner– 2000mAh battery– Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OS Some believe that the 4.2′ screen is an informer’s mistake, for it’s a very small screen for ...

Samsung will release a new phone model called On8, and, at least for now, the only place in the world to buy it will be a Hindi shop Flipkart. Specification: – 5.5′, fullHD display with SuperAMOLED tech-octo-core Exynos 7580 CPU, 1.6GHz– 3GB RAM/16GM ROM, microSD port– runs LTE and DualSIM– front 5mpx camera. All the above details point to a low-mid range phone, possibly specifically tailored for India market, although this specification is NOT 100% sure to be true. What is 100% known is the price, which will be ...

There’s no end of GFXBench news today. This time it’s Samsung Veyron’s specification that has found its way there, and now to us: – Android 6.0.1 OS– 5.5′ screen, 1920×1080, fullHD– quad-core Qualcomm Adreno 530 CPU– 12mpx main camera, 5mpx front camera, fullHD– 4GB RAM/64GB ROM It may yet turn out that Veyron’s screen will not be 5.5 inch. Samsung’s upcoming model is supposedly built in form of a flap, making 5.5′ an unprobable ...

Samsung C9 has appeared on GFXBench, which may be treated as a confirmation of the phone’s impressive specifications of this upcoming flagship: – Android 6.0.1 OS– 6′ screen, 1920×1080– octa-core CPU, 2.0GHz– Qualcomm Adreno 510 GPU– 6GB RAM/64GB ROM– 16mpx/16mpx cameras combo What do you think about this model? It certainly is strong, even for a flagship. The large, 6′ screen and double 16mpx cameras are particulary ...

Samsung’s C-Series, a mid-class phones more affordable than the illustrious and expensive A-Series, will soon welcome a new member to its’ family – a C9 model. Specification: – 6′ (!!) screen, full HD– Snapdragon 652 CPU– 16MP cameras on the rear and up front– 6GB RAM and 64GB ROM– Adreno 510 GPU– Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OS So far, we do not know neither the C9’s price nor its date of release, but what do we know is this – this is a large screen. ...