Samsung has officially confirmed that its Galaxy J4+, an entry level smartphone ”created especially for young millennials”, will be released in South Korea some time next week. SK is the second country that Galaxy J4+ launched in, India being its first market ever since its release a month ago. Phone’s specs include:– 6-inch HD+ Infinity Design display, 18.5:9 aspect ratio, multitasking,– Snapdragon 425 CPU,– 2GB RAM and 32GB storage,– 13mpx + 8mpx main camera, bokeh, Selfie Focus,– Dobly Atmos, reflective back, glass finish,– 3300mAh ...

Looking for a decent and affordable smartwatch? Look no further (or okay, go look if you want, but this one here is supposedly good). Costco will soon offer a brand-new, not refurbished (hopefully…) Samsung Gear S3 for only $189.99, $80 less than its normal price. The offer is expected to begin on November 16th and last until November 26th. As is usually the case with Costco, only people with a Costco club membership card can buy one. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Samsung has just released a neat little teaser for what is expected to be an official announcement of its bendable mobile device. Teaser exists in the form of a new logotype on its Facebook group page. I am the first one to admit that, on the first glance, this is not the most reliable news in the world, but think about it: such teasers are pretty much always being released very soon before the big news come out. Therefore, we can expect Samsung to come out with its new bendable any day now. Naturally we do not know anything about this device. People more in the know than me believe that it ...

EE, a Great Britain electronics store, now offers its own variant of Galaxy Watch 4G smartwatch. The device has already been available in the US and South Korea two to one and half a month. It can now be pre-ordered from EE in a 24-month plan, 20 pounds per month. Device should start reaching first UK customers in roughly two weeks. Its specifications include 472mAh and 270mAh batteries, depending on the variant, 1.3-inch and 1.2-inch Circular Super AMOLED displays and 1.5GB RAM. EE customers will receive unlimited data and a 1GB data allowance boost. ...

Galaxy A6 may have been out in the US of A for the last month, but faithful Cricket customers still have to wait if they want to buy it. The wait will soon be over, though, as Cricket announced that it will start selling Galaxy A6’s on November 9. It will be available from both retail and online stores and will cost $400 – 20 dollars less than in AT&T’s offer.Interested? Check out Galaxy A6’s specs to make sure:– 5.6-inch Super AMOLED display, HD+,– Exynos 7870 CPU, 1.6GHz, 8-cores,– GB RAM and 32GB expandable (up to 400GB) storage,– dual ...

October is almost over but hey, better late than never. Update brings with it a build number A320FXXS4CRJ1. It includes fixes of 12 critical Android and 11 Samsung issues, along with a plethora of lesser fixes. As always, you can download the update manually by opening Settings, Software update and select the Download updates manually option. Tweet Vote on HN ...

According to a report from Bloomberg, Samsung’s 10th anniversary Galaxy S10 smartphone will definitely support the 5G connectivity. Report also confirms phone’s other features, such as triple-camera array, in-display fingerprint sensor and a real (we shall see…) edge-to-edge display. There is no word on whether or not that display will be notched – lets hope for the best. As for the 5G connectivity, it is assured that the US’ release of the phone will feature it; other countries will have to wait until their network providers adapt the neccessary technology. ...

According to a recent report by the GF Securities brokerage, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone may be coming out with a very impressive 12 GB RAM. The catch is that the device will be available in four variants, and only one of them, the one supporting 5G connectivity, will have this huge RAM. Other variants’ random access memory chips’ size will vary from four (Galaxy S10) to ten (Galaxy S10 X) gigabytes. Cool I guess. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Nearly an year ago, in January 2018, Italy government begun its investigation of Samsung and Apple’s antitrust violations. Investigation when Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM for short) discovered that both companies have intentionally updated its devices in Italy (and other countries as well, at least in case of Apple’s infamous battery and Samsung’s Note 4 updates) with performance-throttling software, with their goal being to incentivize users to buy newer devices. These actions have been found in violation of a number of Italy’s ...

Samsung Galaxy A6s, a mid-low-tier smartphone made with Chinese market in mind, has just been officially unveiled. While the device was designed by Samsung and is branded as such, its actual production is being taken care of by an unknown, China-based manufacturer (some believe it to be Wintech, but there is no proof). Device will cost 1799 yuan, which roughly equals 260 USD. Its specifications include 6GB RAM and 64GB storage, Snapdragon 660 processor, 3300mAh battery, Super AMOLED Full HD+ Infinity display and dual camera.Interested? Too bad, because there is no word about Galaxy A6s ...