Category Archives: Samsung

Samsung officially confirms Galaxy S10

Thank you, SamMobile, for this news. DJ Koh, CEO of Samsung mobile division, has taken to Chinese media to announce the upcoming of this, quote, ”amazing” and ”very significant” device. Mister Koh did not go into details, though, so there is still plenty of room for leaks and rumours, do not worry. Feel free to have high expectations, too, since Galaxy S10 will be the series’ tenth anniversary smartphone.Stay in touch for more. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 burned, or hooray, I have something to write about

Another story of exploding smartphone straight from America. Diana Chung, owner of Galaxy Note 9, was using her phone when she noticed that it was getting unnaturely warm. She put it back in her bag, where the device soon produce an odd ”whistling” sound and began to fume. Thankfully Mrs. Chung quickly threw the phone away, which was then successfully doused off. Nobody got hurt, except Mrs. Chung’s wallet.The most probably suspect is phone’s malfunctioning battery, although the malfunction may have been caused by a variety of factors. Perhaps Mrs. Chung overheated ...

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 gets an update – AR Emoji, Super Slow-Mo and more

European models of Galaxy Note 8, ones with the Exynos CPU on board, are receiving a substantial update. It consists of not only standard security upgrades but also a slew of new (for this model) features. These features are:– Super Slow-Mo, camera mode that allows the user to record, well, slow-mode videos. Yes, just like in the Matrix,– AR Emoji, 3D emotes based on a face picture. Created mostly with GIFs in mind.This update will most likely also make its way to the US, Snapdragon-based version of Galaxy Note ...

Samsung Galaxy J4 Plus and what we know about it

Information found below comes from the recently leaked documentation by Federal Communications Commission:– no hardware navigation buttons, only on-screen ones,– 18.5:9 display,– support for two SIM cards,– facial recognition.Device’s release date is unknown but, judging by the fact that it received FCC certification, should be near. As for its price, Galaxy J4 costs $150, so the Plus variant should not be far off. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Samsung Galaxy S7 receives September sacurity update

Yet another Samsung gets yet another security update. This time it is Galaxy S7 that gets the security treatment. Software version G930FXXS3ERHD for the phone includes nine critical Android OS vulnerabilities fixes, 18 Samsung ones and a number of lesser fixes. If the update is not available for you now then it should be in a day or two. In order to download it manually, go to Settings and Software update and select the Download updates manually option. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Silver colour variant of Samsung Galaxy Note 9 coming to the US

Introducing a new colour variant is a sure way to bring some life (however little) into your smartphone’s sales. Samsung is no stranger to this tactic, and employs it once more with its US release of Galaxy Note 9 device. Month after launching in the US, Samsung is adding a new silver colour variant to the Galaxy Note 9 series. It is the fifth hue that this smartphone is available in, the older ones being Ocean Blue, Metallic Copper, Midnight Black and Lavender Purple.Sadly, we do not know when exacly will this hue hit the US stores, nor when and if will it become available in other ...

Samsung Galaxy A6 will be available in the US

Galaxy Note 9 has been out in the US for two weeks now, but Samsung is already thinking of releasing another phone in the land of the free. Galaxy A6 will be released in the US of A on September 14th, along with Galaxy J3 and J7 smartphones and the Galaxy Tab A 10.5′ tablet. Device will cost $359.99. Its specs include 5.6-inch Super AMOLED Infinity Display, 1.6GHz quad-core processor, 3GB of RAM, 16-megapixel front and rear-facing cameras, 3000mAh battery an an Android 8.0 Oreo ...

Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus are $100 or more off in various US retailers

Samsung wants to boosts its Galaxy S9 and S9+ sales. To do this, the company offers good deals on these smartphones in a number of US retailers. Amazon offers the unlocked models for $620 and $740 respectively; Best Buy offers the same price but you have to activate them on the day you buy them in order to get the discount. Samsung Store, B&H Photo and ABT also offer the same discount. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Samsung Galaxy A9 Star will be available in purple

Galaxy A9 Star, a China-exclusive smartphone by Samsung, is getting a new colour variant, purple. The only interesting thing about it is the fact that it is the very first Samsung smartphone available in this hue. By releasing this colour variant, Samsung is clearly imitating Xiaomi and Huawei, both of whom have their Chinese phones in that, pretty popular in the far east, colour.Galaxy A9 Star is still unlikely to be released outside of China. Tweet Vote on HN ...