Starting June 2, the above phones can be pre-ordered in China. Both phones will be officially launched on June 7th (Thursday), and should reach Chinese stores on June 15th. If Galaxy A9 Star was to be quickly summarized, it ought to be described as ”being about the camera”. Phones’ upper-mid specs (4GB RAM, 3700mAh battery, 6.28′ screen et cetera) will only be the tipping of the main course that is the 24mpx + 16mpx main camera. Galaxy A9 Star Lite, on the other hand, will probably be only Galaxy A6 or A6+ rebranded for the Chinese market. ...

Many of you are eager to update your smartphone’s operating systems as soon as possible, but this may be the right time to reconsider. Android 8.0 Oreo on Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) has been reported to cause numerous reboots and bootloops for some – mind you, not all – users. Reboots are reportedly occuring when connecting to some Wi-Fi networks; bootloops are seemingly random. If your device gets into a bootloop, all that you can do is take it to a support center, where it will be recovered through data-wiping recovery. Ouch.ETA of the fix is currently unknown. Install the ...

Samsung takes its time updating Galaxy S7 and S7 edge’s operating systems. After premiering in Europe a few weeks back, update is now available for download in the north. Build that the norsemen received is ERE8, the same one that the Great Britain islanders have. Tweet Vote on HN ...

A bit of a footnote to the post from an hour ago; an image has been released that shows Galaxy A9 Star available in at least two colours, black and white. That is all. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Galaxy A9 Star is an upcoming Samsung flagship starring (get it? Starring? Star? Ha haa…) an iPhone-esque design, 24mpx + 16mpx rear camera setup, Super AMOLED Infinity display and 3700mAh battery. At first it was believed that Galaxy A9 Star will be limited to a Chinese release, but now it seems otherwise. A list of countries has been obtained by Sammobile that shows a number of countries where the device -may- be released. These countries include Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and Cambodia. It is unknown whether or not any new regions will join that ...

Rumours about Galaxy Note 9 keep making rounds on the Internet block; we ourselves have shared the phone’s latest benchmark just yesterday. Well, another piece of news has just joined the fray. According to the tipser Ice Universe, Galaxy Note 9 will come with 8GB RAM and 512GB ROM. If true, that would be a huge step forward from the 4GB RAM and 64/128/256GB ROM of the Galaxy S9 series. Then again, Geekbench certification says something different. I guess we will only learn the truth after the phone’s ...

It looks like Galaxy Note 9, the upcoming Samsung flagship, has just received its Geekbench certification. According to the new document, device’s Exynos version scores higher than the Snapdragon one; it scores 2737 in single core and 9064 in multiple core tests. Not much more specification of the device is shown, only 6GB RAM and Android 8.0 Oreo OS.As usual, benchmark offers no price & availability info. Tweet Vote on HN ...

It is all about Samsung today on IMEI24. Forbes magazine has released its yearly ”World’s Most Valuable Brands” list, and according to it, Samsung is the seventh most valuable brand in the world. Citizens of distant planet Quazar V would probably disagree, but who cares about them aliens. Samsung’s brand value has been listed as $47.6 billion, 25% more than last year’s $38.2 billion, which gave Samsung 10th place on the list. First six places are populated by, in order from the largest, Apple ($182.8 billion) > Google > Microsoft > Facebook > Amazon > Coca ...

Samsung has teamed up with Disney to make a bunch of Incredibles 2-related AR emojis. New emojis present the whole Incredibles family as well as Frozone. They are available right now for Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus. To download them, open the phone camera’s AR Emoji mode, tap the plus button and select the Incredibles AR Emoji pack from the Galaxy App Store. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Firmware number G960FXXU1BRE5 is now being sent to Galaxy S9 models in Germany. It is unknown when will it become available in other regions, but should be soon. Update consists of six critical Samsung and seven Android vulnerabilities fixed, as well as a bunch of lesser fixes. It is available Over The Air. Tweet Vote on HN ...