Category Archives: Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus specs revealed as the phone receives TENAA certification

So yeah, not only we now know that the phone will be released in China – because it would not be certified by TENAA otherwise – we also know more about its specs. According to the new listing, Galaxy A6+ will sport a 6 inches wide display with 2220×1080 p resolution. Therefore, all the phone’s known specification so far is:– Snapdragon 625 CPU,– 4GB RAM,– dimensions: 160.1×75.7×7.9mm,– 6′ display, 2220×1080 p,– 3500mAh battery.Both the device’s price and date of release are as of now ...

New, live images of Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus available

Both the image above and this one came from the Taiwan National Communications Commission, which has just certified the device. Pictures are not of the highest quality but good enough to notice some of the phone’s features: metal unibody design, Infinity display and a dual rear camera. Phone’s lenght seems to be 160 milimeters. Not much is known about the phone’s specification, but we have heard it will be have Snapdragon 625 chipset, 4 gigabytes of RAM, microSD slot and Android Oreo OS. Phone will be released in Russia, Europe and Middle ...

Ouchies, or Samsung Galaxy S9 has a nasty graphic bug

Oh dear, oh my; a relatively serious bug has just been found in the Galaxy S9 smartphone. As it turns out, the Snapdragon 845 version of the smartphone is prone to crashing when under strain AND running a Samsung Internet Browser. Phone’s graphic card has trouble handling certain special effects produced by the browser and causes the whole device to shut down. Tests revealed that the same thing does not happen when using Google Chrome or other browsers.Patch is on the way, although there is no official word on its release date. For now I can only suggest not using the Samsung Internet ...

Specs of Samsung Galaxy S9 Active leaked

Galaxy S9 is a pretty great phone but it could use one improvement, mainly a larger battery. It is good, then, that the Galaxy S9 Active picks up the slack in that department. Code-named SM-G893, device packs an impressive 4000mAh battery. The rest of it specs is the same as those of normal Galaxy S9; you can learn them from the picture above. Text being in Dutch may or may hint at a release wider than US-only, as previous Active phones used to be. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Turns out that SM-G8750 and SM-G8850 will be called Samsung Galaxy S8 Lite and Galaxy A8 Star respectively

According to a Twitter message posted by one MMDDJ_ (whomever that may be), Samsung smartphones known so far as SM-G8750 and SM-G8850 already have their names. The first one, rumoured to be the Galaxy S9 itself, turns out to be Galaxy S8 Lite, a lesser version of the popular S8 line; the second one will reportedly be called Galaxy A8 Star and will be an improvement over the already strong Galaxy A8+. What we know about them specs-wise is this:Galaxy S8 Lite:– Snapdragon 660 SoC,– 4GB RAM and 64GB storage,– 2220×1080 pixels display,– Android 8.0 Oreo OS.Galaxy A8 ...

More leaks on Samsung Galaxy A6/A6 Plus

Galaxy S9 may be the most looked forward to Samsung device nowadays, but that does not mean that South Korean company is not working on other noteworthy smartphones. One of them is Galaxy A6/A6+, a mid-range phone whose renders have just leaked online. So, what have we learned from these pics?– dual camera is there,– as is the 3.5mm headphone jack,– MicroSD and SIM card slots,– good ol’ design similiar to Galaxy S8 and S9,– along with a nicely looking metallic finish.More info on the device is sure to leak before its release. Stay ...

T-Mobile puts the Android 8.0 Oreo update of Galaxy Note 8 on hold

If you live in America and own Galaxy Note 8, you have already downloaded the Android 8.0 Oreo – that is, unless you have bought your phone from T-Mobile. While the T-Mobile Galaxy Note 8 OS update was released in early June, T-Mobile withheld it soon after due to an unspecified issue. It is now unavailable, with neither Samsung nor T-Mobile providing an ETA. In other words, the update is unavailable and will not be available in a foreseenable future. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) gets upgraded to Android 8.0 Oreo in Russia

In Mother Russia, smartphone updates you… okay, that joke was weak, sorry. Anyway, Samsung is seemingly starting its streak of updates for Russia models. After Galaxy A5 (2017) received Oreo last week, it is now Galaxy A3 (2017)’s turn. You can download it by entering Settings > Software update menu. Update includes April 2018 security patch.Update for Galaxy A7 (2017) is reportedly next in line, supposedly taking place in June. Tweet Vote on HN ...