Updating all the US variants of Galaxy S8 and S8+ to Oreo was a long and grueling task for Samsung, and few people believed that updating Galaxy Note 8 will take any less time and effort. It was then pretty surprising to hear the company announce that all the US units of Galaxy Note 8 will be updated to Oreo in two to theee weeks – all the units, locked as well as unlocked. Sounds ambitious. Tweet Vote on HN ...

An almost complete specifications of both devices have just been leaked by the Italian smartphone service center Teeech. According to this leak, Samsung is preparing two solid mid-rangers for us:Galaxy A6:– 5.5′ AMOLED display, 18:5:9 aspect ratio, HD+ resolution,– 3GB RAM, 16GB flash memory,– Exynos 7870 CPU,– dual 12mpx + 8mpx camera,– 12mpx selfie shooter with LED flash,– Android 8.0 Oreo,– 3230 mAh battery.Galaxy A6+:Just as Galaxy A6 except:– 6′ screen,– 4GB RAM, 32GB flash,– 3630 mAh battery.Unfortunately we know ...

Next wave of Samsung’s low-mid rangers is coming, and Galaxy J3 (2018) is one of them. Today this phone has received its Bluetooth certification, which means that it is one step closer to global release. Interestingly enough, this phone will be sold under a different name in the United States – the reason is probably in marketing. Its main selling points will probably be a low price and Android 8 Oreo pre-installed. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Unlocked units of Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will soon, in two to three weeks, have their operating systems updated to Android 8.0 Oreo. This update follows a similiar one for the carrier (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile) versions of Galaxy S8 and S8+. It is unknown when, if at all, will Galaxy S8 Active get its update. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Listing includes picture and specifications:– 5.5-inch full HD TFT display, Gorilla Glass,– Exynos 7 chipset, 8-core,– 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, microSD slot,– 3300mAh battery,– Android Nougat OS, no word on update to Oreo,– rear and front 13mpx cameras, f/1.9 aperture,– fingerprint scanner,– metal unibody.– Samsung Mall and Samsung Pay Mini apps preinstalled.Website lists J7 Prime 2’s price as INR 13,990, which translates into roughly $215. ...

US versions of the above phones have already received their 8.0 Oreo update, so it is only natural that the US’ friendly neighbour was next. Right now the update has reached devices sold by Videotron, Koodo, Telus, Rogers, Freedom Mobile, Virgin Mobile and Fido – although only for the unlocked units. If your phone has not updated automatically yet, feel free to do it manually. Just make sure that your phone’s charged and connected to a Wi-Fi, ’cause it will be 1.3GB of downloading.Have a nice ...

Every American unit of Galaxy S8 and S8+ by Verizon is now eligible for an OS update to Android 8.0 Oreo. Update features all the common Oreo features as well as Samsung Experience 9.0. The update will not be available in whole USA right away, so do not worry if you have to wait a day or two before downloading it. Those people whose Galaxy S8’s are not from Verizon will, unfortunately, have to wait a bit longer. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Hooray, new security update is here. March security patch for Galaxy J3 (2018), model number SM-J330FN, brings with it nine Android critical vulnerabilities fixes, five Samsung Vulnerabilities and Exposures fixes and scores of lesser patchworks. Right now the patch is only available in Italy. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Galaxy S9 series has quite a potential of stirring up the smartphone market. High quality, great specification and interesting (and sometimes plain stolen from other companies, ehm ehm notch ehm ehm) bells and whistles is an almost assured recipe for success. Still, chances are that you have not heard much about the Galaxy S9 series, or that you have followed the news but now want to see the complete package; not odds and ends of rumours but complete list of phone’s specs and functions (okay, some of the functions), along with its price and availability.Okay, enough of the ...

Galaxy S9 is coming out just now and it is already receiving its first update (or, dare I say, patch?). Firmware version G960/G965-USQU1ARBG weights 260 megabytes and does NOT include the March security update. What it does include are two fixes: one for the face unlock feature and another for camera stability. Tweet Vote on HN ...