Yaay. Samsung continues its new and odd tradition of updating its mid and low-entry phones before the flagships. Galaxy J3 (2017) and Galaxy J1 mini are the newest Samsung phones to receive January security update. Firmware version J330FXXU3ARA3 or J105FXXU0ARA2 brings with it five critical Android vulnerabilities, 13 critical Samsung vulnerabilities and a number of low vulnerability fixes. The over-the-air update should be available to all now; if it is not, it will be soon, so be ...

One of the most popular leaksters, evleaks, says that the Galaxy S9 and S9+ will be launched on February 26th. This claim comes from the alleged contact between evleaks and a, quote, ”C-level executive at a major casemaker”. Evleaks believes that the phone will be available for pre-orders starting March 1st. Release is said to take place on March 16th. Usually Samsung unveils its Galaxy S series phones a day before the MWC; why this year is different, I do not know.By the way! Since the Galaxy S9/S9+ launch is so close, you can take most leaks that will surface online as truth. ...

Samsung owns two factories in Slovakia, one manufacturing OLED panels parts and another assembling the screens. Soon though, these factories may be no more, as Samsung is threatening to shut down one of thems and is said to consider closing both. The reason is pretty prosaic, namely lack of workforce – seems like Slavs are not very interested in making us smartphones. Another option for Samsung is hiring foreigners, something that Slovakia government is not very keen on allowing, or so I heard. If closed, these two factories will probably end up being relocated to a more work-friendly ...

Pictures of alleged box of Samsung Galaxy S9 have recently leaked online, and they are quite informative – if true. According to the info on the box, Samsung’s Galaxy S9 will have:– 5.8″, 1440p AMOLED display, rounded corners,– Super Speed camera, either f/1.5 or f/2.4 aperture, 12mpx rear and 8mpx front,– Super Slow-mo slow motion capabilities,– 4GB RAM and 64GB storage,– IP68 water and dust resistance,– iris scanner,– wireless charging,– AKG-tuned earphones.Overall, specs leaked suggest a solid evolution from the S8 series ...

Although from only one retailer – Clove. The release is not perfect, unfortunately. Firstly, the device’s price is £480, which is higher than if bought from an European retailer (€500 + shipping). Secondly, A8 is sold with an European charger, which means that the UK user has to buy an UK charger to be able to recharge the phone. Units with the proper UK charger should arrive later this year.Specifications are available here. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Hurray, I guess. After a large December update, this one is pretty small. Weighing 22 megabytes, firmware version A520FXXU4BRA8 brings with itself 91 Google fixes for the Android OS and 13 for the Samsung Experience OS. Right now the update is available only for the unbranded models. We do not know when will it become more widely available. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Samsung Galaxy J1 mini Prime is one of the cheapest Samsung phones sold. Hence, it may be a bit weird that it is a second Samsung phone to get January security update. Samsung’s update policy is weird. Anyway, the update’s content consists mainly of security fixes – five critical Android vulnerabilities, thirteen Samsung vulnerabilities and a bunch of lesser ones. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Marshmallow is still the most popular Android OS, with 29.7% of Android users still running it, but Oreo is… well, ”catching up” is way too big a word, but it is slowly growing in popularity, reaching 0.7%. In comparison, last month it was only 0.2%. Nougat is still at 2nd place with 26.3% and Lollipop’s still at third with 25.1%.That is all. Tweet Vote on HN ...

The device has just been spotted on Samsung’s official website, which means that it will be released soon. Galaxy J2 Pro (2018), available in three colour variants, will be up for sale for $145 starting next week; while the device may be released globally, it will start off small in a few selected markets. Whether or not will anyone want to actually buy them depends on how interested in budget phones will people be:– 5-inch Super AMOLED display, 540 x 960 pixels resolution,– 1.4GHz quad-core CPU, 1.5GB RAM,– 16GB storage,– 8-megapixel rear camera, secondary ...

Phone’s specifications are available here, in our older post. As for today’s news, yep! You Dutches can now buy yourself a unit of Galaxy A8 (2018). Colour variants available are grey, gold and black, with blue coming in a few months. Device’s cost is €499. Tweet Vote on HN ...