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Samsung will launch the Galaxy Note 20 with a special online event in August
Phone launches have been severely disrupted this year due to COVID-19, and things aren’t looking much different in the near future. Most companies are opting for online events to show off their new products, and that will include Samsung’s next Galaxy Note 20. Galaxy Note 20 online launch Unlike previous years (and even the Galaxy […]
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Samsung is reportedly prepping a more affordable Galaxy Fold for launch in July
After a somewhat bumpy start with design flaws, followed by a recall of review units, Samsung’s Galaxy Fold relaunched in September 2019 having undergone a re-design and we’ve not heard a bad word about it since, other than the hefty price tag of course. February 2020 saw Samsung launch the foldable clamshell Galaxy Z Flip, […]
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Samsung no longer syncs keyboard data between phones
If you’re about to hop from your current Samsung phone to a Galaxy S20, don’t expect your keyboard info to come along for the ride. Samsung has stopped syncing keyboard data through its Cloud service as of April 13th, according to a notice seen by Sa…
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Check out this Samsung Galaxy S8 running Windows 10
Hacking and tinkering with the software on Android phones is nothing new. In fact, it’s probably a big part of the reason why the platform is as popular as it is. But it’s always interesting to see that being taken to the next level. Which, in this case, is a Galaxy S8 running Microsoft’s Windows […]
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Samsung will buy back your Galaxy S20 for 50% of its price, if you give it back within two years
It’s no surprise that the Galaxy S20 has gotten off to a slow start. Reviews for the Galaxy S20 Ultra haven’t been great, and the expensive starting price with no budget option hasn’t helped. Couple that with a current global pandemic, and, well, you don’t have a recipe for success. Samsung’s solution? They’ll give you […]
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Samsung announces the Galaxy A31, sporting quad cameras in a mid-range package
Smartphone sales are, well, not great right now. Pretty much everyone is struggling in a market that’s shrinking fast and hard due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. We’re not seeing quite as much excitement around phone launches these days, but Samsung’s trying to stay the course with a refreshed Galaxy A31 smartphone. It’s another mid-range […]
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Samsung and Verizon launch the affordable new Galaxy Tab A 8.4 LTE
Samsung has announced a brand new Galaxy Tab A 8.4 in an LTE flavor, and this model’s headed exclusively for Verizon. While LTE tablets can be a little pricey, Samsung and Verizon are trying to keep this a little more budget-friendly. You’re only paying $ 279 for a tablet that seems like a pretty decent option […]
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Samsung shuts down its PC-to-mobile game streaming on March 27th
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PSA: Samsung will sanitize your Galaxy smartphone, Watch, and Buds in bid to fight Coronavirus
By now, you are probably well aware of the Coronavirus situation, both locally and around the world, and hopefully, everyone is taking extra special care of themselves and those around them. While washing hands for 30-seconds or longer is one of the ways that we can help prevent the spread of the disease, Samsung is […]
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Samsung is already improving the Galaxy S20 camera with updates to fight criticism
The Samsung Galaxy S20 family is still about a week away from release, but early reviews haven’t totally fallen in love with the camera yet. Some users that have already used Samsung’s 2020 flagship have noticed a few issues that keep the camera from really being great, but Samsung wants to fix it quickly. Galaxy […]
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What is Samsung SoundAssistant? Here’s how to make your music sound even better
Samsung has updated their SoundAssistant app on the Galaxy Store, which is typically the app you use to customize the sound experience on a Galaxy smartphone. This update goes a bit further, though, and lets you change up your volume indicator and apply some theme elements to it. It’s a pretty neat update. Samsung SoundAssistant […]
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Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus in “Aura Red” is one of the models you can pre-order today
Samsung made the Galaxy S20 Plus in Aura Red official today, with matching Galaxy Buds to boot. And while today’s the first day you can pre-order the phone, that specific model is only going to be available in South Korea on Korea Telecom. One of the strange things about this new model is the dual […]
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The ten best cases for your Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra
When you’ve spent a thousand dollars or more on your Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, or S20 Ultra, it’s likely that you may want to take the extra step of investing in a case to protect your shiny new handset. Whether you want ultra-thin, trendy, functional, or heavy-duty protection, we’ve searched high-and-low for the best assortment […]
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Samsung launches the latest Galaxy S series – S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra – Available March 6
Samsung just wrapped up its Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event with the launch of three 5G Galaxy S20 devices – the S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra. All will be available on March 6 with preorders starting on February 21st in the US. They should also be available across all carriers, but Verizon’s not getting the standard […]
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Samsung revealed the Galaxy Z Flip in an Oscars ad
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Galaxy S20 registrations are live with a March 6th release date according to Samsung slip-up
With just eleven days to go until Samsung officially takes the wraps off the Galaxy S20 range of handsets on February 11th in New York, the smartphone manufacturer made a small error when its registration page went live, revealing that deliveries would ship by March 6th. As you might expect, the information was quickly scrubbed […]
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Will Samsung integrate Google Duo into regular smartphone messaging?
A new rumor has suggested that Google Duo might be getting a new kind of integration, starting with the Galaxy S20 launch. Apparently there have been talks between Samsung and Google to implement an ability to quickly send Google Duo video messages right inside of Samsung’s SMS messaging application, putting video chatting on a whole […]
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Sprint’s amazing deal: they’ll fix your broken Samsung Galaxy smartphone for just $49, regardless of carrier
Here’s a pretty crazy deal: if you have a broken Samsung Galaxy smartphone, Sprint will fix it for you. They don’t care what carrier you’re on right now, and they’re offering this deal for just $ 49. That’s pretty cheap compared to going to just about any other repair place and spending a couple hundred bucks […]
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Sprint will fix anyone’s cracked Samsung Galaxy screen for $49
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Samsung 108MP sensor exclusive to S20 Ultra, but it doesn’t really matter
Details of Samsung’s imminent flagship trio are leaking at an accelerating pace, including an interesting segmentation of camera hardware and the first hands-on photos. Samsung‘s S-series of flagship smartphones are often the phones many look forward to each year, as they often debut the latest in processor, display, and camera technologies, and as we draw […]
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Samsung Galaxy S20+ leak appears to confirm its name and cameras
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Samsung Galaxy Fold sales figures for 2019 are in
Samsung has been fairly hush hush on Galaxy Fold sales figures, but now at CES 2020, they’re giving us a look into what first-gen Galaxy Fold sales actually look like, from 2019. The Korean tech giant’s CEO, DJ Koh, says that, even after the early fiasco, the company sold between 400,000 and 500,000 Galaxy Fold […]
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Samsung will unveil its latest Galaxy phones on February 11th
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Samsung set to unveil its latest flagship at Unpacked on February 11
It looks like we finally know when Samsung will be officially announcing the Galaxy S11, and possibly even the Galaxy Fold 2. A promo video, announcing the event, was uploaded to a Samsung press channel, and Twitter user @water8192 was able to grab it before it was pulled. The video itself is nothing necessarily special. […]
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Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 are on the way with one key upgrade
We’re anticipating some new Galaxy Buds sooner or later, and a new FCC filing has confirmed that they’re on the way. The filing details an upgrade that’s guaranteed to make a great pair of headphones even better, too. The filing lists a new pair of Galaxy Buds, albeit without a name. Early rumors suggest they’ll […]
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Samsung tops Android industry profits but is dwarfed by Apple’s overall
New data shows Samsung continues to lead the Android profitshare as well as the Android marketshare, with many distant contenders, but Apple continues to dominate the overall mobile profitshare. Counterpoint Research have released their latest quarterly data on the smartphone industry and they reveal that in the face of an overall downtrend in mobile profits […]
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Samsung Galaxy S11 family sports 48MP zoom camera alongside 108MP primary
Following news of a powerful 108MP binned primary camera sensor in Samsung’s upcoming flagships, we’ve now heard the entire S11 series will also use a 48MP binned sensor for zooming. We’ve been seeing a steady increase in the number of leaks Samsung‘s next-gen flagship Galaxy S11 series in the lead up to their expected announcement […]
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Samsung Galaxy M20 and M30 get an update to Android 10 with One UI 2.0
The Galaxy S11 is on the horizon, which means it’s time for Samsung to start trickling their latest software into their current phone lineup to test things out before the big show. The latest in the enormous Galaxy family to receive Android 10 with One UI 2.0 is the Galaxy M20 and M30, which are […]
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Check out the newly announced Samsung Galaxy A51 and A71, complete with Infinity-O display and crazy camera module
Samsung has taken the wraps off of the Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A71 phones, prepping their 2020 lineup of mid-range devices. These also very likely hint at what we can expect out of the Galaxy S11 family, especially with that insane camera module on the back. Galaxy A51 The Galaxy A51 is the more affordable […]
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Samsung does it again with December security update rolling out before Google
Samsung has been acing their security update support in recent years and they’ve now begun rolling out the new December security update to some phones before even Google, again. Samsung has been steadily improving their update game over the last few years, with the delay between Google’s releases and Samsung’s updates shrinking from over half […]
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Good news! Samsung is ending support for Bixby on handsets running Nougat or Oreo*
In what may appear to be good news to some, it seems that Samsung is getting ready to end support for Bixby Voice on Galaxy handsets running on Android Nougat and Oreo from January 1, 2020. This means that in just over a month from now, you’ll be unable to use Bixby Voice and Bixby […]
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Samsung Galaxy S11 will have a centered hole punch, plus a really horrendous camera layout
In case you were wondering what the Galaxy S11 might look like before its official unveiling, a render from @OnLeaks and 91Mobiles has surfaced showcasing all of the rumored design changes to Samsung’s next flagship. Some of the changes are expected, but there are a few curveballs here, too. New hole punch, weird cameras The […]
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Samsung quickly releases an improved Galaxy Fold for China
Meet the Samsung W20 5G, an incrementally improved Galaxy Fold set to release in China. It’s pretty strange for Samsung to launch a better model of their daring folding phone so soon, but it’s not quite the Galaxy Fold 2 that you might be expecting. Small changes, better 5G The W20 5G isn’t a fully […]
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UAG NATO Strap review: Add a military vibe to your Samsung Galaxy Watch
Urban Armor Gear (UAG) is arguably best known for their portfolio of smartphone cases, but they also sell some very intriguing smartwatch straps. Their NATO Straps for Samsung’s Galaxy Watch are both stylish and durable, and a dose of adrenaline to the somewhat staid rubber straps that come standard. Colors include Olive Drab and Grey […]
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Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 Review: Android’s best Apple Watch contender
We recently learned that Google has acquired Fitbit for $ 2.1 billion, a huge boost for the tech giant’s floundering Wear OS and its fitness cred. It remains to be seen how well the next generation of Google’s watches perform, but as of now, Samsung’s Tizen-based watches remain the kings of Android. Similar to the Apple […]
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Add some durability to your Samsung Galaxy Watch with these rugged straps from UAG
Under Armor Gear or UAG as it is more commonly known by, makes a host of products designed to protect devices from the rigors of daily life. Now the company has announced three new straps called Active, Leather, and Nato for Samsung’s Galaxy Watch that add durability and utility to the smartwatch in urban and […]
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Samsung has combined RAM and ROM into one package for even smaller, more efficient devices
Samsung has made a big move towards even smaller, more efficient mobile devices. They currently offer LPDDR4X RAM in up to 12GB packages for tons of memory in mobile phones, and they make high-speed, eUFS storage to hold everything a device could need, but now they’re combining the two for even bigger space savings. Innovation […]
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Samsung explains the massive fingerprint security flaw in the Galaxy S10/Note 10
Samsung has been in hot water lately over some pretty shoddy fingerprint scanning on the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10. Apparently there’s a pretty easy way to get into someone’s secured phone, regardless of whose fingerprint you use. That’s, uh, pretty bad, no matter how you look at it. The good news is that […]
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Samsung launches the faster, sleeker Chromebook 4 and Chromebook 4+
It’s been well over three years since Samsung unveiled the Chromebook 3 at CES 2016. The tech giant has finally launched two new Chromebook 4 models, improving on both the design and specifications without sacrificing affordability. These are relatively simple machines with few bells and whistles, but offer either 11.6-inch or 15.6-inch displays with a […]
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Samsung posts video asking users to treat their Galaxy Fold nicely
After a big launch during the Galaxy S10 Unpacked event on February 20th, Samsung’s first foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, was revealed to suffer from a number of flaws, most notably with its display and the ingress of foreign objects. Samsung canceled preorders and pulled review units from tech sites while the Galaxy Fold underwent […]
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As Huawei launches its Mate 30 Pro, Samsung reverts to troll status and gloats about ties to Google
Huawei has just held a launch event in Munich, Germany where it unveiled its new Mate 30 Pro that boasts an almost bezel-less waterfall display, the Kirin 990 5G processor and promising a world-class camera experience. But, as good as the Mate 30 Pro, and its siblings appear on the hardware front, Google apps and […]
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Samsung Galaxy S10 and Note 10 leaked to get Android 10 beta in October
Samsung looks to be improving their update game with leaks suggesting the company’s 2019 flagships will see Android 10 Betas within a month, and stable releases soon after. Samsung first ran their own Android beta program last year with their Galaxy S9 and S9+ receiving the Android Pie-based One UI in November before having the […]
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Weirdest IFA 2019 news: Samsung wants to turn your phone into a Square reader
Samsung hasn’t had a huge IFA 2019 (they rarely do) but they did talk about the relaunch of the Galaxy Fold. Aside from that, they’ve been pretty quiet. The might take home the award for weirdest announcement after this one, though. A new feature called SoftPOS aims to turn your Samsung smartphone or tablet into […]
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Samsung refreshes their mid-range with A50s and A30s and a major downgrade
We’ve recommended Samsung’s great mid-range offerings in the A30 and A50 before, but now they’re refreshing the two devices with some nice upgrades, and one major downgrade. Samsung defied expectations when they released a slew of new budget and mid-range devices at the start of 2019 that actually offered competitive value in stark contrast to […]
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Samsung showcases the premium features of the Galaxy Note 10’s display in a new infographic
Samsung is renowned for the quality of its AMOLED displays and the Infinity-O panels found on the Galaxy S10/S10+ and Galaxy Note 10/10+ are prime examples of how the Korean company is the leader in display technology. As the newest members of the Note series, the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ feature Dynamic AMOLED […]
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Samsung is testing a phone with a massive 6000mAh battery
A new rumor has popped up that makes it seem like Samsung is about to start batteries more seriously than anyone else on the market. The leak, which comes from Galaxy Club, shows an enormous 6000mAh battery from Samsung designed for an upcoming smartphone. Unfortunately, that’s pretty much all the concrete info about the battery […]
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Get up to $150 in credit when you pre-order the Galaxy Note 10/10+ from Samsung
Samsung announced its shiny new Galaxy Note 10 and 10+ two days ago, and if you are a fan of the Note series you are probably wondering which f your kidneys you can do without so you can afford the new handset that starts from $ 949. Have no fear because pre-orders for the Galaxy Note […]
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Samsung may restrict Galaxy Fold re-launch to selected regions initially
First unveiled during the Galaxy S10 Unpacked event on February 20th, Samsung’s Galaxy Fold was to be its first foray into the brand new segment of foldable smartphones. Review units were handed out to the usual suspects as Samsung raced to beat its competitors to the punch. Alas, stories soon appeared saying that the Galaxy […]
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Samsung follows Qualcomm with overclocked Exynos 9825 in Note 10
Following yesterday’s reveal of Qualcomm’s slightly overclocked Snapdragon 855 ‘Plus’, Samsung’s own slightly overclocked Exynos 9825 has been leak-benchmarked in the Galaxy Note 10. Though less common amongst flagship chips in the last few years, it remains a common practice for chipmakers like Qualcomm and Samsung to rebrand their processors, typically with minor improvements to […]
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Huawei leak shows a circular camera cutout to keep some distance from Samsung and Apple
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro is starting to take a few laps around the rumor mill, and today we’re getting a good look at the case for the phone. Normally these kinds of leaks are pretty boring when it’s for a phone that we already expect to look much like its predecessor, but Huawei is […]
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