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It took an exploding phone for Samsung to do what it should have done ages ago

Until the Galaxy Note 7 became a fire hazard, Samsung has had two flagship lineups on the market since 2011, when the original Galaxy Note came out as a larger, more powerful upgrade to the Galaxy S2. Every year, the company introduces its newest hero device, in roughly four different color options. But as we […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
7 years ago

Samsung won’t get a cheap win from Apple like it did from Huawei

Multi-national companies are not immune to geopolitical risk. They have to tip-toe around recessions, conflicts, trade wars, sanctions and other risks in the markets they service to remain profitable and increase growth. It's not uncommon for such issues to become threats to a company's survival, particularly if it gets caught up in geopolitical tensions between […]

By Adnan Farooqui
5 months ago

Samsung trashes its own climate goals with Unpacked 2023

Samsung often touts its sustainability initiatives, presenting them as the guiding principles for its business. The company's other sustainability initiatives have included a self-repair program for customers in the US, sustainable packaging materials, and increasing energy efficiency in products. When Samsung first announced that it would provide three years of Android OS upgrades, it said […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
1 year ago

Why Samsung’s metaverse hardware efforts may misfire

Samsung could be planning a return to the VR and AR headset market, and I'm not terribly excited about the company's apparent plans for a comeback. Not much has been confirmed so far, but there's a chance that Samsung's next VR/AR headset could be a Metaverse device. I see this as a potential misfire. Samsung […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung’s unimpressive 45W charging is both a good thing and bad

Not too long ago, we used Samsung's 45W fast charger on the Galaxy S22 Ultra and determined that it offers no tangible gains against using a 25W brick. But, that was a previous-generation model, so, to level the playing field, we tried it again with the shiny new 45W brick Samsung sells on its store […]

By Anil Ganti
2 years ago

Can Samsung take back the Indian smartphone market from Xiaomi?

It has finally happened: Xiaomi has managed to make it to the top of the Indian smartphone market, according to the latest data revealed by IDC. Samsung and Xiaomi are currently tied for 23.5 percent share each of the Indian smartphone market, and if the Chinese OEM keeps up, it may soon zoom past Samsung […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Still holding on to a Galaxy Note 7? It’s just not worth it anymore

The Galaxy Note 7 could have done so much for Samsung. The ill-fated flagship had a lot of potential. When the handset was unveiled in August this year many suggested that it would turn out to be Samsung's best-selling smartphone and would carry the impressive sales momentum set by the Galaxy S7 series. It all went […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Lessons learned: the Galaxy Note 7 recall, Note rebranding, and a 2017 Samsung comeback

The Galaxy Note 7 has been recalled – again. I feel like this sentence permeates nearly every journalism piece I've read on the Web about the matter. And yet, it's a fact. The event itself is tragic, for innocent victims of exploding Note 7s as well as Samsung, the world's largest smartphone manufacturer who, prior to the recalls, […]

By Deidre R.
8 years ago

Why the Galaxy Note 7 mess excites me more about the Galaxy S8

Samsung had a great start to 2016 with the Galaxy S7. The existing flagship series is without a doubt a hit. It played a major role in turning the company's fortunes around and Samsung wanted to continue the momentum with the Galaxy Note 7. For all intents and purposes, the Galaxy Note 7 seemed like […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Why a sub-brand is fast becoming necessary for Samsung to maintain dominance in the global smartphone market

Samsung has a problem. It continues to break new ground and find market share for high-end products but at the same time it's conceding position to Chinese OEMs and local rivals in many lucrative emerging markets. Late last year it was reported that Samsung had narrowly managed to retain its top spot as the top […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Samsung is becoming a victim of unnecessary media hype

Samsung has had to predictably deal with a lot of bad press after it confirmed the Galaxy Note 7's battery cell defect earlier this month and issued a global recall for the handset. Nobody was expecting Samsung's new flagship handset to quite literally crash and burn merely weeks after it was released across the globe. Prior to Samsung's […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

I survived my Galaxy Note 7 recall trip to Verizon

I didn't want to do it, but I had to. Verizon and Samsung have sent me emails (and Verizon a text message) over the last few weeks, telling me to power down my Galaxy Note 7 and turn it in for a replacement device. Earlier on in the process, I refrained from taking my Galaxy Note […]

By Deidre R.
8 years ago

Samsung’s budget smartphone lineup is getting frustratingly crowded

The budget smartphone market has seen major competition in the last year or so. Large manufacturers like Samsung, HTC and LG have been unable to match the value offered by smartphones from Chinese manufacturers like Xiaomi and Lenovo. Recently, new players like LeEco have further heated up the competition. Last year, Samsung decided it could sit […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
8 years ago

Samsung is simplifying its smartphone lineup, not ‘downsizing’ it

Samsung sells a lot of phones. It also makes a lot of phones; so many, in fact, that it has always been berated for flooding the market with a slew of devices, each one not much different from the last one. But more than the number of smartphones, it has always been the naming convention […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
9 years ago

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