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All posts by Abhijeet Mishra
Samsung Galaxy S6 goes to space, comes back safe and sound
Can your Galaxy S6 survive a trip to the edge of space? That's a question that can't really be answered by the normal consumer, but smartphone skin maker Slickwraps decided to test things out by sending a Galaxy S6 up to 122,264 feet (37,266 m) and making it come crashing down to the blue planet. The result? […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
The Galaxy E5 and Galaxy E7 will be updated to Android 5.0 Lollipop in Q3 2015
The Galaxy E5 and Galaxy E7 are two of the best mid-range smartphones Samsung has made in the history of its smartphone business, and have been doing pretty well in terms of sales, at least in emerging markets like India. The biggest draw of the two devices, as we noted in our review, is the fast and […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Yet another Galaxy S6 Active render leaks out
The Galaxy S6 Active has been confirmed numerous times in the past few weeks, thanks to leaked specifications (which we were the first to exclusively reveal), pictures and certifications, and it's only a matter of time before the device will go official. Now, yet another render of the Galaxy S6 Active has appeared online, giving us another teaser […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
This is what Samsung is doing for Galaxy S6 units scratched by the Clear View cover
Samsung hasn't done a good job with the quality of its accessories for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, that much is for certain. Perhaps the biggest mishap that has been caused by the company's poor quality control is the scratching of the phones' displays for those using the Clear View cover. Samsung officially acknowledged […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Exclusive: Galaxy S6 and S6 edge Android 5.1 update will bring RAW support, lower ISO values in camera
The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge will be getting a couple of new features with the Android 5.1.1 update, some of which we have detailed in recent weeks. The camera app will gain new functionality, including iPhone-like exposure control, and we can now confirm that support for shooting in RAW and lower ISO values […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Galaxy S6 edge Iron Man Edition available for insane prices on eBay
It doesn't matter how old you are – the Iron Man edition of the Galaxy S6 edge is a smartphone that you simply cannot not want. But when you have to pay a couple thousand bucks to actually get your hands on one, that's when it is a good time to draw a line between wanting something […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
06-01-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S5, Galaxy Note Edge, Galaxy Note 3 LTE, and more
Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup, and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung official says the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge are selling well
Is Samsung's business really imploding? If we go by the sales of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, then that might not be the case. An unnamed Samsung executive has told The Korea Times that the two Galaxy S6 flagships are selling well and that the sales are meeting the company's internal target. According to the official, 305,000 […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Android M is bringing extensive SD card support at a very ironic time
The lack of expandable storage on the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge is among the few major gripes consumers have with Samsung's latest flagships. But while Samsung only rejected microSD cards here in 2015, Google has always been against the notion of having expandable storage on its Nexus devices. Android has never properly supported external […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung SM-G9198 with Snapdragon 808 appears on GFXBench
Samsung is the only major Android manufacturer that has chosen to ignore the Snapdragon 810 and opt for a different flagship chip (one it's making all by its lonesome), thanks to the 810's heating issues and the fact that the Korean giant's Exynos chip is considerably superior. But Samsung has said that it chooses processors […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Android M could introduce Multi Window to Android later this year
Google officially announced Android M, the next major version of the world-dominating mobile OS, at Google I/O yesterday. While not being as big an update as Android 5.0 Lollipop, Android M will bring a lot of new features, such as native support for fingerprint sensors, Android Pay, better volume control, a new battery saving feature […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung completes Lollipop rollout for Galaxy A lineup with the Galaxy A5
This week is turning out to be a good one for owners of Samsung's full metal Galaxy A devices. The Galaxy A7 recently started receiving the Lollipop update, and it is now hitting the Galaxy A5. The Galaxy A3 was the first A series device to get the update, and today marks the day when it […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Exclusive: Samsung Project Valley is a dual screen, possibly foldable, smartphone
The number of patents surrounding folding and dual screen smartphones that we have come across from Samsung would suggest that such devices would already be available in the market for consumers, but the reality is that such technologies take a long time in coming to the commercial arena from their prototype stages. But with the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
How to transfer content using Wi-Fi Direct on a Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 edge
Wi-Fi Direct support was introduced in Android way back in 2011 with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but to this day, Google hasn't added a direct (pun intended) option for sending content using the protocol on stock Android, leaving it to third-party apps to make up for the OS' shortcoming. Wi-Fi Direct is a technology that […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
05-27-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy A7, Galaxy Note 3 LTE, Galaxy S5, and more
Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup, and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
