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All posts by Daniel van Dorp
75% of Galaxy S fans want the Galaxy S23, here’s why!
The Exynos vs Snapdragon debate has been going on for a long time. Samsung’s in-house chips have failed to match up to the standards set by Qualcomm in recent years. It got so bad three years back that Samsung apologized to customers and vowed to do better, and the result was the Galaxy S21 series’ […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 5 days ago
Buyer beware: Don’t get fooled by these Chinese foldable phones!
Anything can be made to look good on the internet. As long as you’re willing to throw money at influencers to hype up your products, chances are they’ll be able to convince some of their fans and followers to open up their wallets. Sounds easy enough, doesn’t it? There’s more here than meets the eye, […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 5 months ago
Buying the Galaxy A53 for gaming? You might want to wait
The Galaxy A53 is here, and it brings plenty of interesting features, even if most of them were already seen on the many Galaxy A52 models Samsung launched last year. In fact, the only truly new thing the A53 brings is Samsung’s new Exynos 1280 chipset, which is built on a 5nm process and is […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 10 months ago
Fingerprint detection on Samsung’s flagship phones is, dare I say, finally perfect
Samsung is one of few, or perhaps the only, manufacturer that currently uses an ultrasonic-type in-screen fingerprint sensor on its flagships. Pretty much everyone else uses optical fingerprint sensors and has been doing so ever since in-display fingerprint readers became commonplace in the industry. Samsung started using in-display fingerprint sensors on its flagships with the […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 10 months ago
Samsung’s horrible yield forces Qualcomm to give TSMC its business
Samsung has been working hard to win clients for its foundry division. Making chips for companies that don’t have their own manufacturing facilities is a very profitable business. However, it’s also very complicated. The global chip shortage also places immense pressure on chipmakers. If they’re unable to meet clients’ supply requirements due to issues with […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 11 months ago
Good Lock 2022 update arrives tomorrow with these new features
Samsung is going to roll out an update for Good Lock 2022 starting tomorrow. For those who are unaware, Good Lock is a suite of customization and personalization modules from Samsung. They enable users to change the look and feel of their devices as well as expand functionality. Good Lock modules receive a major update […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 11 months ago
Galaxy S22 series has the best Android phones you can pre-order in 2022
New year, new me. That’s how every January 1st starts off for most of us. While most of us are also notoriously bad at keeping our resolutions, there’s always something else we look forward to other than that banging beach body. Every new year brings us the promise of great new tech. Samsung is always […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 11 months ago
Galaxy Z Fold 4 gets its own S Pen revolution this year
The S Pen has long been one of Samsung’s greatest weapons. It truly set the company’s Galaxy Note series apart from the pack. However, with the Galaxy Note series now dead, Samsung needs to find new ways to keep this iconic stylus around. That’s why the Galaxy S22 Ultra now looks more like a Note […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 11 months ago
Android 13 developer preview is out but not for Samsung devices
You may have heard that Google has released the Android 13 developer preview. This is the first build of its next major Android OS upgrade. Google releases early previews for app developers and enthusiasts so that they can test out the firmware and report any bugs or problems. Android 13, or Tiramisu for those who […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 12 months ago
Official Samsung Galaxy S22 firmware available for download now
It’s just been a day since Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S22 series. After many leaks and reports, the handsets were finally made public yesterday. It’s not like we didn’t already know almost everything that was to know about these devices. Now, customers across the globe must wait until February 25. That’s when Samsung will release […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 12 months ago
Check out the official Galaxy S22, S22+ and S22 Ultra user manual
The Galaxy S22 series was unveiled yesterday at Samsung’s virtual Unpacked event. All three models – the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+ and Galaxy S22 Ultra were made official. Now it comes down to actually selling the device. Initial responses appear to be good. Samsung’s website actually crashed not long after pre-orders opened. That would suggest […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 12 months ago
One UI 4.1 lets you choose how much virtual RAM you want!
We first reported on the RAM Plus feature from Samsung last year. This feature lets you increase the amount of random access memory available on the Galaxy phone. The trick it uses is quite simple. RAM Plus used 4GB of onboard storage as virtual memory. Since then, Samsung has made the RAM Plus feature available […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 12 months ago
Samsung Galaxy S22, S21, and more will get four years of OS updates!
Samsung had made a huge announcement today regarding software updates. The company has confirmed at its Unpacked event that it will now provide four years of Android OS upgrades to select devices. As you’d probably expect, the new Galaxy S22 series is on the list. There are a few existing devices that have also been […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 12 months ago
These hot Galaxy S22 colors are only available from Samsung’s site!
The day that Samsung fans had long been waiting for is finally here. The Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+ and the Galaxy S22 Ultra have officially been unveiled today. The Unpacked event confirmed much of what we already knew about the upcoming devices. In recent years, we’ve seen Samsung incentivising customers to purchase new flagship smartphones […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 12 months ago
Samsung website reveals the Galaxy S20 release date is likely March 6
It’s less than two weeks to Samsung’s Unpacked event where the company will officially unveil the Galaxy S20 series, not that there’s much left to be unveiled in the first place. A concrete release date hasn’t been leaked yet. There have been hints that the Galaxy S20 may be released in the first week of […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 3 years ago