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One UI 5.0 feature focus: Per-contact call backgrounds. Useful and fun?

One UI 5.0 expanded upon the general call background feature and introduced per-contact call background options for Galaxy smartphone users. It's an addition to One UI that allows users to add custom photos or videos to call backgrounds for individual contacts. Beyond this being useful, it can also be a source of mild entertainment. Here's […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

New Gorilla Glass Victus 2 improves drop resistance at no cost

Corning has just revealed its latest innovation in protective glass technology, i.e., Gorilla Glass Victus 2. The company designed the new solution to offer higher drop resistance than previous generations while preserving the scratch resilience of Gorilla Glass Victus. More specifically, Corning focused on improving the drop resistance of its glass on specific rough surfaces, […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung improves Photo Editor and Object Eraser with new updates

Samsung has released a new update to the Photo Editor embedded in its Gallery app, and with it come a few other updates targeting the Object Eraser feature. Samsung introduced the AI-driven Object Eraser in January 2021 to give Galaxy smartphone users quick tools for removing photobombers and unwanted objects from their shots. And now […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung to hire 1,000 engineers for its R&D centers in India

Samsung India is planning to strengthen its workforce by hiring around 1,000 engineers for its R&D institutes. The company wants to recruit engineers across different areas of expertise. These new employees will work at Samsung R&D Institutes in Bangalore, Noida, and Delhi, as well as Samsung Semiconductor Research in Bengaluru next year. The company revealed […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Galaxy Watch 5 series drove up Samsung smartwatch shipments

By the end of Q3 2022, the global smartwatch market grew 30% year-on-year, and India became the world's largest smartwatch market thanks to local brands. Samsung maintained 2nd place globally behind Apple, and the Korean company enjoyed increased quarterly shipments thanks to the new Galaxy Watch 5 series. Samsung's global smartwatch market share increased by […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

[Video] Top 5 Galaxy Z Fold 4 One UI 5.0 features

Over the past week, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 has received the Android 13 One UI 5.0 firmware update in many regions. The release followed a beta-testing period of a few weeks. The first public release of Android 13 is finally happening, and we've decided to showcase our top 5 features of the Galaxy Z […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Galaxy S23 case/color options and new power bank leaked

Although we might be roughly two months away from the official Galaxy S23 unveiling, you can be sure that Samsung will have a bunch of accessories and protective cases ready for the trio of flagships once they go on sale. A few details on some of these upcoming Galaxy S23 official cases have now emerged. […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Benchmark reveals Galaxy M54 SoC and memory specs, Android 13

The upcoming Galaxy M54 5G has shown up on Geekbench earlier today, and the benchmark entry clarifies an earlier rumor concerning Samsung's choice of chipset for the mid-range device. Namely, the Galaxy M54 5G won't be powered by an SoC from Qualcomm but a new Exynos solution. The online benchmark reveals that the Galaxy M54 […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

New Good Lock module, Galaxy to Share, lets you share settings across devices

Before One UI 5.0 went live for the Galaxy S22 series in October, Samsung announced a few updates and additions to its experimental Good Lock platform. The company also hinted at an October 24 release for One UI 5.0, which turned out to be true. But more to the point at hand, Samsung said it […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Business customers are falling in love with Samsung’s foldables

Samsung shared a bit more information about the sales performance of its Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Z Fold lineups in 2022, focusing on the enterprise segment rather than the consumer market at large. And according to the company as well as independent market researchers, Samsung's foldable phones now have a higher adoption rate in […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Why do we choose Samsung? Is it blind fandom or is there more to this?

It goes without saying that SamMobile is a Samsung fan website. It's in the name, after all. But from where does this dedication stem? Is it blind fandom? Or do we have good reasons for supporting this mobile brand? Why not another? Why Samsung, in particular? Is it because it's the top smartphone company? Are […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung may release a Self Repair Assistant mobile app for DIYers

A new trademark application filed by Samsung may have revealed the company's future plans related to its Self-Repair program. Judging by the filing, Samsung appears to be working on a new mobile app called “Self Repair Assistant.” The app's icon, shown in the trademark application, consists of a stylized cogwheel and wrench on a blue […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung Galaxy S23 and S23+ batteries revealed by the FCC

You may have already heard the news about Samsung reportedly planning to unveil the Galaxy S23 series in February at an Unpacked event in San Francisco. If true, we have at least a couple more months before we can see the Galaxy S23 lineup in the flesh, and Samsung has an equal amount of time […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Galaxy M53 5G has received Android 13 One UI 5.0 in Europe

Yet another Galaxy smartphone is leaping to the Android 13 update. And just as the title above reveals, that smartphone is none other than the Galaxy M53 5G. Or, in greater detail: The Android 13-based One UI 5.0 firmware is now available for the Galaxy M53 5G (SM-M536B) in Europe. The update has firmware version […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Cyber Monday brings the gift of Android 13 to Galaxy Z Fold/Flip 3 in USA

Even if you're not in the market for a new Galaxy phone on Cyber Monday, Samsung has started the week by giving existing Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 users a most-welcomed gift in the form of Android 13. Indeed, the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3 are now getting the […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

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