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Boost and Virgin Mobile are offering the Galaxy S8 for the cheapest
Samsung launched the Galaxy S8 and S8+ in the US on April 21. Both these smartphones were being sold by all the big carriers and retailers in the country for no less than $720 off contract. However, Boost and Virgin Mobile are selling the Galaxy S8 for much cheaper. If you don't mind buying the Galaxy […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Samsung might acquire micro-LED developer PlayNitride
If a new report is believed, Samsung might be interested in acquiring PlayNitride. This Taiwan-based company manufactures micro-LED panels. Samsung is said to be interested in manufacturing micro-LED displays for its VR headsets and may even use the technology for some TV models as well. Micro-LEDs aren't that popular as yet but market analysts believe […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Daily Deal: Save 51% on a 32GB EVO microSD card
For a limited time only, you can pick up a 32GB EVO microSD card for $18.48 (51% off), which is a great price to pay for a chip that not only offers super-fast transfer speeds, but is also waterproof and resistant to extreme temperatures. If you like the sound of the 32GB EVO microSD card […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Samsung patent shows what the Galaxy S8 might have looked like with a physical home button
Looking at the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, it's easy to think that Samsung had always envisioned these devices with the virtually bezel less Infinity Display, with no physical home button or company logo to ruin the beautiful design. But every new smartphone goes through multiple iterations and usually has different prototypes before the final […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
Samsung Gear S3 receives an official price cut in the US, now available for just $299.99
The Gear S3 classic and the Gear S3 frontier, which were launched in the US last year with price tags of $349.99 each, have received an official price cut. Bluetooth variants of both these smartwatches are now available for just $299.99 through Samsung's official online store as well as Amazon. The LTE variant of the Gear […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Samsung’s compatibility list shows which Gear S3 features work with the iPhone and non-Samsung devices
With the Gear S3, Samsung finally opened up its smartwatch platform to non-Galaxy Android devices, later bringing support for the watch to the iPhone. But the Gear S3 works best when paired with a Galaxy device, and Samsung has published a list today which reveals how its latest smartwatch works with Android devices from other […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
This might be the best Galaxy Note 8 concept yet
Samsung has reiterated multiple times that it's going to launch a new Galaxy Note flagship later this year. The new flagship will presumably be called the Galaxy Note 8 if Samsung decides to stick with the same brand name. Over the past couple of weeks, we've been hearing more rumors and reports about what we […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung’s Marshmallow parental control app teaches kids healthy smartphone usage habits
We exclusively reported six months ago that Samsung was working on a new parental control app for Galaxy smartphones. We told you in detail what features the app was going to offer and what the interface would look like. Samsung has now officially launched its parental control application. The app is called Samsung Marshmallow. It's […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Galaxy S7 sales top 55 million units
According to a report by market research firm Strategic Analytics, the combined sales of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge have now crossed 55 million units at the end of the first quarter of this year. Samsung is said to have sold 7.2 million units of last year's flagship in the January-March 2017 period. […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung gets approval to test its self-driving car on public roads
Samsung is interested in the self-driving car industry and over the past couple of years, we've seen the company intensify its efforts to establish a footing in this industry. The company modified a race track that it owns in South Korea to test its autonomous car. It will now be able to do that on […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Bixby released for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ in South Korea
Samsung spent a lot of time talking about the Bixby voice interface at the Galaxy S8 event in March. It claimed that the feature enables users to do everything they can on the smartphone by using voice commands instead of tapping on the display. However, it had to delay Bixby's launch even though the new […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
First proper Galaxy Tab S3 update brings April security patch
It has been a few weeks since the Galaxy Tab S3 was released after it was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona back in February. Samsung has now released the first proper firmware update for this device which brings the April security patch. Firmware version T820XXU1AQD6 is now being rolled out by […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
T-Mobile Galaxy S6 edge+ Nougat update release will take place this week
T-Mobile is the only major carrier in the United States that hasn't released the Android 7.0 Nougat update for the Galaxy S6 edge+ yet. Rivals Sprint, AT&T and Verizon have all followed through with the update so it's about time that Magenta released it as well. T-Mobile's @askdes has confirmed via Twitter that the carrier's […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Galaxy S8 Tip: Change screen density to fit more content on the display
Want that tall, narrow display on your Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+ to be able to show more content on-screen than it does right now? Well, there's a setting for that. You can change the screen density on the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ (as well as other Samsung devices running Nougat) to increase (or […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
Galaxy S8 Tip: Slide up or down the camera shutter button to zoom in or out
The Galaxy S8 and S8+ come with a 12-megapixel rear-facing camera that’s broadly similar to that of the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. However, Samsung has done some work on the software side to things improve image quality (using Multi Frame Processing) and ease of use (through a newer camera UI). The new camera app […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
PSA: Galaxy S8’s pressure sensitive home button is always active
Even though most Android smartphone makers moved on to on-screen navigation buttons, Samsung was reluctant in doing so because a physical home button was a part of its smartphone design philosophy for years. Now that the company has finally moved to on-screen buttons with the Galaxy S8 and S8+, it did so better than its […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Galaxy S8 and S8+ get update in India with display color balance fix
The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are yet to go on sale in the Indian market, but Samsung is taking a preemptive measure and is already rolling out an update in the country for fixing the display's red tint issue. The update is surprisingly large in size for one that only optimizes the display's color […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
PSA: Double tap the Galaxy S8’s AOD home button to wake up the phone
The Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ feature large Infinity Displays with curved corners and edges. Samsung had to ditch its traditional physical home buttons to bring us such a beautiful smartphone design. The company has now shifted to on-screen navigation buttons (the on-screen home button is also pressure sensitive). There are multiple ways to […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Galaxy S8 restart issue is a nuisance for users
Samsung has barely addressed the reddish display tint issue of the Galaxy S8 and we're now hearing of a new issue that many Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ owners are facing. Apparently, some units are restarting on their own for no reason at all. Users who are facing this issue report that the handset restarts […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
SamMobile Daily Recap: April 28, 2017 — Galaxy J3 Prime, Galaxy S8 and more!
We publish a decent amount of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the majority of news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to keep up with every post. But, we think we’ve come up with an ideal solution — a daily recap. So, without further ado, here’s […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
