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Samsung fans have started counting down the days to August 9 as that's when the company will officially unveil the Galaxy Note 9. I'm looking forward to the new flagship because from what we have heard so far, it's going to be a promising option. There are some Galaxy Note 9 features that I am […]
In the last month or so, I've spent time with the Galaxy J6 and Galaxy A6+ as my primary devices (read our reviews here and here). While these phones aren't bad (in fact, both devices are quite good even if the A6+ isn't priced right), I couldn't wait to return to my Galaxy S9+. The […]
The Galaxy Note 8 was an important device for Samsung, carrying the weight of ensuring the Note lineup comes back with a bang on its shoulders. It's fair to say the Korean giant succeeded in hitting it out of the park with the Note 8. This phone doesn't burn up like its ill-fated predecessor, has […]
I wasn't keen on switching to the Galaxy Note 8. I've gone from loving things like the productivity the S Pen enables to enjoying the more basic elements of a smartphone, and battery life has figured highly on my list of important features on a flagship. Samsung, for the most part, has done a good […]
From introducing a dual rear camera to Samsung's flagships to proving to consumers that Samsung can still make phones that don't combust, the Galaxy Note 8 has a lot riding on it. The Note 8 will be the most feature-packed smartphone on the market when it goes on sale, and if the Galaxy S8 is […]
That's right. Unless you want to be stuck with a portable charger all day long or become one of those fabled “wall huggers,” a refurbished Galaxy Note 7 with a 3,200 mAh battery makes no sense. We've heard rumors of Samsung wanting to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7 units ever since disaster struck (the second […]
Xiaomi announced its Mi Note 2 back at the end of October 2016, and the phone bears more than just a coincidental resemblance to the Galaxy Note 7. The Mi Note 2 features a 5.7-inch, curved OLED display (rather identical to the Galaxy Note 7's 5.7-inch, curved AMOLED panel), quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 (to the […]
The Galaxy Note 7 arrival and quick recall has had some doubting Samsung's Galaxy Note brand and Samsung in general. Critics have said that the Galaxy Note brand was “so damaged beyond repair” that there's no way Samsung could ever resurrect and revive it. And yet, the results show that the Note faithful are as faithful as […]
I am a true believer that “you get what you pay for,” so I'm not one to cater to the budget-friendly crowd. No, I don't think that budget-friendly devices will one day take over the world and make us all wake up and realize that our $800 Galaxy S7 edge is too high a price […]
Let's be honest. The Galaxy Note 7 was an absolute disaster for the company. Before the big release, the Note 7 was one of the most anticipated handsets of 2016. However, things went downhill pretty fast for Samsung. Following initial reports of overheating plus the subsequent recall and the arrival of the so called “safe units”, the […]
I've done a VR hardware comparison between the Samsung Gear VR and the Google Daydream View this week, primarily because, as a pre-order customer for the Pixel XL, I received the Daydream View headset (an $80 value) for free. I do love pre-order promos. And yet, I remember thinking to myself one night that, for all the appreciation I […]
The number “7” has been said to be a number of completion, a number of perfection, a “lucky” number (hence Samsung's Project Lucky that brought us the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge this past March 11th), but unfortunately, the Korean giant ran into a disaster with the Galaxy Note 7. For users who felt a strong connection […]
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 […]
LG doesn't have a good track record when it comes to being in Samsung's shadow. The company claims that its phones are terrific, but if you've seen the latest G5, which takes Google's Project Ara and tries to consumerize it (though unsuccessfully), you understand that when LG copies a company or “borrows” an idea, it […]
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, […]