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Here’s how many Samsung Galaxy devices don’t have a headphone jack

The 3.5 mm headphone jack started disappearing from smartphones after Apple launched the iPhone 7 without one back in 2016. Chinese manufacturers Oppo and Vivo had released a few phones without a headphone jack before Apple, but it was the iPhone 7 that started the trend. Fast forward to 2019, and Samsung is perhaps the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
5 years ago

Samsung Galaxy A8s gets Android Pie update in China

The Galaxy A8s is receiving the Android Pie update in China. The Galaxy A8s was Samsung's first phone with a punch-hole design, with the front camera residing in a cutout on the top left corner of the LCD display. Samsung later launched the A8s as the Galaxy A9 Pro in South Korea but hasn't launched […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Two beautiful gradient colors announced for the Galaxy A8s

Samsung has announced two new gradient color options for the Galaxy A8s, its first smartphone with a punch-hole display. These were shown off last month and are going to be available for purchase starting Valentine's Day. They're both beautiful options and should have universal appeal. The initial colors were gradients as well, but those simply went […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Galaxy A8s launched as the Galaxy A9 Pro in South Korea

We reported last week that Samsung could soon launch the Galaxy A8s in South Korea. The company has officially done that today and as expected, the device is being called the Galaxy A9 Pro in Samsung's home country. Samsung launched the Galaxy A8s in early December. It's the company's first smartphone with an Infinity-O display. […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

Samsung to launch Galaxy A8s FE with gradient finish on February 14

Samsung has shown off the Galaxy A8s FE which it will release on Valentine's Day next month. It had mentioned this variant when the Galaxy A8s was originally launched in China last month. It has been designed with women in mind. The “FE” designation might remind you of the Galaxy Note 7 FE where it […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

Galaxy A8s launch in Korea reportedly due this month

Samsung hasn't confirmed anything about the Galaxy A8s launch in South Korea but the possibility still exists. Local news outlets are suggesting that Samsung's first Infinity-O display smartphone is going to be launched on its home ground later this month. The Galaxy A8s has only been released in China so far. Some circumstantial evidence has […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

Galaxy A8s update brings the January 2019 security patch

Samsung is rolling out a new firmware update today for the Galaxy A8s. This is the company's first smartphone with an Infinity-O display. The update that's being rolled out brings the January 2019 security patch. It doesn't bring much in the way of new features. It certainly doesn't bump up the device to Android 9 […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

Samsung Galaxy A8s may be headed to South Korea

The Galaxy A8s is Samsung's first phone with a display cutout, with the front camera residing in this cutout so the display can have smaller bezels around it. The A8s features an Infinity-O display, which is also expected on the Galaxy S10, and Samsung announced the A8s in China last month following a short teaser […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Samsung Galaxy A8s price confirmed, launches December 31 in China

Two weeks after unveiling its first smartphone with an Infinity-O display, Samsung today confirmed the Galaxy A8s price. The handset is only going to be launched in China initially. It remains to be seen if Samsung plans on releasing it in other markets across the globe. It's not a flagship device by any stretch of […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

Samsung China re-evaluating its collaboration with off-brand Supreme

Samsung China has taken a lot of flak for announcing a collaboration with an off-brand Supreme at the Galaxy A8s launch event this week. It's not the “real” Supreme, the extremely popular one based in New York. Samsung actually collaborated with Supreme Italia. It had used a bit of intellectual property law trickery to register […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

Galaxy A8s hands-on brings more information about this unique device

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A8s yesterday. It's the most unique handset in the company's lineup right now as it has an Infinity-O display. A Galaxy A8s hands-on report from China brings us more information about this device. Samsung has not yet confirmed if the Galaxy A8s will be offered outside the People's Republic. The Infinity-O […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

Galaxy A8s is Samsung’s first Galaxy A smartphone with an LCD display

Well, it looks like the Galaxy A8s, Samsung's first phone with an Infinity-O display, isn't as good of an overall package as Samsung fans would like. That hole in the display for the camera is already a big point of contention, and then we learned that the phone doesn't have a 3.5mm headphone jack. And […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Samsung Galaxy A8s’ camera hole is just one of its notable features

Samsung has finally unveiled the Galaxy A8s, its first smartphone that has some kind of an obstruction in the display. Samsung's alternative to a notch involves making a hole in the display to accommodate the front-facing camera. It's not something only Samsung is doing, though. Huawei has a phone with a similar design in the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

The Galaxy A8s does not have a 3.5mm headphone jack

The highly anticipated Galaxy A8s has been unveiled today by Samsung. It was anticipated because it's the company's first smartphone with an Infinity-O display. While that was what most people focused on when the device was launched, Samsung seems to have snuck in a notable change. The Galaxy A8s does not have a 3.5mm headphone […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

Samsung launches the Galaxy A8s with Infinity-O camera hole display

Samsung had teased the Galaxy A8s a couple of months ago in China. The teaser suggested that this device would have an almost entirely bezel-less display. Samsung later revealed the Infinity-O display which punches out a camera hole in the actual display area for the front camera. While the Galaxy S10 is expected to feature […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

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