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Q3 smartphone shipments to Europe declined but Samsung kept the lead

Demand for smartphones in Europe appears to be declining, but Samsung maintained the lead in Q3 2022 despite considerable losses. The European smartphone market shrunk by 16% year-on-year, with market watchers saying that shipments were just a little over 40 million units due to economic challenges. Xiaomi capitalized on the Russian market to rise to […]

By Mihai Matei
4 months ago

Galaxy M23 5G gets the October 2022 security update in Europe

Although we’re already two days deep into November, plenty of Samsung devices have yet to receive the October 2022 security patch. But the company continues rolling out updates to more phones, and we can now scratch the Galaxy M23 5G off the list. The Galaxy M23 5G is now getting a new firmware update in […]

By Mihai Matei
5 months ago

Samsung’s smartphone shipments drop by 8% in global markets in Q3 2022

The latest report by Counterpoint Research brings some bad news for smartphone brands, including Samsung. The global smartphone market saw a decline of 12% year-over-year in Q3 2022. Thanks to the quarterly growth of Apple and Samsung, the global smartphone market managed to cross the 300 million units mark. The market had failed to reach even […]

By Sagar Naresh
5 months ago

Samsung’s three-year-old Galaxy A51 is getting a new security update

It’s been a couple of months since the Galaxy A51 received a firmware update, and it’s about time we had a change. Samsung has just started seeding a new update for the Galaxy A51 and is now rolling out a new security patch for the 2019 mid-range phone. Although Samsung has made the October 2022 […]

By Mihai Matei
5 months ago

Samsung may resume smartphone shipments to Russia next month

Russian media cited by Reuters claims that Samsung is considering resuming smartphone shipments to Russia. The company stopped shipping smartphones, chips, and other products to Russia in March due to “current geopolitical developments,” but Samsung may restart its business soon. According to an unnamed source cited by the Russian newspaper Izvestia (via Reuters), Samsung is […]

By Mihai Matei
6 months ago

Galaxy A12 is the latest Samsung phone to get August 2022 security update

The Galaxy A12 is the latest Samsung smartphone to get the August 2022 security update. The company first released its newest security patch to the Galaxy S22 and the Galaxy S21. Then, the update was released to more high-end and mid-range Galaxy devices, and the lower-end devices started getting it. The latest software update for […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
7 months ago

What inflation? Caviar releases $10,000 Galaxy Z Fold 4 variants

Although Samsung has suspended smartphone shipments to Russia, the Russian luxury smartphone brand Caviar is now selling its new special edition Galaxy Z Fold 4 to customers around the world, as long as they have upwards of $12,000 to spend. Caviar announced four Galaxy Z Fold 4 limited edition models built with exotic materials, including […]

By Mihai Matei
7 months ago

Android 12 and One UI Core 4.1 is rolling out for the Samsung Galaxy A03

Another low-cost Samsung smartphone is making the leap from Android 11 to Android 12. This time, it’s the Galaxy A03 carrying model number SM-A035F. The new OS update is accompanied by One UI Core 4.1 and the July 2022 security patch. Customers in Europe can identify the new Android 12 update for the Galaxy A03 […]

By Mihai Matei
7 months ago

Samsung Galaxy smartphones in Russia are almost nowhere to be found

Although smartphone sales in Russia fell by nearly a third in Q2 2022, Samsung Galaxy devices are reportedly nowhere to be found on store shelves in several areas in Russia. Even though demand for smartphones in the second quarter of the year dropped to a new decade-low, the supply chain is hurting even more. Samsung […]

By Mihai Matei
8 months ago

Galaxy M33 joins Samsung flagships in getting the May 2022 security patch

The May 2022 security patch went live last week, and so far, Samsung has made the patch available to a variety of flagship devices, ranging from the Galaxy Tab S8 to the Galaxy Note 20. Now it’s time for the budget segment to join in on the latest update, and Samsung is rolling out the […]

By Mihai Matei
11 months ago

Galaxy A51 is getting the April 2022 security patch

Yet another Samsung phone is being updated with the latest security patch. Which one? It’s the Galaxy A51 (LTE), and it’s getting the April 2022 update. Samsung has released the April 2022 security patch for the Galaxy A51 (SM-A515F), but as of this writing, the update is available only in Russia. Galaxy A51 (LTE) customers […]

By Mihai Matei
11 months ago

Samsung temporarily suspends the operation of its TV factory in Russia

In light of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Samsung has temporarily suspended the operation of its TV factory in Russia. Notably, according to a report by The Elec, the Samsung Electronics TV factory in Kaluga, near Moscow, is the one that is being temporarily shut down by the company. This move was made because the company […]

By Sagar Naresh
12 months ago

Samsung stops selling phones, chips and other products to Russia

A lot of people were waiting on Samsung to take a position on the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Many of the world’s leading tech companies have decided to suspend sales of their products and services to Russia. A day after the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine wrote to Samsung with a request to stop […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 year ago

[Statement Samsung] Samsung silent as Ukraine asks it to stop selling products in Russia

The conflict between Ukraine and Russia continues with no end in sight. The US and the European Union, in addition to other countries, have imposed tough economic sanctions on Russia. These sanctions put incredible pressure on the country’s economy and will grind many of its industries to a halt. A lot of companies are also […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 year ago

The 5G budget phone market will soon offer the Galaxy F23 and M33

With the Galaxy S21 FE and the S22 flagship series official, Samsung can now turn its attention back to other smartphone models it plans to release in 2022. The budget Galaxy F23 5G and Galaxy M33 5G are among them, and they appear to be getting closer to launch. Support pages for the upcoming Galaxy F23 […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago