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RCS messages not working properly for some Galaxy phone users

Rich Communications Services, or RCS, brings enhanced functionality to standard text messaging, such as encryption and read receipts. Google and Samsung have worked together for expanding the reach of RCS, but it now appears that some users with Galaxy phones are having issues with RCS. It's unclear if this is a device specific issue for […]

By Adnan Farooqui
4 months ago

Galaxy S25’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is coming in October 2024

At MWC 2024, Qualcomm’s Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Don McGuire, announced that the company will unveil the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit in October 2024. Along with that, he also revealed that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will feature the company’s custom CPU core, called Orion, which is also used […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

Samsung was second-biggest tablet brand in India in 2023, trails Apple

Samsung was the second-biggest tablet brand in India last year, according to the latest market research numbers. Apple led the tablet market in India despite higher-priced iPads, which says a lot about the popularity of iPads. However, Samsung did really well in the tablet segment last year. Samsung was a close second in India's tablet […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

MediaTek trying to steal Samsung from Qualcomm with juicy discounts

Being the world's largest Android smartphone manufacturer means that Samsung ships an insane number of phones every year. If you could get one of your products into its devices that would certainly be a big win for your business. So it's hardly surprising to hear that MediaTek is offering Samsung a special discount on its […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 months ago

Global premium smartphone market to see record sales in 2023

In a new analysis, Counterpoint Research expects the global premium smartphone market (devices priced USD 600 and above) to grow by 6% year-over-year (YoY) in 2023 and set record sales. In other words, the research firm expects the sales of premium phones in 2023 to be 6% higher than that in 2022. That means the […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
7 months ago

PSA: Order your Samsung gifts today to get delivery before Christmas

If you're planning to buy Samsung products as gifts ahead of Christmas, listen up! You wouldn't want to be caught in a situation where the gifts don't arrive before the day you want to hand them out, that would be most unfortunate. To prevent that unsavory outcome make sure that you're getting your orders in […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 months ago

What Samsung can learn from Apple’s secret Amazon.com deal

Amazon is the largest online marketplace in the world. The name itself has become synonymous with ordering products online, just like Google has become synonymous for looking up something on the internet. It goes without saying that brands not selling on Amazon are missing out on a significant revenue stream. Customers prefer buying from Amazon […]

By Adnan Farooqui
9 months ago

Confirmed: Samsung is making a Snapdragon X Elite-powered PC

There wasn't much mention of Samsung during the ongoing Snapdragon Summit 2023 even though it continues to be one of the leading OEM partners of Qualcomm. However, that draught ended today as Qualcomm highlighted the partners that will be creating PCs based on the Snapdragon X Elite platform. Qualcomm broadcasted comments of executives from its […]

By Adnan Farooqui
9 months ago

Samsung sold more phones than all other Android brands combined in the US

Samsung was the second-biggest smartphone brand in the US in Q2 2023, according to a new market research analysis by Canalys. However, the South Korean firm sold less than as many smartphones as Apple did in the same period. Other Android smartphone brands, including Google, did far worse. Samsung was the second-biggest smartphone brand in […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
10 months ago

Google and Samsung make US the foldable battlefield, Apple sits pretty

For a few years now, Samsung has been the only company selling multiple foldable phones in the United States at scale. The company had a unique first-mover advantage as its biggest rival in the country, Apple, hasn't bothered with foldable phones as yet. Its biggest rivals from overseas are primarily the Chinese OEMs and they […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 year ago

Samsung trails behind Apple as demand for premium phones grows

The demand for premium phones is increasing significantly, with Apple leading the way and Samsung coming in at a close second. Counterpoint Research recently released statistics regarding the 2022 premium smartphone market. Interestingly, despite global smartphone sales dipping 12% year-over-year, the premium segment witnessed an increase of 1% in the same period. That brought the […]

By Priya Walia
1 year ago

New report says Apple and Samsung are ‘tech’s unhappiest marriage’

The ongoing power struggle between Apple and Samsung over who is superior is no less fierce than ever – it's as close as a tech version of an unhappy couple trying to be better than the other. The Information recently published a juicy report on Samsung and Apple's relationship that paints a picture of the […]

By Priya Walia
1 year ago

Samsung likely won’t remove Google apps from its phones in India

India recently ruled that Google couldn't force device manufacturers to ship a collection of its apps on devices by default as this was anti-competitive. Google is now required to make changes to the way Android is distributed in India to comply with the regulations. Google needs to allow manufacturers selling Android phones in India to […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 year ago

When will Chinese Android manufacturers get it that specs don’t matter all that much?

It's no secret that it's not just Apple that Samsung has to compete against in the smartphone market. Samsung also has to go up against pretty much every Chinese manufacturer, especially in markets like India where Chinese manufacturers have taken a foothold thanks to how aggressively they price their phones while dangling dazzling impressive spec […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
2 years ago

Google to bring the heat to Samsung with its future phones

Details about all upcoming Pixel smartphones from Google have been leaked, thanks to a new report from Android Authority. The company's smartphone launch strategy for 2023, 2024, and 2025 has been revealed. According to the publication, Google might launch as many as fifteen smartphones over the next three years. Interestingly, Google plans to launch foldable […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 years ago

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