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Shane McGlaun - Wed, Mar 13, 2019
Samsung is doing extremely well -- so far -- with its Galaxy S10 line of devices. The smartphones set a record in the U.S. for pre-orders showing that finally, Samsung appears to have a device that will lure users into upgrading. The S10's...
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Brittany Goetting - Mon, Mar 11, 2019
How resilient is your brand new Samsung Galaxy S10 to the rigors of daily use? SquareTrade recently conducted a drop “test” and noted that Samsung’s three new Galaxy S10 devices are all susceptible to cracking. Interestingly, SquareTrade...
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Brandon Hill - Mon, Mar 11, 2019
Samsung may have been the first mainstream smartphone company to unveil a production folding smartphone, but Huawei arguably stole the limelight with its more elegant Mate X. While the Galaxy Fold has a display that folds inward (which...
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Rob Williams - Sun, Mar 10, 2019
Following an incredibly long tenure at the top of the semiconductor sales charts, Intel found itself playing second fiddle to Samsung in 2017, thanks to a booming memory business. According to a new report by IC Insights, however, the...
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Paul Lilly - Sun, Mar 10, 2019
Samsung has rolled out its recently launched Galaxy S10 family to around 70 countries, including the US, Canada, China, and all of Europe, and is planning to offer its newest flagship phones in about 130 markets by the end of the month...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Mar 08, 2019
At long last, Samsung's much anticipated Galaxy S10 family is on sale today, as in you can actually pluck one from a retail shelf and bring it home (as opposed to going the pre-order route). Already, however, some users have noticed a...
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Shane McGlaun - Wed, Mar 06, 2019
As OEMs scramble to find ways to get people to upgrade to new and expensive devices, folding smartphones are seen as a way to do that. Samsung has one folding smartphone called the Galaxy Fold that will launch in April and sell for nearly...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Mar 05, 2019
We have long felt that Samsung makes some of the best and most vibrant displays in the business, and have been particularly enamored with the Super AMOLED panels that it uses on its flagship phones. If you do not want to just take our word...
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Shane McGlaun - Sun, Mar 03, 2019
There aren't many manufacturers of smartphone displays in the world, but Samsung Display is one of the biggest suppliers. This display maker of course also cranks out the screens that Samsung uses in its smartphones, including the recently...
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Paul Lilly - Sat, Mar 02, 2019
We already know what makes the Galaxy S10+ tick—a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 or Samsung's own Exynos 9820 processor (depending on the region), 8GB or 12GB of RAM (depending on the model), and up to 512GB of onboard storage (also depending on...
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Brandon Hill - Fri, Mar 01, 2019
There’s no question that the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ were a big sales disappointment for Samsung. The smartphones launched around this time last year and right out of the gate, sales were lagging behind its predecessors, with at least one...
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Brandon Hill - Thu, Feb 28, 2019
Bloatware has unfortunately become a fact of life when it comes to many of the electronic devices that we purchase these days. Chances are if you buy a PC or carrier-locked smartphone, it will come preinstalled with bloatware that -- 99...
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Brandon Hill - Thu, Feb 28, 2019
Back in mid-February, we received some sales figures from NPD Group that showed the Apple Watch was the "clear market leader" in smartwatch shipments ahead of second place Samsung and third place Fitbit. Apple's position at the top came...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Feb 27, 2019
Samsung made quite a splash during its Unpacked event last week. The company announced its line of Galaxy S10 phones, including the Galaxy S10+ that boasts up to 12GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, and also lifted the wraps on its foldable...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Feb 27, 2019
The smartphone world never stops spinning, and the next generation of handsets will boast more storage and much faster access to that storage than current devices. We know this because Samsung has started mass product what it claims is the...
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Paul Lilly - Sun, Feb 24, 2019
Are you having trouble visualizing why you would need or otherwise want a foldable smartphone like the Galaxy Fold? It is a unique form factor for sure, and to give potential customers a better look at the Galaxy Fold and the different...
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Brandon Hill - Thu, Feb 21, 2019
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past 24 hours, then you know that Samsung announced its Galaxy S10 family of smartphones yesterday along with the Galaxy Fold and a number of other Galaxy-branded accessories. The South Korean...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Feb 21, 2019
Samsung has not hidden the fact that it plans to launch a smart speaker with Bixby integration called the Galaxy Home, and according to its product page, it is "coming soon." How soon, you ask? Samsung's mobile boss DJ Koh indicated it...
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Brandon Hill - Thu, Feb 21, 2019
Without a doubt, Samsung's new Galaxy S10 family is impressive on many levels. While Samsung's top flagship smartphone is the Galaxy S10 5G, that device won't be shipping until later in the first half of 2019. Until then, the Galaxy S10+...
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Brandon Hill - Wed, Feb 20, 2019
Although we got our first look at the Galaxy Watch Active earlier this month, Samsung officially announced the new wearable device today at its Unpacked event. The smartwatch is designed to look sporty, accommodating those with an... wait...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Feb 20, 2019
Samsung's first foldable smartphone is now official. As expected, the South Korean electronics maker unveiled the Galaxy Fold during its Unpacked event today, alongside its new generation of Galaxy S10 handsets. Unlike the Galaxy S10 lineup, however, the Galaxy Fold fits into a new category...
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Brandon Hill - Wed, Feb 20, 2019
After months of leaks (which picked up in pace over the past few weeks), Samsung has officially unveiled its Galaxy S10 family of flagship phones. To put it simply, these are all impressive devices that are worthy successors to the Galaxy...
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