Samsung began rolling out the June 2021 security update last week, with the Galaxy Z Flip 5G being the first device to receive it. A new firmware update is now hitting the waves for another Samsung flagship that was released in 2020, and it’s none other than the Galaxy S20. The latest firmware update doesn’t […]
Read MoreSamsung smartphone customers in the USA are happier than Apple customers, reveals a new study conducted by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). More so, according to the 2020-2021 ACSI Wireless Phone Service and Cell Phone Study, the top 5 highest-rated smartphone models in the eyes of customers in the USA are manufactured by Samsung. Samsung […]
Read MoreThe Galaxy S21 series was among the first Samsung smartphones to receive the May 2021 security patch late last month, and it was followed by the Galaxy S20 series a week later. It hasn’t been that long since these firmware updates got released, but Samsung is at it again. The company is now rolling out […]
Read MoreNot too long after it started reaching Galaxy S20-series devices on the other side of the world, the May 2021 security patch has now also appeared on a number of Samsung’s 2020 flagships in the United States. More specifically, we sighted this month’s firmware release in Kentucky, distributed via the Bluegrass Cellular network. The over-the-air patches confirmed […]
Read MoreSamsung is now on the receiving end of a class-action lawsuit due to a possible manufacturing defect surrounding the Galaxy S20 series. As some of you might recall, right around the time the Galaxy S20 series was being released a year ago, dozens of customers complaints were cropping up on the web to describe a […]
Read MoreIt is not even May yet, but Samsung has already started rolling out the May 2021 security patch to some of its high-end Galaxy phones. Yesterday, the Galaxy S21 series received the May 2021 security patch, and now the Galaxy S20 series has started getting the latest security update in a few markets. The latest […]
Read MoreThe Galaxy S20 series started receiving the April 2021 Android security update this week, not long after Samsung began deploying it across the board. Identified by version number G98xxXXS7DUC9, the new software release has first been spotted in Germany this Tuesday. We’re still waiting for the package to make its way to more countries, but that’s […]
Read MoreThe Galaxy S21 series continues to outperform the Galaxy S20 lineup in the USA, with a new report from Counterpoint Research revealing that the latest flagship has outsold its predecessor two-to-one in the first six weeks on the market. These results are in line with a previous report published by Strategy Analytics a couple of […]
Read MoreSamsung’s sustainability efforts in recent years have led to a few key changes to the company’s manufacturing processes as well as the retail packaging of its products. And in recent news, Samsung has released a new infographic that tells the eco-conscious journey of the Galaxy S flagship series — or rather its packaging — over […]
Read MoreSamsung first released the March 2021 security patch to the Galaxy Note 10 series. Later, the security patch was released to the Galaxy Fold, Galaxy Tab S7, and the Galaxy A8 (2018). The Galaxy S20 series received the March 2021 security patch in the US along with the One UI 3.1 update. Now, international variants of […]
Read MoreThe One UI 3.1 update for the Galaxy S20 series has been rolling out globally for a while now, and that label finally includes the United States. Namely, the latest version of Samsung’s Android-based operating system debuted stateside this past weekend. It’s thus already hitting the unlocked variants of the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and […]
Read More2020 was a tough year for the European smartphone market, and although sales figures have recovered almost entirely by the end of the year, the smartphone market also experienced a massive sales decline of nearly 50% YoY in April 2020, three months after the number of COVID-19 cases started to rise, and one month after […]
Read MoreWith the Galaxy S21 series, Samsung introduced One UI 3.1 with various new features. One of those new features includes Wireless DeX on PC, which allows users to cast the DeX experience wirelessly from their Galaxy devices to compatible PCs. The South Korean firm is now is rolling out the feature to older Galaxy devices […]
Read MoreJust as Samsung announced that One UI 3.1 is going to start rolling out to many of its flagships and mid-range phones starting today, the update has been released for at least the Galaxy S20 series in Korea. The One UI 3.1 firmware for Korea is now available for download in our archive and we will […]
Read MoreOn a scale from “bad value” to “free flagship upgrade”, the Galaxy S21 trade-in offers in the U.S. are… bordering on the latter, amazing. Well, if you own a Galaxy S20, that is. Regardless, the fact that Americans can get $700 in credit toward an $800 Galaxy S21 5G in exchange for a device that […]
Read MoreSmartphones with high refresh rate screens offer a relatively smoother and more fluidic experience while navigating around the UI, scrolling, swiping, zooming, and gaming. Samsung was late to the party when it comes to releasing devices with high refresh rate displays, but the company now has among the widest range of such phones and tablets. […]
Read MoreSamsung has done a great job at making the Android 11 One UI 3.0 rollout for the Galaxy S20 series global in a short span of time, but there are still a few markets where the update is only just arriving. The Netherlands is one of them, where unlocked Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra […]
Read MoreSamsung’s smartphones already have access to Google’s Stadia, Microsoft’s Project xCloud, and Nvidia GeForce Now cloud gaming services. Now, they will gain access to Amazon’s newly-announced Luna cloud gaming service. Amazon has finally revealed when users can get access to its cloud gaming service. Amazon has announced that users can start using its Luna cloud […]
Read MoreT-Mobile’s One UI 3.0 firmware update rollout for the Galaxy S20 series has been halted for unspecified reasons. The so-called un-carrier began updating the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra on its network earlier this month but T-Mobile has now paused the Android 11 roll-out in the USA without offering any details. Whenever […]
Read MoreWell, that took a while, but Samsung at last labeled the Galaxy S20 series a success. And yes, there is a giant asterisk overshadowing that claim. Because this assessment only concerns the flagship line’s performance as Samsung’s premium 5G offering of the year. Yup, this is about 5G. Even though the next – or current, […]
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