Samsung announces Galaxy S23 and XCover 6 Pro Tactical Edition for the US Military

Inspired by the success of the Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition, which Samsung says was adopted by thousands of DOD (Department of Defence) personnel across all service branches, the Korean tech giant has announced its new Tactical Edition portfolio, consisting of two new phones: Galaxy S23 and Galaxy XCover 6 Pro. The Galaxy S23 and XCover […]

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More Samsung devices get Google ARCore certification as Galaxy S23 misses out

Google’s AR (Augmented Reality) capability is not hidden from anyone, and the company uses it to enhance the user experience. Google, for example, uses AR in its Lens app to provide features such as image translation, among others. Also, Google AR can be found on the Google Maps app for finding directions. To bring the […]

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Galaxy XCover 6 Pro gets Android 13 update in the US

The Galaxy XCover 6 Pro is Samsung’s newest rugged smartphone, and the company keeps it up-to-date with the latest software updates. In November, the phone received Android 13 (One UI 5.0) and the November 2022 security patch, but it was limited to European countries. Last month, the phone received the December 2022 security patch as […]

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Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, Galaxy XCover 6 Pro are getting this year’s last security update

Two more Galaxy devices are getting the latest security update. The Galaxy XCover 6 Pro is getting the update in Europe, while the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is getting the new update in Latin American countries. The latest Galaxy XCover 6 Pro software update is rolling out in European countries with firmware version G736BXXU1BVL1. The […]

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Samsung looks back at the history of its rugged devices with an infographic

Since the inception of smartphones and tablets, Samsung has been the only well-known brand that has consistently offered these devices in a rugged form factor. Therefore, it has a rich history of such devices, and today, Samsung has released an infographic explaining the brand’s achievements in the field of rugged smartphones and tablets. Samsung calls […]

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Samsung’s Galaxy XCover 6 Pro now available via AT&T in the US

The Galaxy XCover 6 Pro, Samsung’s highest-end rugged smartphone, was launched five months ago. The device was launched on Verizon’s network in the US, but it was missing from AT&T’s lineup. Now, the Galaxy XCover 6 Pro has launched on AT&T’s network in the US, but only for business customers. AT&T has priced the Galaxy […]

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Galaxy XCover 6 Pro gets Android 13 (One UI 5.0) update

Over the past couple of weeks, Samsung has been aggressively rolling out the stable Android 13 update to its mid-range and high-end Galaxy devices. After the Galaxy A33 5G and the Galaxy A53 5G, the company has now released the Android 13 update to the Galaxy XCover 6 Pro. The Android 13 update for the […]

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Samsung just sold 400,000 rugged Galaxy devices in one go

Samsung has found a new business customer for its rugged Galaxy mobile devices. The company announced today that Samsung France got selected as a partner of the consortium co-sponsored by Airbus and Capgemini. As a result of this partnership, Samsung says it will work closely with Airbus to equip roughly 400,000 employees with Galaxy rugged […]

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Samsung flagships can’t hold a candle to the XCover 6 Pro in repairability

Samsung remains one of the very few mobile manufacturers that develop rugged devices. The company launched the Galaxy XCover 6 Pro in the United States recently, giving business and non-enterprise customers a new option in the way of mobile devices with military-grade protection. Now someone took this device apart to let us see how exactly Samsung’s […]

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Samsung expands its rugged Galaxy device portfolio in the USA

Samsung has announced a couple of new rugged devices for enterprise customers in the USA. The Galaxy XCover 6 Pro and the Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro are now official stateside, with one device hitting the market today. The Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro is the first to go on sale through Samsung’s business portal, […]

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Samsung demonstrates unique Galaxy XCover 6 Pro features in new video

Samsung has released a new promotional video for its latest rugged smartphone, the Galaxy XCover 6 Pro. In it, the company highlights the phone’s strengths and demonstrates some of the use cases that are fit for this new rugged device. The focus here is on enterprise clients, public service and industry professionals, logistics workers, and […]

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SamMobile Podcast Episode 13: A new rugged Galaxy phone enters the arena

SamMobile Podcast Episode 13 is live, and for a change, this week’s topics don’t revolve around Samsung’s upcoming foldable phones or One UI 5 update. Instead, our YouTube host Benjamin expands upon Samsung’s new rugged phone, Sony’s surprising 1-inch mobile camera sensor, and ARM’s latest Cortex cores. After a string of leaks, Samsung finally unveiled […]

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Samsung confirms Galaxy XCover 6 Pro price, release in more markets

Samsung announced the Galaxy XCover 6 Pro yesterday without revealing much about pricing and availability. But fret not. The last pieces of this puzzle are beginning to fall into place as the new rugged phone becomes official in more markets. Samsung Spain confirmed the price tag — or should we say ‘tags’ — of the […]

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Samsung puts an end to leaks, announces Galaxy XCover 6 Pro officially

After leaking in full last night, the Galaxy XCover 6 Pro became official today. Samsung took the veil off its new rugged phone today and launched a device store page for the XCover 6 Pro in Germany. Needless to say, every bit of detail, save for pricing, is now known. Samsung just confirmed that it wants […]

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Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro official spec sheet and renders leak

With only a couple of weeks to go before Samsung unveils the Galaxy XCover 6 Pro, official renders depicting the device have now leaked online, giving us a much better view of the rugged phone’s exterior design. Even better, the official renders are accompanied by a complete spec sheet. The renders (via @evleaks) highlight the […]

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User manual confirms Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro removable battery

Samsung’s next rugged smartphone should be just a couple of weeks away from hitting the shelves. The so-called Galaxy XCover 6 Pro was spotted online a couple of times in recent weeks, and now we’ve come across the official user manual for the device. The user manual for the Galaxy XCover 6 Pro, i.e., the […]

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Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro and Tab Active 4 Pro to launch on July 13

Samsung has been working on a couple of rugged products that it’s going to launch next month. The company has confirmed in an email to its partners an online event for the Galaxy XCover 6 Pro and the Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro. This online event is going to take place on July 13. Samsung […]

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Galaxy XCover 6 Pro design revealed in full by leaked press renders

Samsung is developing a new rugged smartphone. Whether it’s called the Galaxy Xcover Pro 2 or Galaxy XCover 6 Pro isn’t entirely clear at this point, but what is clear is the phone’s exterior design. We’ll refer to this upcoming Samsung rugged device as the “Galaxy XCover 6 Pro” for consistency’s sake. More to the […]

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Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro rugged smartphone spotted on FCC website

The much leaked, Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro has been spotted on the FCC’s certification website. Well, this is the same phone that was reportedly named the Galaxy XCover Pro 2. This name change was confirmed by a Google Play Console listing, revealing the complete specifications of the device. Another leak revealed the design of […]

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