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Samsung is expected to launch its next flagship Galaxy S10 with the latest trending in-display fingerprint scanner. The upcoming device by Samsung has already been started leaking over the web with numerous rumors surrounding the specs and features which the smartphone will offer. Now, a new report has surfaced over the web hinting at the expected specifications of the upcoming flagship Samsung smartphone. As per a report from AllAbooutSamsung, a German website, the upcoming premium category Samsung Galaxy S10 will sport a full-screen display which will incorporate the in-display fingerprint scanner along with it. The report further suggests that the Samsung Galaxy S10 will be compatible with the 5G network as well. This will make it among the first few smartphones to be 5G enabled. It is being further reported that the Galaxy S10 series might be available in up to five different variants. While the Galaxy S10 might pack a 5.8-inch display, the ...

With Artificial Intelligence (AI) pushing the frontiers of communication technology, Samsung Electronics is planning to develop a multi-device platform -- a variety of AI-enabled devices that communicate seamlessly with each other -- to make experiences more personal and relevant. The South Korean tech giant presented its future vision for AI while announcing this week a new AI centre in Montreal, Canada. “By leveraging the power of AI in Samsung’s products and services, we must focus on creating new values, never seen nor experienced before,” said Seunghwan Cho, Executive Vice President of Samsung Research. By providing multiple touchpoints where a user can interact with AI, Samsung said its multi-modal interaction platform (voice, vision, screen, touch) will make experiences more relevant and personal in the future. “One key element that will move AI to being more widely adopted is multi-device systems -- i.e., a variety of AI-enabled devices that communicate seamless...

With the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 less than a week away from launch, pretty much every detail has been leaked. It's got a lot of cool features, but there is something that you should truly see. The smartphone will officially be unveiled on October 25 in China, and with just a couple of days to go, Xiaomi has confirmed one of its camera features. The Chinese manufacturer has informed that the camera in Mi Mix 3 will support 960 fps slow-motion video recording. This is official, coming straight from Xiaomi global spokesperson, Donovan Sung. The Snapdragon 845 chipset that will power the Mi Mix 3 certainly support it, but this wasn't enabled on the Mix 2S as the right image sensor is needed as well. Samsung's Galaxy S9 series, Galaxy Note 9, Huawei P20 Pro and Sony Xperia XZ Premium from 2017 are the only devices to support super slow motion recording. The code found hidden inside MIUI camera app hints at a yet-to be-launched Xiaomi device with the internal name "Per...

NEW DELHI:  Smartphone  sales are set to break records for the festive season this year, shrugging off the effects of a plunging  rupee , say analysts, with some even pegging online to outpace brick-and-mortar stores for the first time ever in the October-December quarter, on the back of aggressive launches and a slew of offers. Smartphone sales are expected to rise 24% in October over last year’s festive month, which is likely propel growth in the three-month period ending December, which typically contributes about a third to annual sales of companies, say analysts.  “Online is growing faster than the offline channel for  smartphones  in October. The online channel is set to grow 30% year-on-year, while offline will grow 20%. Further, there is a 10% jump in overall handset launches over last year,” Anshika Jain, a Counterpoint research analyst, told ET. The expected growth will dispel fears of some that the weakening rupee may force smartphone...

The “world’s first rear quad camera” smartphone is finally here.  Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) was launched at an event in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) price starts at EUR 599 (roughly Rs. 51,300) and GBP 549 (roughly Rs. 53,700). It will be made available from November. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) price in India was not announced at the event, nor was availability for the market.  Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) specifications :  The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) runs  Android   8.0 Oreo .  6.3-inch full-HD+ (1080×2220 pixels) Infinity Display with an 18.5:9 aspect ratio and Super AMOLED panel Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC, with four cores clocked at 2.2GHz and four cores clocked at 1.8GHz 6GB or 8GB of RAM, 128GB of inbuilt storage, expandable via microSD card (up to 512GB). The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) bears a quadruple rear camera setup, with a 24-megapixel primary camera featuring an f/1.7 apert...

According to the Gartner report, the overall global smartphone sales grew 2 percent in the same quarter to 374 million units. The firm recorded more than 49 million shipments for  Huawei  and more than 44 million units for  Apple  in Q2 of 2018. Google’s Android extended the lead over Apple’s iOS with an 88 percent share compared to iOS’ 11.9 percent.  Samsung  maintained the top spot with more than 72 million shipments in the same quarter, however the South Korean manufacturer recorded a 12.7 percent decline over the same quarter last year. “Samsung faces slowing global smartphone demand and ever-growing competition from Chinese manufacturers,” said Anshul Gupta, Research Director at Gartner.

The Samsung Flexible Roll applies future flex tech to create the most portable tablet/laptop ever. Inspired by ancient scrolls, the design’s screen rolls up into a rigid case for compact, safe stowing in your backpack, purse or briefcase. Equipped with dual USB ports, speakers and a touch-keyboard, it has all the benefits of a tablet with even less bulk!

Samsung  is planning to launch a foldable smartphone later this year. CNBC reports that Samsung CEO DJ Koh hinted the device could be unveiled at Samsung’s developer conference in November. Samsung will launch a phone with a bendable display under the company’s Galaxy Note line.  Samsung released a concept ad for a potential foldable phone back in 2014. The ad featured a device with a bendable display that folded from a more tablet-like size into a pocketable phone. Samsung’s device may include a 7-inch single display, according to a report earlier this year.

Samsung has reportedly canceled the plan of launching Bixby speakers, but we could soon see a new device powered by the company's AI assistant. We say this as a report by Etnews has claimed that the South Korean electronics giant is currently working on a Bluetooth earset that will be equipped with the Bixby feature. Moreover, it is said to launch around the same time as the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. There is even a possibility of both the products getting launched on the same day, which is August 23. So by September, they should go on sale. The report further claims that Samsung is yet to decide whether the earset should be bundled with the upcoming phablet or be sold separately. Whatever the case maybe, initially, it is expected to stay limited to the market in South Korea and the US. The reason being is that as of now, the Bixby Voice feature is only available in the aforementioned countries. That being said, we hope that it makes its way to other region...

Samsung's high-end tablet line took the year off in 2016, but the company recently dived back in with the Galaxy Tab S3 . While it serves as a viable alternative to the 9.7-in iPad Pro, big-screen smartphones are getting better and better – posing the question (once again) of whether you need a tablet at all. Read on, as we review the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 . As an owner of the iPad Pro 9.7, I found the Galaxy Tab S3 to be very familiar from the start. Compared to the iPad, the new Tab has nearly identical dimensions and is just a smidge lighter, they both have the same screen size (and 4:3 aspect ratio) and pixel resolution is even. If Apple's industry influence has waned some in recent years, it certainly hasn't faded completely. While the Tab S3 may not be forging much new ground, it does successfully play the part of the best Android alternative to Apple's best 9.7-in tablet. Apart from the possible exception of Google's tablet app selection, I ...

To many, flip phones are a thing of the past. These mouth to ear phones were almost a perfect compromise to get decent screen size with small vertical height in phones as long as it wasn’t too thick. But after the popularity of touchscreens increased, almost everybody stopped making flip-phones. Until today, the South Korean Smartphone giant  launched   an Android-powered flip phone in Korea. The phone is appropriately called Folder Flip 2 and it will come in two colors: Blue and Pink. But it’s not just re-using old design style, the company has put enough modern specification inside the phone so that users who switch the phone, don’t have to lose access to their apps. The Folder Flip 2 has a 3.8-inch display, 2GB RAM, a 1950mAh battery and it also has up to 256 GB storage. Apart from the above, the phone will run on a quad-core 1.4GHz processor and there will be two different variants: one with support for LTE and one with support for...