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Samsung Galaxy S6 is still very fresh in the minds of the smartphone community but recent leaks and reports suggest that a new Samsung Galaxy S7 is in the works. Samsung Galaxy S7 which was first noticed by GSMArena when the device made its way to Geekbench with the codename "Samsung LUCKY LTE" and a report from SamMobile claims that the device is indeed a prototype of Samsung Galaxy S7.  A specification information was captured by the benchmarking software as show in the images below. Furthermore, it was revealed that the prototype Samsung Galaxy S7 has a powerful 20 MP camera, 4 GB RAM, Android 5.1.1 and a 3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor with 8 cores. One of the thing we noticed about the image posted is back case that looks like it has a solar panel design to it to charge phone battery without the need for a charger. Of course, this is just speculation but we know that Samsung likes to push the boundaries of innovation on their devices.  As th...

Rumors from a while ago suggested that there will be a new improved version of the latest Samsung Galaxy S6, seem to be true.  About two days ago, first leaked images of the Samsung s6 surfaced online.  Based on the images, we can notice that this is a rugged version of the Galaxy S6, as expected based on the previous Samsung S5 active version.  The speakers are now at the front.  There are two other buttons on both sides of the home button. (photo credit: GSM Arena) The leaked images also suggest that the Samsung S6 Active is a 5.1-inch QHD Super AMOLED display.  Based on rumors, the Samsung S6 Active may come with an Exynos 720 chip with a 3GB of RAM on board just like the Samsung S6 and running Android Lollipop.  The 16MP rear camera and 5MP front camera are of the same quality as that of the newly announced Samsung S6.  One great news that will excite the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active users is the fact that it will have a much better battery li...

So yeah finally, we have the Samsung Galaxy official specifications, images and all. Reactions are already flying from people's mind straight to different forums. In fact the number of chatter regarding the newly announced Samsung S6 and S6 edge on twitter is huge with a lot of likes and dislikes emanating from these discussions. However we know Samsung likes to set the bar when it comes to mobile technology and as far as Android is concerned, Samsung is still the leading smartphone comp any. There are a lot of perks to the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, especially with the fast charging, wireless charger, ultra fast launching of the camera app on both devices (less than 2 seconds). Furthermore, the camera specifications have been greatly improved; allowing more light to get in to give a better image quality. Also, Samsung has now implemented what is known as the Samsung Pay which according to Samsung will make payment far more possible than what iPhone currently support...

Samsung is giving out a lot of freebies to customers that would be buying the new Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Samsung Galaxy Edge smartphones. These freebies are meant to entice and are detailed below. There are four categories of apps and services: Productivity, Entertainment, News and Reading, plus, Lifestyle and others. In the Productivity category you will receive 50 GB of Dropbox storage for 2 years, a full 6-month subscription to Parallels Access which allows you remote access to your 5 favorite desktop apps, a full version of SketchBook, Hancom Office, a 6-month subscription of Pocket Premium, ArtRage and a 6-month subscription to RealPlayer Cloud. Next up is the Entertainment category which will entitle you to a 3-month subscription to OnLive, 100% Games for access to Gameloft games, Diddeo and AmpliTube which unlocks all amps and settings. Under News and Reading you will receive a 3-month subscription to Audible which allows for listening to books on tape, a 12-week ...

Samsung is not just one of the world's largest producer of smartphones, phablets and tablets but also a giant when it comes to the technology that is found in her devices. One of such technology advancement is being able to use the new Samsung Galaxy Note 4 with an Oculus VR headset for immersive 3D viewing as shown  in the image below. The S-Pen which as always come with all Note series have gotten better over time and the in the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, another new feature known as the Snap Note; it allows you take pictures of a piece of paper and allow you to change what's on the paper with the pen. Recently, Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 which is the successor to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. When it comes to specification comparison between the Note 3 and Note 4, its like Samsung decided not to seriously do more than he did on the Note 3. Below is a rundown of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 which we shall refer to as SGN4...

Rumors of Samsung Galaxy Note 4 had been in the wild for a while but no actual word on specifications and pricing until now.  An online retailer have released the specifications and tentative price tag of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4.  From the specs which you can see below, it's obvious that Samsung is pushing the boundaries of smartphone displays and RAM size. Also, the spec shown is a huge upgrade to last year Note 3.  Although camera spec is missing from the image below, one could guess a 16 mega pixel camera to come with the Galaxy Note 4. We shall allow the spec properties in the image speak for itself.  Honestly, it's better owning a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 if power and productivity is important to you than to get galaxy S5 or Galaxy Prime smartphones especially when funds is not a problem.  Due to the large success of Samsung line of Phablets, other competitors like Sony, HTC and even Apple have become are bringing in devic...

The legal battles between Samsung and Apple is like one between Batman and Joker; its not going to end anytime soon. Samsung has been ordered to pay $119.6m (£71m) to Apple by a US court for infringing two of its patents. The "slide to unlock" feature was one of those under scrutiny. A jury in California delivered its verdict in a federal court in San Jose on Friday in the latest lawsuit involving the two tech giants. During the month-long trial, Apple accused Samsung of violating patents on smartphone features. The court also ruled that Apple infringed Samsung's patents and awarded $158,000 in damages. Apple had sought $2.2bn after accusing Samsung of infringing five of its patents covering functions such as the "slide to unlock" from its devices. Samsung denied any wrongdoing and sought $6m after arguing Apple had infringed two of its smartphone patents related to camera use and video transmission. ...

Samsung have released a new version of the Samsung Galaxy Grand known as the teamSamsung Galaxy Grand 2. The Galaxy Grand was a quite successful device last year but had its drawbacks in the area of weight, bulkiness and display resolution. In the new Galaxy Grand 2, Samsung did a big upgrade in almost every area where the former Grand was found wanting. This was done by not only increasing the specs of the device but also in reducing the bulkiness, weight and also providing a faux stitched leather feel to the back of the device. The bezel is slimmer and display is better too. First of all, the Grand 2 now has a screen display of 5.25 inch with a 720p (280PPI) resolution which is higher than the old galaxy grand with a WVGA 480 x 800. Also, the processor of the Galaxy Grand 2 is a quad core Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 1.2ghz Cortex A7 CPU with Adreno 320 as its GPU. Hence dropping the Broadcom processor found in the old grand.  Samsung also bumped up the ...

Samsung is doing well in the smartphone industry and its no little thanks to the Samsung Galaxy S series line of smartphones.  As good as the Samsung S series are, one of the issues that has lingered is that Samsung keep using a plastic outer covering for the smartphone thereby rendering the device less premium than some of its competition like iPhone, HTC etc. Well, in other to do something about this, Samsung is releasing a new line of smartphones known as the Samsung Galaxy F series which would come in metallic outer covering instead of the plastic. Well, someone has gone to the process of creating a concept  of what the Galaxy F might look like and we present you with those images below. What do you think about the images? You want Samsung Galaxy F to come in that form factor or not? Drop your comments below. Like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter for more smartphone gist and helps.

Samsung have lifted the veil off the Samsung Galaxy S5 in a less noisy way to the world. Although, the North Korean based company have added good numbers of new features and enhancements to the device, yet, a few number of folks are unsatisfied with the device -- and this is especially because of the plastic casing that the S5 comes with. It would be untrue to state that not so many people are looking forward to a metallic, high premium finish Samsung Galaxy S5 and so when Samsung unveiled the SG S5 in another plastic form factor; spirits were dampened; however, all hope are not lost. Recent reports have been leaked detailing how some high Samsung executives were discussing a way to unveil a new line of Samsung galaxy devices known as the Samsung F series during the MWC 2014 in Barcelona.  Apparently, the new line F series launch needs to be big so that the fan base would be high. Perhaps, it may be a reason why the Samsung Galaxy S5 unveiling was a little ebbed...

The anticipation to see what the new and the next Samsung flagship smartphone would look like have built up since the announcement was made late last year. The device which is supposed to be revealed at the Samsung Unpacked Event 5 at the Mobile World Congress today in Barcelona was very much leaked to the wild: we are talking of the original thing and we have pictures to show you below.     According to the pictures above, this Samsung Galaxy S5 is still plastic and not the metallic bezel free version that have flooded the internet. What we do know is  that at the unveiling, we will see what extraordinary thing that Samsung has packed into the device. Stay close as we bring you more images, specs and features of the Samsung Galaxy S5 when its officially unveiled. Like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter for more smartphone news and info.

Samsung Mobile is doing a good job with the "S" series line of smartphones. It is the product that have made Samsung Mobile what it is today. The standard that Samsung created with the S4 needs to be surpassed ever than before in the S5. Based on all the info we have had the opportunity to gather so far, we can tell you the following specs and features that you should be expecting on the soon to be unveiled Samsung Galaxy S5 come 24th February 2014 at the Mobile World Congress taking place in Barcelona. Body and Screen As far as the rumors are, Samsung Galaxy S5 will have a metal body unlike its predecessors. This rumor may be true; however, what we do know is that there is a possibility for Samsung to release both metallic and plastic version of the S5. Samsung is generally known for releasing variants of t he same device so it won't be out of place to see the device released in both metallic and plastic form. The S5 will be sleeker and lighter than the ...

Usually, when a new high-end smartphone is about to be released, leaked images of the phone will rapidly pop up. Also, spec and feature sheet is bound to be leaked days to the launch of the product. In the case of Samsung next S series smartphone, Samsung Galaxy S5, the same situation applies: just few days ago, a Chinese website leaked benchmark of the two variant of the S5 that will be released. Today, another leaked image of the spec sheet of the Samsung galaxy s5 was unveiled. This leaked image looks more genuine and points to the fact that Samsung S5 will indeed have a 5.25inch display just as seen in the image below.   Like always, you cannot say for sure what the specs of any smartphone is until its unveiled. Samsung will be unveiling the Samsung S5 at the Samsung Unpacked at the MWC (Mobile World Congress) due to begin 24th February; but, before then, its safe enough to say that you should expect the following specifications if the rumors and the leaked images are t...

Rooting any Android device is becoming very easy nowadays and the same should be said for unrooting Android devices too. For one reason or the other, unrooting of Android may be needed either to correct an issue or to avoid voiding the warranty when presenting the device to manufacturers for swapping or repairs Which ever reason it is, the tutorial below should help unroot your Android device whether Samsung, HTC, Tecno etc. Requirements 1.   Rooted android device  2. Device with Clock World Mod installed not supported (requires more steps than the ones stated) Procedures 1. Go to Play Store and download ES File Explorer. Don't move to SD card. 2. Launch app, click on the slash button 3. Tap the phone menu button to reveal new options  4. tap Root Explore setting it to ON 5. Superuser will ask you to grant super privilege or root privileges to the app. Allow it 6. Now go to the System folder as shown in the image below, then bi...