Samsung Galaxy B bezel-free smartphone rumored

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  • February 24, 2012 at 5:15 pm

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Samsung thin bezel concept smartphone in video

Would you like an edge-to-edge-screened bezel-free smartphone with that? Yes please! Apparently someone up there has been listening to our wishes. After Samsung promised that we will be getting at least a full day’s worth of battery life from our smartphones in 2012, another of our wishes could become true this year.

The rumor comes with a good pinch of salt, but if a Korean publication proves right, Samsung maybe preparing a new smartphone with a very thin bezel that would make our dreams of edge-to-edge displays true. The device is named, at least for now, Galaxy B and it may emerge in the third quarter of the year.
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Samsung Galaxy S II tops 20 million sold units in ten months

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  • February 23, 2012 at 8:57 am

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Samsung Galaxy S II

Samsung is currently head of the Android camp when it comes to selling its goods and that’s in no small smart thanks to the success of its Galaxy S series and the current flagship, the Galaxy S II handset. Now we can put a number on that success, with Samsung announcing that it has sold over 20 million Galaxy S II units in the ten months since the 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus smartphone has been in around. The Galaxy S II was announced at MWC 2011 in February and launched in late April last year in Asia, it was available in most European countries by May but only reached the US last September.
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Samsung launches really, really good looking, yet tough, SD and microSD cards

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  • February 17, 2012 at 12:49 pm

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Samsung stylish brushed metal SD and microSD cards

When considering SD cards, which live mostly inside our devices, stylish design is pretty low on our list of priorities. Nevertheless, Samsung is on a mission to beautify its entire line of electronics, hence meet its new SD and microSD cards featuring a brushed metal exterior. But been being really, really good looking is not their only property, the new cards have some serious rugged credentials.

The seven new SD and microSD card models are waterproof, shockproof and magnet proof. Samsung guarantees the cards will survive up to 24 hours submerged in water, can withstand a 3,200 lbs force (you can drive a 1.6 ton vehicle over them) and even a magnetic field up to 10,000 gauss won’t be enough to screw up your data.
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Samsung Galaxy S III to launch May and be 7mm thick say ‘industry sources’

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  • February 6, 2012 at 1:10 pm

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Samsung Galaxy S II profile image showing its 8.49mm thickness

The Samsung Galaxy S III (SGS3), rumored successor to the incredibly successful Galaxy S II, is a hotly anticipated device, so expect to be bombarded with rumors and supposed insider leaks until it becomes official. Samsung has stated that we will not be seeing the SGS3 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this month, but rather at a dedicated Samsung event in the first half of the year.

After Samsung threw the gauntlet to the rumor mill, we’ve heard of reports for a potential release of the SGS3 in March, April and July. Now you can add May to the mix as well, since a Korean publication citing industry sources claims that the SGS3 will be released in May.
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White Samsung Galaxy Nexus coming to the UK starting February 13th

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  • February 6, 2012 at 10:25 am

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White Samsung Galaxy Nexus back and side

Getting a white version is an important milestone in a gadget’s life. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is about to get a new body color to match its Ice Cream Sandwich innards. Although some UK mobile phone retailers had pegged the launch of the white Galaxy Nexus for this week, today there’s been official word from Samsung that the device will be available in the UK starting February 13th.
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Samsung Galaxy S Advance gets £350 pre-order price, shipping in time for MWC

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  • February 3, 2012 at 2:45 pm

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Samsung Galaxy S Advance Android smartphone

Samsung already made it clear that the Galaxy S III won’t be making it to MWC 2012 in Barcelona this month. Instead we’ve been promised other “exciting new mobile products.” One of these new products is the 4-inch Super AMOLED Samsung Galaxy S Advance, which was announced early this week.

Well now we have confirmed pricing and a shipping date for the smartphone loaded with a 1GHz Exynos 4210 dual-core SoC, 768MB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage and a 5-megapixel rear and 1.3-megapixel front cameras. The device is already up for pre-order in the UK for around £350 ($550) including VAT and without a contract. Shipments are expected to begin on the week of February 27th, i.e. the same week as the MWC.
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Samsung Galaxy S III will come before June, no MWC announcement

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  • February 1, 2012 at 1:23 pm

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Samsung Galaxy S III mock-up

Samsung has just released a statement confirming that the successor of the popular Galaxy S II Android smartphone will be unveiled at a dedicated event during the first half of 2012 and not at Mobile World Congress 2012 (MWC) in Bacerlona this month.

The Galaxy S II has been incredibly successful, having outsold every other Android smartphone out there. The device was announced at last year’s MWC in February 2011, but only shipped in June to European and Asian customers and in September in the US.

We would say that it only makes sense for Samsung not to cannibalize the sales of its existing line with the announcement of a successor this early in the year and before any potential shipping date. The Galaxy S III will also be big news, based on popularity of the SGS II, so we would think that Samsung doesn’t want any other manufacturer stealing its thunder. MWC will see the announcement of a cornucopia of new smartphones and tablets, including a rumored high-resolution 10-inch tablet from Samsung.
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Samsung Galaxy S Advance is a curvy 4-inch 1GHz dual-core Android smartphone

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  • January 31, 2012 at 11:48 am

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Samsung Galaxy S Advance Android smartphone

While a potential successor to the incredibly popular Samsung Galaxy S II, i.e. the Galaxy S III, is monopolizing our interest, the company just announced a new and reasonably well-specced mid-range phone. The Samsung Galaxy S Advance is a 4-inch 480 x 800 Super AMOLED screened device. It’s powered by a very capable 1GHz Exynos 4210 dual-core processor, 768MB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage with a 5-megapixel rear and 1.3-megapixel front cameras. It has HSPA 14.4Mbps connectivity and comes running Android 2.3 Gingerbread with Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface slapped on top and a full selection of Samsung apps.
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Samsung Exynos 5250 dual-core 2Ghz SoC coming in Q2 2012, could be dating a tablet at MWC

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  • January 27, 2012 at 5:37 pm

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Samsung Exynos 5250 SoC

There is huge war raging behind the scenes on which chip will power the next generation of mobile devices. We have increasing demands from our smartphones and tablets and system-on-a-chip (SoC) manufacturers have to find ways of multiplying processing power, pushing more pixels on higher resolution screens while staying as power-frugal as possible. Samsung SoCs are a force to be reckoned with and last year’s Exynos 4210, found in the Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Galaxy Note and Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, literally crushed all other chips in benchmarks.

We heard of Samsung’s next generation Exynos 5250 SoC last November, and during its latest earnings call, Samsung said that it has already begun sampling to manufacturers and the 5250 will go into mass production in Q2 this year.
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Samsung promises full day battery life for 2012 smartphones; hallelujah!

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  • January 17, 2012 at 1:56 pm

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android 4.0 battery indicator close-up

We’re glad that Samsung is finally on the same page as us. The Korean giant has committed to improving the battery of its handsets during 2012 and has set a goal that smartphones released during 2012 should last at least a whole day under moderate use — though that can be interpreted in many ways.

Battery life is an issue we’ve covered again and again here at Stuff-Review. The short version is that devices now pack big screens and fast processors which quickly eat up battery, while the opposing trend of making devices super-thin means that the included battery is always too small. It’s sort of sadistic to create devices with big beautiful screens and then force people to keep use to a minimum and brightness down to save on battery.
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Random reboots continue to plague the Galaxy Nexus, how about yours?

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  • January 16, 2012 at 1:56 pm

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Galaxy Nexus back - close-up on Google logo

When we thoroughly reviewed the Galaxy Nexus, the buggy launch of the device was one of its sticking points. While both the GSM and LTE versions of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus are now running Android 4.0.2, there are a number of bugs still plaguing both devices.

One of the most annoying issues plaguing the Galaxy Nexus are random reboots. I’ve been having them on my first Galaxy Nexus and now the same situation has been going on with the second Nexus I’ve got my hands on. They could happen at any time and a couple of times the Galaxy Nexus rebooted while charging during the night. If you have a PIN number set, your device will be ‘off the hook’ when it restarts, until you punch in the PIN number. I also had my first reboot yesterday after updating to 4.0.2 on a GSM/HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus last week.
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