As endearing as Samsung is, it has a weird knack for tarnishing its image by artificially gating some features so as to nudge its customer base towards newer offerings. In doing so, the South Korean behemoth not only reeks of desperation but also risks alienating some of its most loyal customers. Samsung is perplexingly gating Buds 4 Pro's Super Wideband speech, excluding the S24 series, when the underlying hardware support exists One of the features of the Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro is its Super Wideband speech, which doubles the standard Bluetooth call bandwidth from 8kHz to 16kHz, resulting in […]

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The ‘price to performance’ devices marketed under the Galaxy S FE banner were Samsung’s attractive offerings to the masses, allowing them to obtain a highly premium smartphone without spending flagship-level funds. It’s this approach that enabled the Korean giant to ship more than 10 million Galaxy S20 FE units in 2021, but somewhere down the road, Samsung lost its footing and hasn’t recovered since. A fresh benchmark leak shows the upcoming Galaxy S26 FE sporting an underwhelming SoC that’s up to 33 percent slower than the Exynos 2600-powered Galaxy S26, along with other disappointing specifications. The Exynos 2600 would have been […]

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Samsung has once more been proven incorrect as its false claims of the 2nm GAA process have been highlighted in a new smartphone battery drain test, where the Exynos 2600 version of the Galaxy S26 is pitted against the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 variant. While both handsets are exactly the same in all areas, it is the runtime that records a massive difference of 2 hours and 38 minutes, according to one YouTuber’s testing. Strenuous tasks performed on the Exynos 2600, such as video encoding, result in overheating and faster battery drain The two Galaxy S26 models were tested as fairly […]

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Samsung Mobile is on the brink of an operating loss as it continues to get hammered by the ongoing memory 'chipflation' as well as the logistical mayhem emanating from the ongoing Iran war. It is, therefore, hardly a surprise that the South Korean behemoth's mobile-focused unit appears to be throwing everything, including the proverbial kitchen sink, to keep the sales cadence for the new Galaxy S26 series elevated. To that end, Samsung has just launched a very lucrative scheme in a key market. Samsung fans in India can now get their hands on the Galaxy S26 series for a year […]

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That Google's Tensor G5 is a flawed SoC is no longer a matter of debate. After all, the AP excels at AI-related tasks but falls short of the competition in most other areas. Even so, a new battery endurance test for the Samsung Galaxy S26 has placed the Tensor G5 chip's copious flaws in a stark contrast. Behold the beleaguered battery endurance of Google's Pixel 10 Pro XL vs. Samsung's Galaxy S26, as the chronically unoptimized Tensor G5 takes its proverbial pound of flesh For the benefit of those who might not be aware, Google's Tensor G5 bears the following […]

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Despite putting forth what is largely an iterative update with the new Galaxy S26 series, Samsung appears to be raking in higher sales relative to the last year's Galaxy S25 series, at least as per initial impressions. Should this trend continue, however, it risks rewarding complacency, one that might feasibly result in progressively less competitive offerings from Samsung further down the line. Samsung Galaxy S26 series has recorded a pre-order volume of 1.35 million units in South Korea so far Samsung has now revealed that its initial pre-order volume for the new Galaxy S26 series stands at 1.35 million units […]

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A truckload of benchmark leaks surrounding the Exynos 2600 gave us a sliver of hope for Samsung’s first 2nm GAA chipset, and it should have already been known that the SoC would be compared against Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 shortly after the Galaxy S26 series went official. Well, here’s your first synthetic performance results comparison, where both silicon have been tested using Geekbench 6’s single-core, multi-core, and OpenCL benchmarks, with the Exynos 2600 possessing a faster GPU, but slower CPU. Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy is up to 18% faster than Exynos 2600 in Geekbench 6’s single-core & […]

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Samsung and its retail partner Amazon have always issued some stunning offers every time the Korean giant’s flagships’ pre-orders begin, but on this occasion, the e-commerce behemoth has gone the extra mile because the Galaxy S26 series not only offers double the storage at no extra cost, but customers can also avail up to a $200 gift card and obtain a decent price cut on Samsung’s newly announced Galaxy Buds4 Pro. Speaking of the Galaxy Buds4 Pro, there are offers for the company’s wireless earbuds, so without wasting precious time, let us get into the details. The Galaxy S26 is […]

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Samsung has finally lifted the curtain off of its newest Galaxy S26 series, with the company introducing slightly changed designs for all models paired with a specifications bump and a minor improvement to the cameras. The latest lineup now starts from $899 in the U.S., which will raise some eyebrows and could manipulate your purchasing decision. However, there are some interesting bits found in the latest review roundup, so make sure you check out what content creators have pushed out before deciding on which flagship to make your daily driver. No magnets for Qi2 wireless charging and no silicon-carbon batteries […]

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Even though this year's Samsung 'Galaxy Unpacked' event has been utterly tarnished by a spate of high-profile leaks - which saw an unreleased Galaxy S26 Ultra fall into the hands of a tech YouTuber as reports emerge of a plethora of those unreleased units making their way to shady online stores - the show must go on. As such, Samsung has just officially unveiled the base Galaxy S26, nearly copying the form factor of the base Galaxy S25, save for a slightly larger and brighter screen, a dedicated camera island, and a larger battery, all for $899. Behold The Base Galaxy […]

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