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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While the star attraction of the 'Galaxy Unpacked' event has always been Samsung's S-series, the accessories that the South Korean behemoth typically unveils at the margins of the said event do garner attention, especially when some of those accessories relate to the Galaxy Buds 4 series, which now bring an innovative head gesture support, and act as a remote shutter button in the camera app. Behold the Galaxy Buds 4 Series As expected, Samsung has now unveiled the Galaxy Buds 4 and Galaxy Buds Pro 4, bringing a new design to the proverbial table, replete with flat metal stems, silicone […]

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Samsung has just unveiled its new Galaxy S26+ and Galaxy S26 Ultra variants within the S26 series, bringing a host of AI capabilities and the Ultra-exclusive Privacy Display. Behold the Galaxy S26+ And Galaxy S26 Ultra Physical Features The Samsung Galaxy S26+ sports a 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X screen, with a resolution of 1440 x 3120, a variable refresh rate of up to 120Hz, and peak brightness of 3,000 nits vs. the 2600 nits on the last-gen Galaxy S25+ variant. In contrast, the Galaxy S26 Ultra sports a 6.9-inch Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X screen, with a resolution of 1440 x […]

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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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Samsung will introduce the privacy display to the Galaxy S26 Ultra for the first time, making it a useful feature under a certain number of conditions, but a godsend for those who don’t appreciate prying eyes all over their private conversations when sitting in a crowded space. Before Galaxy Unpacked kicks off, one YouTuber got hold of the flagship and decided to test out the aforementioned feature. Based on his testing, it is useful, but it all depends on where the other person is sitting and how much effort they are making to invade your personal space. The privacy display […]

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A new tip from a relatively well-known tipster now suggests that Samsung's recent channel leaks - which saw an unreleased Galaxy S26 Ultra fall into the hands of a tech YouTuber amid concurrent reports of a plethora of those unreleased units making their way to shady online stores - were the result of a collective distributors' strike against the South Korean behemoth's supposedly extractive policies. Samsung's MX division, pressured by its semiconductor arm, tried to gain some financial room by squeezing its distributors, with disastrous results As we detailed recently, a Dubai-based tech YouTuber, Sahil Karoul, was able to get his hands […]

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