All Entries Tagged With: "samsung"
Samsung Galaxy S3 To Ditch Pentile Panel
Reports are showing up for the spec list of the eagerly-awaited Samsung Galaxy S3, with Korean press reports hinting at a 4.65-inch 720p display, with a deviation from the poorly-received pentile panel technology found on the Galaxy Nexus, which also features a 4.65-inch 720p panel. DDaily claims the new Galaxy S3 will run a Super [...]
Samsung and Apple took 95% of smartphone profits in Q4 2011
Canaccord Genuity releases market share of smartphones for last quarter of 2011. In Q4 out of all smartphones sold, Apple has sold 80% of it, Samsung sold 15%. Together these two giants sold 95% of the smartphone sector. iPhone 4S continues to be the most popular smartphone around. In United States iPhone oversells all other [...]
Mobile GPU Shipments Stats
The Jon Peddle Research Agency has published statistics for mobile GPU shipments to be used in SoC (system-on-chip) platforms. The data translates to an annual growth rate in 2011 of 18% for phones and tablets. Just confirmation that tablets and smartphones are moving from the realm of luxury good to mainstream consumer product, which we [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note – Pinked Up
It seems a certain Samsung Galaxy phablet is hitting the right Note with consumers, and the jot-friendly stylus – sorry S Pen – is pressing all the right buttons. Now the massive 5.3-inch Samsung Galaxy Note is set to be even more of a pleasure to behold when it gets a hot pink makeover. The [...]
Samsung Patents Future Handset Names
Let’s pause from the hectic round of new handsets appearing at MWC 2012 to look a bit further into the future. Samsung has filed a load of trademark applications fro device names which are predicted to be smartphones. Amongst the names reserved for use by the Korean giant are the Samsung Galaxy Rite, Samsung Galaxy [...]
Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.2 – Preview
Samsung has unveiled another member of of its Android Galaxy range at the MWC (Mobile World Congress). The Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.2 which takes its name from its combination of 4.2-inch display and WiFi support. The S WiFi 4.2 does not connect to the internet via telephone networks nor does it make voice calls. [...]
Review: Samsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy Note is an entirely different handset out in stores. Many analysts don’t even prefer to call it a smartphone. For them, it is a ‘phoneblet,’ certainly, a phone and tablet at a time. The 5.3-inch Galaxy Note came to market as the first full-fledged handset in the 5-inch category. As of today, Galaxy [...]
Samsung Beam – HD Projector Smartphone
Samsung has shown off a new concept in the mobile handset world by kitting out a handset with an HD projector. The Samsung Galaxy Beam is a middling sort of device otherwise, having to make do with Android 2.2 Froyo as its operating system. But that 15 lumen nHD projector gives a whole new slant [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Tablet – Preview
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet, complete with stylus. The Galaxy Note 10.1 is essentially a super-sized version of the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note smartphone. It wields a 10.1-inch 1280 x 800 pixel PLS screen and 1.4GHz dual-core CPU and the OS is Android 4 ICS. Samsung’s customary TouchWiz UI is overlaid on the [...]
Samsung Galaxy Mini 2
One of key low-end versions of Samsung Galaxy series, the Galaxy Mini will likely get an upgrade, called the Galaxy Mini 2 at the upcoming MWC 2012. The Galaxy Mini 2 S6500, codenamed Jena, is set to run Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The handset has recently passed through FCC, sources reveal. Some tech blogs have posted [...]
