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Samsung has an unusual idea to create the perfect smartphone display

December 28th, 2020

Chris Smith

Samsung’s newest display innovation proposes a “sub-display” screen that would move vertically behind the main screen to cover the single-lens or dual-lens camera system at the top of the display. The invention would allow Samsung to build a real all-screen display for smartphones without using an under-display camera. The technology could be used with any …

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Samsung is apparently mulling a rebrand of its Galaxy S smartphones

February 25th, 2019

Andy Meek

At least as far as Samsung’s Galaxy S flagship smartphones go, it may be time for a time new name. That’s according to a report from South Korean’s Yonhap News Agency, which quotes an unnamed company source over the weekend as confirming that the South Korea-based smartphone manufacturing giant is looking into a new naming …

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Brilliant infographic tracks the evolution of a decade of Samsung’s Galaxy S phones

February 18th, 2019

Jacob Siegal

In just two days, Samsung will take the stage at its Unpacked event in San Francisco, California to unveil the latest and greatest Galaxy S smartphones. Based on the countless leaks and reports that have cropped up online over the past several months, we expect to see at least the Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, and …

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How Samsung will beat the iPhone X: All-screen displays, flexible bodies, and graphene batteries

November 27th, 2017

Chris Smith

Samsung may be pretty quick to follow Apple’s lead in the mobile business, but that doesn’t mean it’s not doing some innovation of its own. Starting with the Galaxy S6, the company proved it can manufacture phones that look and feel good, and it kept releasing better and better designs in the years that follow. …

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Galaxy S8 vs. original Galaxy S: From copying the iPhone to outpacing it

April 12th, 2017

Chris Smith

Apple announced the iPhone in 2007, and it soon became clear to Samsung that the iPhone was the device to replicate to succeed in the mobile business. The company has often been accused of copying everything about the iPhone with its Galaxy S phones. Lawsuits between the two revealed that “books” were written at Samsung …

Mystery solved: Here’s why there’s an ‘S’ in Samsung’s Galaxy S line

April 27th, 2015

Chris Smith

Not that it matters very much how each company chooses to name its products, whether they’re smartphones, tablets, cars or tacos, but there actually is a legitimate reason that flagship Android smartphones from Samsung are named Galaxy “S.” Taking a walk down memory lane, Phone Arena has rediscovered what it is – and no, the “S” doesn’t stand for Samsung.

Samsung Galaxy S Advance receives early hands-on preview

February 3rd, 2012

Dan Graziano

The Samsung Galaxy S Advance was announced on Monday, and not even a week later the device has shown up in Vietnam and received a hands-on from Mai Nguyen. The handset reportedly features a design that is a combination of the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Nexus, complete with a curved display. The Advance’s specs …

Samsung Galaxy S likely won’t get Android 4.0 ‘value pack’ update

January 4th, 2012

Dan Graziano

Samsung announced at the end of December that the highly popular Galaxy S line would not be receiving an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The device, which sold over 10 million units worldwide, doesn’t include enough memory for the update, Samsung claimed. After outraged users flocked to social networks with their complaints, reports out of South …

Samsung may offer ‘value pack’ instead of full Android 4.0 for Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab

December 28th, 2011

Todd Haselton

Samsung originally went on the record stating that it will not provide an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade for the Galaxy S or 7-inch Galaxy Tab. The company originally cited memory issues related to its TouchWiz user interface, but on Tuesday, reports surfaced suggesting that Samsung HQ was reconsidering its original statement. A more …

Quad-core Samsung Galaxy S III to be unveiled at MWC 2012

December 28th, 2011

Dan Graziano

Samsung’s Galaxy lineup has been one of the most sought after smartphone lines worldwide. The Galaxy S II became the company’s fastest selling smartphone ever, selling 3 million units in just 55 days. Moreover, Samsung sold more than 30 million Galaxy S and Galaxy S II smartphones worldwide as of October. There is no question that consumers are interested in the Galaxy lineup …