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Android Authority tested the Galaxy S26 Ultra and Oppo Find X10 Pro Max cameras side by side. The Oppo phone's three 200MP sensors beat Samsung's single main camera in most shots, the reviewer found, though Samsung still leads after dark.
T-Mobile was listing the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra at $5.55 a month, a $1,200 discount over three years, for customers adding a line on its Experience More or Experience Beyond plans, no trade-in required.
Samsung has begun rolling out a second October update to the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z Flip 8, following a similar unexplained patch for the Galaxy S26 lineup the same day.
Flipkart is offering the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra 5G at Rs 86,688 after a 33% cut, with an extra Rs 6,625 off for Axis Bank and Flipkart SBI credit card users, per Digit.
A cybersecurity researcher who reverse-engineered a 2025 Samsung Tizen TV says it runs AI models that log audio, screenshots and viewing habits for ad targeting, while OpenAI banned their account over the probe.
Apple's entry with the iPhone Duo and a wave of Samsung, Vivo and Google foldables show the category growing up, but durability complaints and niche pricing suggest mainstream status is still a reach.
Wired's refreshed folding phone guide names the $1,900 Galaxy Z Fold8 and Apple's debut $1,999 iPhone Duo as top picks, with Motorola's Razr Ultra leading flip phones on battery and design.
Leaked benchmark figures attributed to Samsung's own testing claim the Exynos 2700 beats the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 by up to 20 percent in Geekbench, with bigger gaps against the standard Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6.
A month of Hitechreports coverage shows battery gains coming from capacity, software tuning and new charging standards rather than one dramatic leap.
A quiet addition in One UI 9 logs every trip once your phone pairs with the car. Android Police found it more useful than expected.
Leaks and certification listings point to a Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra priced around Rs 1,89,990 in India, up from the Galaxy S26 Ultra's Rs 1,39,999 launch price, with a faster chip and bigger battery tipped.
A new leak claims Nintendo is developing a Switch 2 Lite built around a cheaper Samsung 8nm chip, a move that could undercut the $499.99 Switch 2 with a lighter, less expensive handheld.
Amazon's Great Indian Festival Reloaded sale kicks off at midnight with up to 40% off smartphones, 65% off TVs and projectors, and flat 50% off select home and kitchen products, alongside bank cashback and exchange offers.
A leaked photo shared by tipster Ice Universe reportedly shows the Samsung W27, a more premium China-market version of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra with a blue and gold finish, though Samsung has confirmed nothing yet.
Samsung's base Galaxy S26 now costs $1,000 in the US as memory prices push smartphone costs higher across the board, coinciding with a reported 20% sales decline that Android Authority calls the steepest drop in nearly 14 years.
Samsung's Galaxy S27 Pro and S27 Ultra batteries have turned up in a South Korean safety database, with photos confirming model numbers that match earlier leaked capacities ahead of a likely early 2027 launch.
Hitechreports's coverage of a month of launches and sales shows list prices rising even as retailers push steep, often temporary, cuts.
Hobbyist developers have ported Samsung's Compass app, its Gallery app, and several Galaxy Watch faces to the Pixel Watch and other Wear OS devices, requiring sideloading through ADB rather than the Play Store.
Early reviews of Apple's first foldable, the iPhone Duo, call it the best-built foldable yet at $2,000, though reviewers flag its weight, missing telephoto camera and apps that still need updating for the new screen.
Best Buy's open-box Galaxy Z Fold 8 units are discounted up to $580, Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra is $420 cheaper, and Amazon's new Fire TV Stick 4K is back at its $30 launch price, per a 9to5Google deals roundup published Wednesday.
Amazon has cut the price of Samsung's 990 Pro 4TB NVMe SSD to $799.90, a 27 percent drop from its $1,099.99 list price, according to a Wccftech report published October 21.
Samsung Galaxy F70 5G launches in India at ₹19,999 — a 6.7-inch 90Hz AMOLED phone with 50MP OIS, Exynos 1330, and microSD support up to 2TB. No global rollout confirmed.
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 is shipping globally. The iPhone Duo isn’t — and won’t be until January 25, 2027. That six-month gap is real, measurable, and already reshaping buyer decisions.
Apple confirms Samsung manufactures the iPhone Duo’s display—but it’s a fully custom panel, co-developed to Apple’s specs, not a repurposed Samsung part.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is now up to $570 off in open-box condition at Best Buy — the deepest discount yet on the foldable since its July 2026 launch.
Samsung has released the stable One UI 9.0 (Android 17) update for the Galaxy A56, starting in the Middle East and South Korea. Firmware A566BXXUEDZJ1 is rolling out now. AI features are excluded.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is live in India at Rs 1,99,999 — and Amazon is knocking Rs 12,000 off that price during the Great Indian Festival 2026.
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide isn’t a rumour. Users are already using its extra horizontal space to prop, multitask, and reposition — and finding some poses work better than others.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 owners are manually adjusting app aspect ratios — 4:3, 16:9, or full screen — because too many apps still assume a phone-shaped screen, not a foldable one.
Samsung Galaxy F70 5G launches in India at ₹19,999 — not the A17 5G, and not under ₹20,000 for all variants. The name is new. The timing is deliberate: October 18, 2026 — two weeks before Diwali, with sales starting October 20 on Flipkart and Samsung India’s website.