Samsung Galaxy A5 Review: Just enough

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The Samsung Galaxy A5 is a mid-range smartphone released in December 2014, housed in a full-metal unibody design. It feature’s
Samsung
’s beautiful Super AMOLED display, some useful capabilities for rear-cam selfie taking as well as
Samsung
KNOX. The RRP for this model is RM1,199.

If I had any opinion about the Samsung Galaxy A5, after a few days with it by myself, the term I may use to describe this smartphone is “Just enough”. It is sufficiently fast enough, it does not bottleneck when you try to make a quick switch over to Google Search when you’re texting or Telegram-ing someone, and it doesn’t crash and suddenly reset on you for no reason. The A5 though, has a very inspiring design with a pretty inspired user experience. For a phone that has a premium feel to it, you are kind of disappointed that they did not put a notification LED on it. The camera functions are gimmicky — although the palm capture function is pretty useful. There is no fingerprint sensor in this thing and the battery life is just enough to unplug when you reach the office at 9AM and last you till you till work is over — after which you’ll have to plug the phone back into a
charger
 in your car. The display is absolutely gorgeous, like really. Even though it’s not 1080p.. Well this would be the summarized version of my experience with the
Galaxy A5
, if this is not tl;dr for you, read on!

Samsung Galaxy A5 Specifications

Processor:
 Qualcomm Snapdragon 410, Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53

RAM:
 2GB

Storage:
 16GB, expandable via microSDHC up to 64GB

Graphics:
Adreno 306

Display:
 5″ (1280 x 720), multitouch

Camera:
 13-megapixel CMOS w/ AF, 5-megapixel

Connectivity:
 4G LTE, 802.11 a/b/g/n dual-band, Bluetooth 4.0 (w/ A2DP, EDR, LE), NFC.

I/O Ports:
 1 microUSB 2.0, 3.5mm TRRS Audio Jack.

Battery:
 Li-Ion 2400mAh, 9 hours (100% to 20%)

Hardware and User Experience

The construction of the device itself is both very firm and very light in the hands, for a phone which does not fall under flagship status, it has a very premium feel to it and the lines have been machined to precision. No part of this phone feels cheap, the buttons are all solid and have a nice click to them and the display is lovely. The button back lights however felt like those beacons you can see through a fog during a thunderstorm at sea, I had to turn them off. There is hardly any flex, considering the device is so thin, there are some spots on the back around the camera that don’t look as flushed as the rest of the phone. All in all, it felt very nice in my hand and was a real pleasure to use as it was light. I haven’t dropped it at all so I can’t comment on how well this phone will survive a fall.

Oh right, there is
NO NOTIFICATION LED
.

The display is absolutely beautiful. I am in love with Samsung’s Super AMOLED display and I just adore how rich the contrast is on this phone. The phone can be blindingly bright as well as pleasantly dim when you need it to be. The auto brightness controls are — for lack of a better word — convenient as you can set the bias/offset of a range of -5 to +5, unlike many other smartphones where they just force you to go with their configuration of auto brightness.

The UI that greets you upon unlocking the phone would be the homescreen and the app drawer. These initial screenshots were taken before I got a SIM for the phone, so ignore the notification icons. The phone comes with a lot of
Samsung
 bloatware such as the
Samsung
 App Store, some productivity apps as well as Flipboard, which I mentioned in my first impressions is what opens up when you swipe to the right on the homescreen. I’m not that big a fan of Flipboard, but yeah the functionality is there.

For the notification center, we have the usual buttons up there for connectivity and rotation — which you can customize for other options, there is the brightness slider, S Finder and Quick Connect and the notifications below that. You can open up the other options by hitting the grid icon on the top right and customize this as well, hiding the buttons you don’t usually use or reordering them. The notifications also appear on the lockscreen as well, but only for Facebook. Note, that this is Samsung’s proprietary Android OS in KitKat (4.4.4).

The multi-window function from
Samsung
 finds its way from the Note onto their
Galaxy
 A-series phones starting with the
GalaxyA5
. This function is great, you can mutli-window any two apps and from a programming stand point, the multi-window function allows two apps run side by side as two separate and fully functioning tasks. You can have Facebook open while chatting with someone on Telegram or Facebook Messenger — without using those annoying chat-heads.

From an experience stand point, it has been a pleasure using this phone. It has been absolutely fluid and absolutely easy to use, there were no uncomfortable stuttering, no crashing and definitely no random restart. This might change over time, but in my experience with the new OS from Samsung, it has been a real pleasure, ever since I started using it on the 16th of March 2015, there has been two different updates, both about 40MB – 50MB big and have extensive change logs. I did not like the SamsungKeyboard and quickly switched it out for the Google Keyboard. The homescreen was pleasant enough for me to continue using throughout this review period and everything else was just a breeze.

The available RAM space is underwhelming but expected from a device running KitKat. Even when turning off most of the bloatware apps — which Samsung so graciously allows you to, the available RAM is still really sad to look at. Storage looks reasonable, but getting rid off the bloatware by completely deleting them off the device would free up way more space on the OS.

Battery Life and Benchmarks

I wouldn’t say I am entirely impressed by the benchmarks or the battery life on this device, I thought the 1280 x 720 display would not take such a big hit on the battery life, but the display seems to sap the most power out of the 2400 mAh battery that powers this device. The battery life may be much better on Lollipop and I sincerely hope it does. I left everything on, like you would expect to be able to do on a smartphone with all those location features.

However, this device will last you the regular office day. But, I still highly doubt you would be able to give this to your teenage daughter — as an entry phone — who’s most likely to be texting 24/7, posting a hundred pictures on Instagram a day or tweeting every single thing she does.

I did not feel any slowdown in the power of the Snapdragon 410, it is not the Snapdragon 801 I am so accustomed to, but the fluidity of this device can’t be understated. It is just enough and it doesn’t make me frustrated, taking no longer than a couple of seconds to open an app. I won’t be able to give an opinion once the caches start filling up, just remember to clear it every now and then and you’ll be fine.

The benchmarks might not look pretty but for everyday phone tasks like Facebook, Instagram, or Telegram; It works absolutely wonderfully. Just remember that you have to carry around a power bank, a car
charger
 and a wall charge on you just in
case
. The
Galaxy A5
 is so far below everything else, but that’s to be expected from the Snapdragon 410. Playing games on this little baby is very fluid though, thanks to the low resolution. I played through a few levels of
N.O.V.A. 3: Freedom edition
 and
Dungeon Hunter 5
 without any horrible mind blasting frame drops. 60FPS at 720p on Epic Citadel? That’s pretty damn smooth if you ask me. Shame about Ice Storm Extreme though, 12.5FPS and 7.8FPS is definitely not something to brag about.

The Camera

Samsung has invested a lot of advertising into the camera. It has a lot of features and the palm-detection for selfie-taking is useful, especially when you have your phone at the end of a selfie-stick. There’s not much else to say about the camera, it’s pretty standard, a 13MP shooter. No OIS, just a simple CMOS sensor and the phone’s 5MP front-facer. It does come with a very rich feature set with presets that can be customized and saved, or you could download a preset from the web.

Camera Samples

All the selfies were taken with the front-cam.

Verdict

I am much torn on how to rate this phone. On the plus side, it feels very nice and is very light. It does not stutter and I think I am falling in love with Samsung because of the Super AMOLED display. The phone did not make me irritated — which is a big plus — and did not randomly restart on me. On the down side, the battery life is terrible and the resolution is pretty low. The text appears jagged on Telegram when I bring it down to font size 12 pts. which is a personal preference. I’m a little torn on how to rate the perfomance as well. It performed the tasks I needed it to like replying e-mails and all perfectly but scored horrible in benchmarks. Thus, my performance score on the scorecard will be based on how little this phone has managed to irritate me. Hardware wise though, the only thing lacking would be a notification LED. Connectivity was good, never had to fidget around with settings to get it working and the Bluetooth connects the moment I start my car up.

The Good
+ Display is simply beautiful
+ Great feel on the phone
+ Full-metal body design
+ Rich features all around
+ Fluid performance
+ True multi-window feature
+ Good connectivity

The Bad
– Speaker could be better (or in the front)
– Terrible battery life
– Snapdragon 410 at this price range
– microSD up to 64GB only
– Both cameras shoot mediocre photos.

Would I recommend this phone? Yes. Is it worth the price? Maybe. All-in-all, this phone gets a 7/10 from me.


Samsung Galaxy A5 Review: Just enough

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The Samsung Galaxy A5 is a mid-range smartphone released in December 2014, housed in a full-metal unibody design. It feature’s
Samsung
’s beautiful Super AMOLED display, some useful capabilities for rear-cam selfie taking as well as
Samsung
KNOX. The RRP for this model is RM1,199.

If I had any opinion about the Samsung Galaxy A5, after a few days with it by myself, the term I may use to describe this smartphone is “Just enough”. It is sufficiently fast enough, it does not bottleneck when you try to make a quick switch over to Google Search when you’re texting or Telegram-ing someone, and it doesn’t crash and suddenly reset on you for no reason. The A5 though, has a very inspiring design with a pretty inspired user experience. For a phone that has a premium feel to it, you are kind of disappointed that they did not put a notification LED on it. The camera functions are gimmicky — although the palm capture function is pretty useful. There is no fingerprint sensor in this thing and the battery life is just enough to unplug when you reach the office at 9AM and last you till you till work is over — after which you’ll have to plug the phone back into a
charger
 in your car. The display is absolutely gorgeous, like really. Even though it’s not 1080p.. Well this would be the summarized version of my experience with the
Galaxy A5
, if this is not tl;dr for you, read on!

Samsung Galaxy A5 Specifications

Processor:
 Qualcomm Snapdragon 410, Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53

RAM:
 2GB

Storage:
 16GB, expandable via microSDHC up to 64GB

Graphics:
Adreno 306

Display:
 5″ (1280 x 720), multitouch

Camera:
 13-megapixel CMOS w/ AF, 5-megapixel

Connectivity:
 4G LTE, 802.11 a/b/g/n dual-band, Bluetooth 4.0 (w/ A2DP, EDR, LE), NFC.

I/O Ports:
 1 microUSB 2.0, 3.5mm TRRS Audio Jack.

Battery:
 Li-Ion 2400mAh, 9 hours (100% to 20%)

Hardware and User Experience

The construction of the device itself is both very firm and very light in the hands, for a phone which does not fall under flagship status, it has a very premium feel to it and the lines have been machined to precision. No part of this phone feels cheap, the buttons are all solid and have a nice click to them and the display is lovely. The button back lights however felt like those beacons you can see through a fog during a thunderstorm at sea, I had to turn them off. There is hardly any flex, considering the device is so thin, there are some spots on the back around the camera that don’t look as flushed as the rest of the phone. All in all, it felt very nice in my hand and was a real pleasure to use as it was light. I haven’t dropped it at all so I can’t comment on how well this phone will survive a fall.

Oh right, there is
NO NOTIFICATION LED
.

The display is absolutely beautiful. I am in love with Samsung’s Super AMOLED display and I just adore how rich the contrast is on this phone. The phone can be blindingly bright as well as pleasantly dim when you need it to be. The auto brightness controls are — for lack of a better word — convenient as you can set the bias/offset of a range of -5 to +5, unlike many other smartphones where they just force you to go with their configuration of auto brightness.

The UI that greets you upon unlocking the phone would be the homescreen and the app drawer. These initial screenshots were taken before I got a SIM for the phone, so ignore the notification icons. The phone comes with a lot of
Samsung
 bloatware such as the
Samsung
 App Store, some productivity apps as well as Flipboard, which I mentioned in my first impressions is what opens up when you swipe to the right on the homescreen. I’m not that big a fan of Flipboard, but yeah the functionality is there.

For the notification center, we have the usual buttons up there for connectivity and rotation — which you can customize for other options, there is the brightness slider, S Finder and Quick Connect and the notifications below that. You can open up the other options by hitting the grid icon on the top right and customize this as well, hiding the buttons you don’t usually use or reordering them. The notifications also appear on the lockscreen as well, but only for Facebook. Note, that this is Samsung’s proprietary Android OS in KitKat (4.4.4).

The multi-window function from
Samsung
 finds its way from the Note onto their
Galaxy
 A-series phones starting with the
GalaxyA5
. This function is great, you can mutli-window any two apps and from a programming stand point, the multi-window function allows two apps run side by side as two separate and fully functioning tasks. You can have Facebook open while chatting with someone on Telegram or Facebook Messenger — without using those annoying chat-heads.

From an experience stand point, it has been a pleasure using this phone. It has been absolutely fluid and absolutely easy to use, there were no uncomfortable stuttering, no crashing and definitely no random restart. This might change over time, but in my experience with the new OS from Samsung, it has been a real pleasure, ever since I started using it on the 16th of March 2015, there has been two different updates, both about 40MB – 50MB big and have extensive change logs. I did not like the SamsungKeyboard and quickly switched it out for the Google Keyboard. The homescreen was pleasant enough for me to continue using throughout this review period and everything else was just a breeze.

The available RAM space is underwhelming but expected from a device running KitKat. Even when turning off most of the bloatware apps — which Samsung so graciously allows you to, the available RAM is still really sad to look at. Storage looks reasonable, but getting rid off the bloatware by completely deleting them off the device would free up way more space on the OS.

Battery Life and Benchmarks

I wouldn’t say I am entirely impressed by the benchmarks or the battery life on this device, I thought the 1280 x 720 display would not take such a big hit on the battery life, but the display seems to sap the most power out of the 2400 mAh battery that powers this device. The battery life may be much better on Lollipop and I sincerely hope it does. I left everything on, like you would expect to be able to do on a smartphone with all those location features.

However, this device will last you the regular office day. But, I still highly doubt you would be able to give this to your teenage daughter — as an entry phone — who’s most likely to be texting 24/7, posting a hundred pictures on Instagram a day or tweeting every single thing she does.

I did not feel any slowdown in the power of the Snapdragon 410, it is not the Snapdragon 801 I am so accustomed to, but the fluidity of this device can’t be understated. It is just enough and it doesn’t make me frustrated, taking no longer than a couple of seconds to open an app. I won’t be able to give an opinion once the caches start filling up, just remember to clear it every now and then and you’ll be fine.

The benchmarks might not look pretty but for everyday phone tasks like Facebook, Instagram, or Telegram; It works absolutely wonderfully. Just remember that you have to carry around a power bank, a car
charger
 and a wall charge on you just in
case
. The
Galaxy A5
 is so far below everything else, but that’s to be expected from the Snapdragon 410. Playing games on this little baby is very fluid though, thanks to the low resolution. I played through a few levels of
N.O.V.A. 3: Freedom edition
 and
Dungeon Hunter 5
 without any horrible mind blasting frame drops. 60FPS at 720p on Epic Citadel? That’s pretty damn smooth if you ask me. Shame about Ice Storm Extreme though, 12.5FPS and 7.8FPS is definitely not something to brag about.

The Camera

Samsung has invested a lot of advertising into the camera. It has a lot of features and the palm-detection for selfie-taking is useful, especially when you have your phone at the end of a selfie-stick. There’s not much else to say about the camera, it’s pretty standard, a 13MP shooter. No OIS, just a simple CMOS sensor and the phone’s 5MP front-facer. It does come with a very rich feature set with presets that can be customized and saved, or you could download a preset from the web.

Camera Samples

All the selfies were taken with the front-cam.

Verdict

I am much torn on how to rate this phone. On the plus side, it feels very nice and is very light. It does not stutter and I think I am falling in love with Samsung because of the Super AMOLED display. The phone did not make me irritated — which is a big plus — and did not randomly restart on me. On the down side, the battery life is terrible and the resolution is pretty low. The text appears jagged on Telegram when I bring it down to font size 12 pts. which is a personal preference. I’m a little torn on how to rate the perfomance as well. It performed the tasks I needed it to like replying e-mails and all perfectly but scored horrible in benchmarks. Thus, my performance score on the scorecard will be based on how little this phone has managed to irritate me. Hardware wise though, the only thing lacking would be a notification LED. Connectivity was good, never had to fidget around with settings to get it working and the Bluetooth connects the moment I start my car up.

The Good
+ Display is simply beautiful
+ Great feel on the phone
+ Full-metal body design
+ Rich features all around
+ Fluid performance
+ True multi-window feature
+ Good connectivity

The Bad
– Speaker could be better (or in the front)
– Terrible battery life
– Snapdragon 410 at this price range
– microSD up to 64GB only
– Both cameras shoot mediocre photos.

Would I recommend this phone? Yes. Is it worth the price? Maybe. All-in-all, this phone gets a 7/10 from me.


Samsung Galaxy A5 specs hint at a 2017 refresh soon

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The Galaxy A series (2016) impressed us with decent specs and close to Galaxy S series’ standard of quality, making the A series probably the next in line after the flagship series. While the Galaxy A’s were announced back in December last year, we already have leaked specs of what might be a Galaxy A5 (2017).

According to Sam Mobile, the SM-A520F model, said to be of the 2017 Galaxy A5, has been spotted being shipped to India for testing purposes. Sam Mobile has also posted up a benchmark result of the alleged handset, and that’s where the specs come into play. The results suggest that the Galaxy A5 will feature an Exynos 7880 chip alongside 3GB of RAM. Though these specs don’t tell much, but they’re definitely something to begin with.

The current A5 features a Full HD 5.2-inch display, which we expect to be retained in the 2017 refresh. We should also expect a slight improvement over the decently impressive 13MP/5MP pair on the current generation. USB Type-C is a possibility, and considering the fact that only the Galaxy A7 supported charging out of the three devices (A3, A5, A7) that were launched, we might be looking at the technology making its way to the A5 in next year’s refresh. However, do bear in mind that these are purely speculations and that we shouldn’t place too much trust on early leaks. Till then, stay tuned!

Source:
Sam Mobile

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Samsung announces the Galaxy A50s and Galaxy A30s with better rear camera setups

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The Samsung Galaxy A50 and A30 were just launched this year, but Samsung is now launching the Galaxy A50s and Galaxy A30s that comes with upgraded cameras and new designs.

The Samsung Galaxy A50s has a holographic geometric pattern on its back, but it still sports a 6.4-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display with a U-shaped notch. Like the Galaxy A50, it is powered by an Exynos 9610 processor paired with up to 6GB RAM and 128GB storage.

However, the Galaxy A50s has a better camera setup compared to the A50; it houses a 48MP main camera instead of a 25MP lens and its front camera is bumped up to 32MP instead of 25MP. The Galaxy A50s also has a 4,000mAh battery that supports 15W fast charging and charges via USB-C.

On the other hand, the Galaxy A30s has a similar 6.4-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-V display, but it has replaced the physical fingerprint sensor with an on-screen fingerprint sensor. It is also powered by the same processor found in the Galaxy A30 and offers up to 4GB RAM paired with up to 128GB storage.

As for its cameras, the Galaxy A30s has a 25MP main lens instead of a 16MP lens, but its front camera remains unchanged. It also has a 4,000mAh battery like the Galaxy A50s and supports 15W fast charging.

Both the Galaxy A50s and the Galaxy A30s come in four colours: Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White, Prism Crush Green and Prism Crush Violet. Unfortunately, the availability and price of both devices are not announced yet.

Galaxy A30s
Galaxy A50s
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Samsung Galaxy A51 5G may be our first affordable smartphone

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An affordable 5G smartphone is honestly what most people want and need – and although we haven’t had much hope of getting one yet, Samsung looks most likely to offer what we want.

The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G appears to be real as images of the phones have been leaked online; and on top of that, according to a report by
GSMArena
, a phone bearing the model number of SM-A516N appeared on Samsung Korea’s support page and it corresponds with a
Geekbench
 listing that suggests the phone will pack an
Exynos
 980 chipset.

The original Galaxy A51 packs an
Exynos
 9611 chip which doesn’t support 5G. This leaked smartphone looks identical to the latter and could very well have the same hardware – meaning the price shouldn’t vary too much either – the original is priced at RM1,299, so the 5G variant could cost somewhere around there as well.

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Samsung Galaxy A51 renders leaked showing L-shaped camera with four lenses

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The Samsung Galaxy A series smartphones have impressed so far – each iteration offers value for money for those heading into the budget and
mid range
 market.

The Galaxy A50 was one of the highlight models and it looks like it will be one of the first from the series to get a successor. Renders of the Samsung Galaxy A51 have surfaced showing off an interesting “L”-shaped camera setup.

Image credit: Price Baba

It looks like there are four cameras at the back housed in a rectangular module, one more than the Galaxy A50s.
Rumours
 are suggesting that the setup will look like this – 48MP main, 12MP ultrawide, 12MP telephoto and 5MP depth sensor.

The display is said to be a 6.5-inch, punch hole panel, and it looks like screen-to-body ratio percentage will be in the high 90s.

Under the hood, we can expect an
Exynos
 9611 chipset along with 4GB of RAM – odd, considering the Galaxy A50s has 5GB RAM. Could there be a Galaxy A51s with more RAM perhaps? We could be seeing the phone arrive sometime in the middle of next year.

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Samsung Galaxy A52 5G: Renders revealed a familiar design

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Samsung has started to include 5G connectivity in its midrange phones and one of the upcoming phones will be the Galaxy A52 5G.

The Galaxy A52 5G is almost identical to its predecessor

Image credit: OnLeaks x Voice

Based on the press renders, the new phone will sport a familiar design with the Galaxy A51 — the only difference is its camera setup in which one of the lenses have been moved upwards. Apart from that, you’ll still get the same colours, same punch-hole cutout and possible the same plastic back.

You’re probably getting most of the same specs too

We’re expecting the Galaxy A52 5G to come with a 6.5-inch screen and an under-display fingerprint sensor. Samsung is unlikely to remove the headphone jack and or downgrade its display, so we’re looking forward to a Super AMOLED panel that pushes FHD+ resolution, unlike the
Galaxy A42 5G
.

According to Steve Hemmerstoffer from
Voice
, the Galaxy A52 5G will measure at 159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4mm, so it’ll be slightly larger than the Galaxy A51.

Galaxy A52 5G
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Samsung Galaxy A52 specs and design leaked

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The updated Samsung Galaxy A52 has had its specs and design
leaked
 and it looks like your run-of-the-mill Samsung mid-ranger, which is not a bad thing at all since Samsung’s A-series smartphones are of top-notch quality.

That’s evident in the fact that this smartphone uses an AMOLED panel – which, typically for a Samsung smartphone, is really good. The 6.5-inch panel pushes a FHD+ resolution – and according to reports, the 4G model has a 90Hz panel, while the 5G version gets a 120Hz display.

The phone comes in 4G LTE and 5G models – the former packs a Snapdragon 720G and the latter comes with a 750G chipset. For memory and storage, you get up to 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of internal storage.

Image credit: 9to5Google

When it comes to the cameras, you get 64MP primary shooter, an 8MP ultrawide camera, a 5MP lens, and a 2MP shooter.

When it comes to design, the Galaxy A52 doesn’t look all that special – it lacks the ‘prism’ finish like we saw in a previous
leak
. Instead, it boasts a plain back cover that actually look quite sleek in real life.

Powering the phones is a 4,500mAh battery with support of up to 25W of fast charging.

Reports
 claim that the phones will cost 348 Euro (about RM1,698) for the 4G model, while the 5G version will cost 429 Euro (about RM2,088). Do note that these are leaked specs and may not be the final representation of what we’ll get in Malaysia.

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Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G launched in Malaysia: Priced at RM1,899

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If you’re in the market for a midrange smartphone, the
Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
 could be a good choice as it now comes with a more powerful chipset compared to the original
 Galaxy A52
.

The phone packs a Snapdragon 778G which is built on a smaller, more efficient 6nm process, has a 9% higher clock speed, and scores 35% higher on the AnTuTu 9 benchmark. The Galaxy A52s also comes with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage.

Elsewhere, the phone packs the same specs – think a 6.5-inch AMOLED 120Hz display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5, a set of stereo speakers, a 64MP quad-camera setup (64MP main, 12MP ultrawide + 5MP macro + 5MP depth), and a 32MP selfie lens.

The phone also comes with a 4,500mAh battery and support for up to 25W of fast charging, but we’re unsure if Samsung will be including the 25W charger in the box this time – something they didn’t do with the original Galaxy A52.

The phone is available in Violet, Black, Mint, and White – you can purchase the Galaxy A52s 5G for RM1,899 – which is the same retail pricing of the original. Visit Samsung’s website
here

to make your purchase.

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Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G launched with AMOLED 120Hz display and Snapdragon 778G

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Samsung has just launched the
Galaxy A52s 5G
 in the UK and it’s quite the impressive mid-ranger.

The phone packs a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED screen that pushes a 120Hz refresh rate; there’s also a 32MP selfie camera housed in a punch-hole notch right in the middle of the top portion of the screen.

For imaging, you a 64MP main lens which is accompanied by a 12MP ultrawide shooter, a 5MP macro lens, and a 5MP depth sensor.

Under the hood, the Galaxy A52s 5G comes with a Snapdragon 778G chipset along with up to 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of internal storage.

Powering all this is a 4,500mAh battery along with support for up to 15W of fast charging; this is a bit of a downgrade from the 25W that the original Galaxy A52 had.

The phone is priced from EUR 410 (about RM2,036); there’s no word on when this device will arrive in Malaysia, but the official price here should be cheaper than that in the UK due to the existence of VAT there.

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New Samsung Galaxy A53 leaked: Thinner body and no headphone jack

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Earlier in March, Samsung had announced the Galaxy A52, which was their take on a mid-range smartphone. Since then, the device has been getting a lot of praise from users, and Samsung has been trying to capitalize on this to try and get the most out of its A-series lineup. Now, leaks of the new Galaxy A53 have surfaced, with a questionable change to remove one of its ports.

Image Credit:”@OnLeaks and Digit.in”

Renders of the device were released by a reliable source,
@OnLeaks and Digit.in
, showing that the design is extremely similar to the Galaxy A52, with the biggest visual change to the back panel, thanks to a redesigned camera bump. OnLeaks reported that the device is only 8.14mm thin without the bump, making it slightly thinner than the A52.

The biggest reveal, however, comes with the removal of the 3.5mm headphone jack – a change that many users would be disappointed with. But that was the only difference that was shown, and everything else seems to be the same – from the USB-C port, volume buttons on the right, and the punch hole selfie camera design on the top of the device, the device looks more or less the same as its predecessor.

Image Credit: “@OnLeaks and Digit.in”

But keep in mind that all of the new Samsung Galaxy A53 leaks have not been officially announced, and it is only a brief look at what we should expect from the device. However, we did not get any specifications about the smartphone, so be sure to look out for more updates on the device.

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Samsung Galaxy A53 specs spotted on TENAA – sports five cameras and a 5,000mAh battery

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Renders

of the Samsung Galaxy A53 was previously leaked just a few months ago and this time, its specs have been spotted on Chinese certification body TENAA.

According to
GSMArena
, the device (codenamed SM-A5360) will sport a
6.46-inch FHD+ AMOLED
 display and pictures show a punch-hole cutout housing the front camera at the center of the screen.

Image Credit:
TENAA China

Under the hood could likely be a
Exynos 1200
 SoC with up to
8GB of RAM
 and
128/256GB of internal storage
. This phone will support 5G networking as well.

Image Credit:
TENAA China

In the camera department, the Galaxy A53 features a quadruple camera setup consisting of a
64MP main
 camera, a
12MP ultrawide
 camera, a
5MP macro
 lens, and a
5MP depth
 sensor.

Other than that, the phone packs a
4,860mAh
 battery with support for
15W
 of charging.

Image Credit: OnLeaks x
Digit.in

The
Samsung

Galaxy A53 5G is expected to launch in the first half of the year so stay tuned as we provide you with more updates then.

Source –
GSMArena

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Every time I check out a new Galaxy A series phone, I am always impressed with how Samsung is able to make them so good that there’s almost no reason to consider buying an expensive flagship, and it might probably make you regret spending that much of money on a flagship.

This time, the Galaxy A54 5G continues to impress me after one month of daily driving it, and interestingly, I have been using it alongside other similar class phones, and here’s why I think it is still among the best choice compared to the rest.

Compared to the previous model, the Galaxy A54 has some interesting design changes, Samsung has finally done away with a plastic back and you get a Gorilla Glass 5 back that makes it feel more premium, the frame is however still plastic but to be honest the matte metallic paint job doesn’t make it feel cheap.

It’s a super bright display even when viewed outdoors

Despite the improved build quality, the Galaxy A54 gets a smaller 6.4-inch display compared to 6.5-inch on the previous model, it is absolutely dwarfed by the competition as most of them come with much larger displays, but to be honest I really don’t find it an issue as this is one of the best AMOLED displays that can reach a peak 1000 nits brightness and refreshes at 120Hz, and having a small display size makes it easier to hold with one hand.

On top of that, the Galaxy A54 continues to be IP67 dust and water resistant, which is an important lifestyle feature that its competition still doesn’t offer.

What the Galaxy A54 might disappoint some is its hardware specifications, as it remains identical to its predecessor and is powered by an Exynos 1380 chipset paired with 8GB RAM and comes with double of its predecessor’s storage at 256GB, storage is still expandable over a MicroSD card.

Although there’s no major change in hardware specifications, it doesn’t mean that the phone couldn’t deliver great everyday performance and power efficiency, as I still managed to run graphics demanding games on my unit without any issues and it passed our 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Stress Test with a consistent score.

Samsung could have probably used a more recent chipset like the Snapdragon 782G or Mediatek Dimensity 7200 to justify its value over the previous model, but there’s probably no reason to do so for the sake of cost savings and the current hardware still works very well, you shouldn’t have issues with it if you are doing regular stuff like texting, social media browsing and gaming.

Like the Galaxy S23 series, the Galaxy A54 ships with One UI 5.1 running on top of Android 13, which gives you access to a suite of customisations in Samsung Good Lock and run some automations on your phone with the Modes and Routines feature. My unit has been updated to the April 2023 security patch at this time of shooting and Samsung promises up to 4 years of major Android OS upgrades and 5 years of monthly security patches, this is the biggest selling point of this phone compared to the rest and in a way guarantees your phone’s value throughout the ownership.

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The Galaxy A54 comes with a triple camera array that sees a resolution drop on the main sensor from 64-megapixels to an optically stabilized 50-megapixel camera, it is complemented by the same 12-megapixel ultra-wide and 5-megapixel macro camera from the Galaxy A53. In terms of image quality, the main camera produces decent outdoor and low light images, I’m glad that colours are naturally saturated, while details is retained well in low light with low noise levels, the ultrawide camera is also one of the best I have seen on phones this year with a really wide field of view and works decent too in low light conditions.

For selfies, the same 32-megapixel camera from the Galaxy A53 takes on the job, which I generally have no issues with the image quality since it can naturally beautify my imperfect facial features without making me look like a K-Pop star.

The main and ultrawide cameras are capable of taking 4K videos at 30 fps and you can switch between them when shooting, this is one thing that none of the Galaxy A54’s competition can do, video quality is decent for an upper mid-range phone where I find it very reliable as vlogging camera. Also, the front camera supports the same video resolution as the rear, it totally shames some expensive flagships that only shoots 1080p at 60 fps.

Despite the stereotype about Exynos powered Samsung phones being power inefficient, I have never find that an issue with the Galaxy A54, as the 5,000mAh battery was able to offer me up to a full day of usage when I am connected to 5G networks with a 5-hour screen on time, it goes up to two days effortlessly if I’m not having a busy week, the only bummer about it is the 25W charging input, which honestly feels really slow when I have gotten so used to charging speeds that’s four times the wattage, but exercise some patience, this Galaxy A54’s battery will be fully charged in less than 90 minutes from a dead battery.

Overall, the Galaxy A54 is an excellent device with very little compromises and I daresay the experience is very close to the Galaxy S23 in several aspects, it retails for RM1,899 and cost slightly more than the Galaxy A53’s launch price, which I think is totally worth getting over its predecessor for its better build quality and improved main camera, and compared to its competition, Samsung’s commitment to longer and regular software updates is a big win.

Samsung Galaxy A54 5G Review: no reason to buy expensive phones

The Galaxy A54 5G has features so well-rounded and doesn't feel sluggish at all, giving us almost no reason to pay twice the price for a flagship phone.

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Galaxy A54 5G

8

The Goods

Improved build quality

Bright and vivid 120Hz AMOLED display

Excellent cameras

4K video recording for both main and ultrawide cameras

Great battery life

The Bads

Smaller display compared to Galaxy A53

25W fast charging feels dated

No major spec bump

 8.0

Average Score

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Samsung Galaxy A54 5G: the phone that lasts and lasts

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In today’s world, smartphones have become more than just a device to communicate with others. They are also our go-to tool for entertainment, work, and personal tasks. With all the important functions that we rely on our smartphones for, it is important to have a device that is reliable and built to last.

The Samsung Galaxy A54 5G is a phone that stands out from the crowd with its awesome durability, long-lasting battery, and extended software support.

One of the standout features of the Galaxy A54 5G is its IP67 water and dust resistance rating, this means that the phone can withstand being submerged in up to 1 meter of water for up to 30 minutes and is protected against dust and dirt, such level of durability ensures that the phone can withstand accidental drops, splashes, and spills, making it a perfect choice for those who lead an active lifestyle.

Battery life is another crucial factor that determines the usefulness of a smartphone. The Galaxy A54 5G boasts a massive 5000mAh battery that can last all day and more, it also comes with 25W fast charging, which means you can quickly top up your phone’s battery when it’s running low.

Another major advantage of the Galaxy A54 5G is its extended software support. Samsung offers 4 years of Android upgrades and 5 years of security updates, ensuring that your phone continues to work flawlessly. This is a significant advantage over other smartphones, as many only receive two years of software support before becoming outdated.

The Galaxy A54 5G is also packed with impressive features, including a 6.4-inch Infinity-O display that refreshes at 120Hz, a 50-megapixel main camera with OIS, 12-megapixel ultrawide and 5-megapixel macro camera and 5G connectivity. On top of that, the phone has great performance as it is powered by the Exynos 1380 chipset mated to 8GB RAM and 256GB of storage, storage can also be further expanded up to 1TB with the MicroSD card slot.

The Samsung Galaxy A54 5G is a phone that lasts and lasts. With its awesome durability, long-lasting battery, and extended software support, it is a device that you can rely on for years to come. Whether you’re a busy professional, a student, or an outdoor enthusiast, the Galaxy A54 5G is a phone that can keep up with your lifestyle and your needs.

The Samsung Galaxy A54 5G retails for RM1,899 and comes in colors of Awesome Lime, Awesome Graphite, Awesome Violet and Awesome White, get yours now at
Lazada
,
Shopee
 and
Samsung Online Store
.

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Samsung Galaxy A60 and Galaxy A40s Announced With Triple Rear Cameras

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Samsung today launched two new Galaxy A-series smartphones in China – Galaxy A60 and Galaxy A40s. In addition to the Galaxy A60 and Galaxy A40s, the South Korean company also launched the
Galaxy A70 and Galaxy A80
 in the country.

The new Galaxy A60 has a very similar design to the Galaxy A8s launched in China late last year. It has a 6.3-inch Infinity-O display featuring Full HD+ resolution and a claimed 91.8% screen-to-body ratio. The smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 octa-core processor with an Adreno 612 GPU. In the memory department, the smartphone has 6GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage. On the back of the phone is a triple camera setup with a 32MP primary sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle sensor, and a 5MP depth sensor. Unlike the Galaxy A50, the Galaxy A60 does not have an in-display fingerprint sensor. Instead, it comes with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.

Samsung Galaxy A40s, on the other hand, appears to be a rebranded Galaxy M30 for the Chinese market. It sports a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-U display with Full HD+ resolution and runs on an octa-core Exynos 7904 chipset. The budget Android smartphone has a 13MP + 5MP + 5MP triple camera setup at the rear and a 16MP selfie snapper up front. Its biggest highlight is the massive 5000mAh capacity battery with 15W fast charging support.

We expect the Samsung Galaxy A60 to slowly make its way to markets outside China in the coming weeks. However, Samsung is yet to officially confirm the same.

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Samsung Galaxy A70 goes official with 6.7-inch Infinity-U display and 32MP triple camera

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Samsung has quietly expanded its Galaxy A-series lineup with the
announcement
 of the Galaxy A70. The latest 2019 Galaxy A-series smartphone is undoubtedly the most impressive yet and packs several impressive features.

The Galaxy A70 sports a large 6.7-inch Infinity-U Super AMOLED display with 1080 x 2400 Full HD+ resolution and a tall 20:9 aspect ratio. Similar to the Galaxy A50 announced last month, the Galaxy A70 comes with an In-display fingerprint sensor. It runs on an octa-core processor with two high-performance cores clocked at 2.0 GHz and six efficiency-oriented cores clocked at 1.7 GHz.

The smartphone packs 128GB of internal storage and will be available with up to 8GB of RAM. For further expansion, the Galaxy A70 includes a dedicated microSD card slot. Moving on to optics, the new Galaxy A70 has an impressive triple-camera setup on the back with a 32MP primary sensor coupled with an f/1.7 aperture. It also has an 8MP ultra-wide snapper with an f/2.2 aperture and a 5MP depth sensor with an f/2.2 aperture. On the front is a 32MP selfie camera with an f/2.0 aperture.

One of the key highlights of the Galaxy A70 is its large 4500mAh capacity battery with 25W Super Fast charging. The Galaxy A70 is actually only the second Samsung smartphone after the
Galaxy S10 5G
 to support Super Fast Charging. As expected, the smartphone runs on Android Pie-based Samsung One UI out of the box. Pricing and availability information has not been revealed yet. For now, Samsung has only revealed that the smartphone will come in Black, White, Coral, and Blue colors at launch.

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Samsung Galaxy A70s goes official with 64MP camera and Samsung Pay support

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If you need a summary of all of 2019’s smartphone trends in one phone – the new Samsung Galaxy A70s has that covered. That’s not a bad thing in reality, especially when you consider the value you’re getting with the price.

The new device has been launched in India, and it’s an upgrade over the regular Galaxy A70. Although it’s the same size, it now has the prism back panel design we saw on its smaller brother the Galaxy A50s.

You also get the same AMOLED Infinity-U display as the regular version. But what’s new now are the cameras – the main lens is now a 64MP shooter. So this is 2019 trend number one – higher resolution cameras. Mostly likely powered by Samsung’s ISOCELL Bright GW1 imaging sensor, the Galaxy A70s has the highest resolution camera in Samsung’s line-up.  Plus there’s night mode and video stabilization, which comes to 2019 trend number 2. It’s coupled with an 8MP ultrawide lens and a 5MP Live Focus depth lens too.

Over on the front is a 32MP selfie lens too which is similar to the regular A70. Moving to internals, you also see familiar hardware in the Snapdragon 675, but this time you get a 8GB RAM + 128GB memory configuration. The same 4,500mAh battery powers the phone – it charges via USB C and supports up to 25W Super Fast Charge. That’s 2019 trend number three – big batteries with faster charging, at least faster than 15W.

It also comes with Android 9 Pie with Samsung One UI, an in-screen fingerprint scanner. This time however, like the its siblings the A30s and A50s, this phone also gets Samsung Pay support. The Samsung Galaxy A70s is priced at INR 28,999 (RM1,722) for the 6 GB+128 GB variant, and INR 30,999 (RM1,840) for the 8 GB + 128 GB variant. There’s no word yet on when it’ll arrive in Malaysia, but stay tuned for more updates.

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Samsung Galaxy A70S tipped to sport a 64MP rear camera

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Samsung announced its first
64-megapixel camera sensor
 for smartphones earlier this month. A new report out of South Korea now claims the company is readying a variant of the Galaxy A70 equipped with the new camera sensor.

The ETNews report says the Samsung Galaxy A70S with the company’s ISOCELL Bright GW1 64MP image sensor will be released during the second half of the year. Unfortunately, the report does not mention anything regarding the hardware specifications of the smartphone. Going by the name, we can expect it to have at least a few things in common with the Galaxy A70.

In addition to confirming that the Samsung Galaxy A70S would be the first smartphone to come equipped with the new 64-megapixel ISOCELL image sensor, the report confirms the Galaxy Note 10 will not utilize the same sensor. This is not surprising as Samsung has been introducing some new technologies to its mid-range lineup before its flagship line. It released the world’s first quad-camera smartphone last year, the Galaxy A9 (2018).

Launched in March
, the Galaxy A70 sports a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED panel with Full HD+ resolution and a very tall 20:9 aspect ratio. The smartphone is powered by an 11nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset clocked at 2.0 GHz with an Adreno 612 GPU and up to 8GB RAM. It comes with a 32MP + 8MP + 5MP triple camera setup on the back and a 32MP selfie camera on the front. It also packs a large 4500mAh battery with 25W Super Fast charging support.

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Samsung Galaxy A71 and Galaxy A51 pre-orders start this February 3 with free Protection Plus

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Samsung just announced the pre-orders for the Galaxy S10 Lite and the Galaxy Note 10 Lite – but if those are a bit out of your budget, you’ll be glad to know that the cheaper Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A71 smartphones are also available for pre-order this
Febraury
 3-5. The phones will be available in stores this February 7. Your pre-order will also get you Protection Plus which includes a one-year extended phone warranty and a one-time screen replacement.

The Galaxy A51 gets a 6.5-inch Infinity-O Super AMOLED display with a punch hole camera smack dab in the middle of your display. Besides the size, you could fool people into thinking you have the Galaxy S10 Lite if from afar.

At the back, you get a quad-camera module with a 48MP main lens with a 12MP ultrawide shooter, a 5MP depth sensor and a 5MP macro lens. For selfies, you get a sizeable 32MP lens.

Under the hood, you’ll find an
Exynos
 9611 chipset along with up to 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. The phone also supports expandable storage via microSD card of up to 512GBs. Power the phone is a 4,000mAh battery with support of up to 15W fast charging.

Meanwhile, the Galaxy A71 is a bigger specimen measuring at 6.7-inches. For imaging, you get a similar module as the A51, except the main camera here is a 64MP shooter.

Under the hood, you get a Snapdragon 730 chipset with up to 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. You can expand your storage up to 512GB via
mircoSD
 card. Being the larger device, the Galaxy A71 also gets a bigger 4,500mAh batter that supports up to 25W of fast charging.

The Samsung Galaxy A51 (RM1,299) comes in Prism Crush Black, White and Blue; while the Galaxy A71 (RM1,799) comes in Prism Crush Black, Silver and Blue.
 Pre-order your smartphone at Samsung’s
website
 this February 3.

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Samsung officially launches the Galaxy A72 and A52

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During the
Galaxy Awesome Unpacked Event
, Samsung launched three new models in the A series — the Galaxy A72, Galaxy A52 and A52 5G.

Galaxy A72 and A52 get a 90Hz refresh rate; 5G model supports a 120Hz display

The Galaxy A52 — both 5G and non-5G — and the Galaxy A72 have lots of similarities; they have the same design and matte haze finish, but the Galaxy A72 is slightly larger at 6.7-inches. While the Galaxy A72 and A52 support 90Hz refresh rate on their Super AMOLED panels, the A52 5G has an even higher refresh rate at 120Hz. All three phones come with an IP67 rating and have stereo speakers paired with Dolby Atmos.

One uses a depth camera, the other uses a telephoto lens

They also have a 32MP front camera and a 64MP quad camera setup. The only difference is while both have a 12MP ultrawide lens and a 5MP macro lens, the Galaxy A52 has a 5MP depth sensor whereas the A72 has an 8MP telephoto sensor.

Both the A52 and A72 has 8GB of RAM paired with 256GB of storage, but you can expand it up to 1TB via a MicroSD card. The Galaxy A52 has a 4,500mAh battery whereas its larger sibling has a 5,000mAh battery, but both support the same 25W charging.

Price and availability

These Samsung phones all come in four colours — Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Blue and Awesome Violet. The Galaxy A52 is priced at €349 while its 5G model costs €429. On the other hand, the Galaxy A72 will set you back €449.

We will update this article once the local pricing is revealed.

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Samsung Galaxy A72 First Impression: Major upgrades, but…

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The Samsung Galaxy A72 was launched alongside the Galaxy A52 and A52 5G today during the Galaxy Awesome Unpacked Event. Fortunately, we had the chance to try out the Galaxy A72, so here are my initial thoughts of it.

S21 inspired the Galaxy A72?

The Galaxy A72 is available in four colours — Awesome Black, Awesome Blue, Awesome Violet and Awesome White. Ours is in Awesome Black in which it looks and feels very matte thanks to its matte haze finish.

The phone feels a bit sandy texture-wise, but it’s still nice to touch and doesn’t attract fingerprints. Its camera bump it also inspired by the Galaxy S21 series that features a contour cut design — in this case, the Galaxy A72 has a camera housing that isn’t bulky and matches its overall colour.

Although the Galaxy A72 has a similar 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display like its
predecessor
, Samsung upgraded its refresh rate from 60Hz to 90Hz refresh rate. It feels smoother when scrolling and browsing, plus it also comes with the eye comfort shield feature that minimises blue light for better eye care. The display is also brighter than before — Samsung increased the peak brightness from 700 nits to 800 nits.

No 5G…what?

Equipped with a Snapdragon 720G chip, the Galaxy A72 handle games like PUBG, Call of Duty and Mobile Legends well. The only downside is the lack of 5G connectivity — those aiming for a future-proof will find this a turn-off. In fact, this is probably the biggest con of the Galaxy A72, but there’s a chance that Samsung will bring a 5G variant in the future. However, the storage is expandable up to 1TB via a MicroSD card slot, in addition to its existing 256GB of storage and 8GB of RAM.

All in all, decent cameras

Moving on to the cameras, the Galaxy A72 takes good selfies with its 32MP lens. There’s good amount of details paired with natural colours, plus I also get AI beautification — you can opt to turn this off if you’re not a fan of said feature.

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Its rear camera setup comprises of a 64MP wide lens, a 12MP ultra wide lens, an 8MP telephoto lens and a 5MP macro lens. Colours can be slightly inconsistent depending on the amount of light, but most of the time we’re getting natural colours and really good details, especially with the high res mode turned on.

30x zoom

The telephoto lens comes with OIS for steadier shots, but be prepared for a lower image quality once you reach 30x zoom. Personally, I’d stop at 5x zoom for an acceptable picture; zooming more will just result in an unsatisfactory shot. The Galaxy A72 has a standard macro lens too; images are clear and colour reproduction doesn’t differ by a lot, but it’s nothing to shout about.

Bigger battery, same fast charging

This time, the Galaxy A72 has a bigger 5,000mAh battery that promises 2-days battery life. This is certainly true for non-heavy gamers, but if you’re always gaming and watching videos, you may need to charge the phone about one and a half day later. Samsung also maintained 25W fast charging with the Galaxy A72.

Check out our unboxing video below:

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Samsung Galaxy A72 Review: Is it really that awesome?

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You’d think 5G phones are a must now that we’re in 2021, but there are still plenty of new 4G phones that are selling in the market. This includes the Samsung Galaxy A72 that was launched about two weeks back. Priced at RM1,899, will the Galaxy A72 still be a wise purchase decision?

Samsung upgrades display with 90Hz refresh rate

Let’s first look at its display; the Galaxy A72 has a huge 6.7-inch Super AMOLED screen with a 90Hz refresh rate so you’re guaranteed a smoother navigation experience. It has a super bright display that can reach up to 800nits and even under the sunlight, the phone doesn’t cause any readability issues.

The Galaxy A72 is available in four colours — the one we received it called Awesome Black. Some may think it’s pretty plain, others may say it’s simple and easy on the eyes. Even though the phone doesn’t stand out as compared to other colour options, I really like the texture and the fact that this phone is fingerprint-proof.

5G, where you at?

So here’s the big issue that may cause many to reconsider this phone — it’s a 4G phone. No matter how good the Galaxy A72 is, the absence of 5G connectivity is an important aspect as not many would change phone each year, so having a future-proof phone is a huge purchase factor.

Powerful midranger with plenty of storage

That being said, this phone is powered by a Snapdragon 720G chip that can handle most games easily, except for graphically demanding games like Genshin Impact. With 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, the phone can store lots of files, apps and music, but you can choose to expand it using a MicroSD card up to 1TB if needed.

It’s a hit and miss

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Ultra wide shot
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Macro shot
Macro shot
Macro shot

The Galaxy A72 comes with four lenses — its 64MP wide lens captures good amount of detail and natural-looking colours, but doesn’t do well in backlit conditions. Ultrawide shots also come with true-to-life colours and a wide field of view, but distortion is fairly obvious at the edges. Unfortunately, the telephoto lens weren’t impressive — quality drops drastically and we get a lot of noise. On the other hand, the macro shots are decent — images are sharp and colours remain accurate.

Night mode on
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Night mode on
Night mode off

I wish Samsung did better in lowlight photography; sure, Night mode helped in bringing back certain darker areas and slightly increasing the sharpness of images, but I hoped for more. The Galaxy A72 still require a certain amount of light to shoot at night — you won’t get nice night shots if you’re in an awfully dim environment.

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Portrait shot using rear camera

On the front, the 32MP selfie lens works much better when there’s good lighting. Under lowlight, we see a loss of details and lack of clarity even when using the Night mode. The Galaxy A72 can also be improved in terms of portrait shots. Bokeh effects aren’t perfect — some parts that are supposed to be sharp are blurred, and the edges look artificial when set at higher bokeh levels.

Phew…the charger is in the box!

The Galaxy A72 has a 5,000mAh battery that can last you two days, provided you don’t game often. If you do game excessively, you’ll need to charge your phone by the end of the day. Charging with its 25W charger will only require about 90 minutes.

Verdict

I can’t deny that there’s a bunch of important upgrades and the
Galaxy A72
 does have a lot to offer, but you may look the other way if you’re aiming for a 5G phone. Apart from that, the phone looks great, performs well and has a long-lasting battery life. It’s a decent phone if you don’t mind the lacking performance in lowlight photography and the absence of 5G support.

Good

90Hz display

Lasting battery life

Minimalistic design

Decent selfies

1TB expandable storage

Not So Good

Not future-proof

Disappointing lowlight shots

Fake bokeh effects

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Samsung Galaxy A73 5G First Impressions and Unboxing

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After checking out the 2022 Galaxy A series a few weeks back, we have finally received a review unit of the Galaxy A73 5G, the leading model of this year’s A series come with notable upgrades over its predecessor, such as a faster Snapdragon 778G processor, a 108MP primary camera with OIS and IP67 water and dust resistance.

The Galaxy A73 5G comes in a slim box just like the flagship Galaxy S22 series, as Samsung no longer includes a charger inside the box, hence what you are getting is just the phone, a USB-C to USB-C cable, a SIM ejector and several documents. If you do require a charger to go with, we recommend that you opt for Samsung’s 25W USB charger
here
.

Build quality wise, the Galaxy A73 5G doesn’t feel too different from the A72 as it has the very same polycarbonate build that feels pretty decent and makes the phone really lightweight, it has a matte back texture which doesn’t attract fingerprints and smudges, the camera bump is also slightly redesigned that blends in well with the back case and looks really nice.

Samsung ships the Galaxy A73 5G with One UI 4.1 that’s based on Android 12, which is one of the biggest selling point of the A series compared to the competition and the company is promising 4 years of major OS upgrades. The phone has 8GB RAM and 256GB of storage that’s expandable over MicroSD, which performs exceptionally well for the basic stuff like social media and web browsing.

Overall, the Galaxy A73 5G is a decent upgrade over the A72, the phone retails at RM2,099 and can be purchased
 here
, we are currently working on a review and comparisons with other devices so let us know what you want to know about in the comments.

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Samsung Galaxy A8 and A8 Plus comes with dual front cameras and Infinity Display

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The Samsung Galaxy A8 and A8 Plus are now official and we have all the information about the phones. Both the phones will come with Infinity Displays and dual front cameras, judging by the looks of it, it seems to be a pretty decent alternative to those of you looking for something cheaper than the S8 and S8 Plus.

The phones come equipped with an FHD+ screen with resolutions of 1080 X 2220 and a curved glass on the back of the phone but the front screen is not curved. The front dual-cameras are 16MP + 8MP configurations with a f/1.9 lens. Sadly, there are no stabilization options there but Samsung has mentioned that it has its own version of EIS which they are calling Video Digital Image Stabilization or VDis. On the back is a single 16MP camera with a f/1.7 aperture but still no OIS on the back as well. Other than that, the A8 will come with 4GB of RAM, 5.6-inch display and a 3,000mAh battery. The A8 Plus will come with 4GB or 6GB of RAM, 6.0-inch display, and 3,500mAh battery.

Both the phones will be available in January with four colours, Black, Orchid Gray, Gold and Blue. There is no information on prices but there should be more details during CES 2018.

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Samsung’s Galaxy A80 is coming to Malaysia and there’ll be a BlackPink edition too

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The Samsung Galaxy A80 will soon arrive in Malaysia, though its pricing has already been revealed on E.S.H Electrical’s site to be RM2,499. But that’s not all there is to it; the A80 will also come in a BlackPink Special Edition box that is already being offered in Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam.

If fans choose to purchase the BlackPink Special Edition Samsung Galaxy A80, they’ll not only be getting the device, but also a BlackPink case, charge stand and a set of photo cards. According to the site, those who purchase the phone will also get a Galaxy Fit — Samsung’s new fitness tracker.

The Samsung Galaxy A80 is a rather unique phone with a sliding mechanism paired with rotating triple camera setup. It’s a 6.-7-inch device with Super AMOLED display and sports an on-screen fingerprint sensor.

In addition to that, the A80 comes with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, in addition to a hefty 3,700mAh battery. It also has a 48MP main camera, an 8MP sensor and a 3D depth camera that works both ways — front and rear.

The A80 is rumored to launch next week, but if you’ve already set your heart on this device, you can pre-order it on E.S.H’s website.

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Samsung Galaxy A80 is now officially available in Malaysia, priced at RM2,499 on Lazada and Shopee

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It’s here my dudes and dudettes – the Samsung Galaxy A80 is officially available for purchase in Malaysia.

The phone caught the attention of many since it was announced in Thailand back in April – mostly because of its rotating camera module. It rotates 180-degrees bringing forward the triple rear lenses for your selfie needs.

Plus, the module is mounted on a sliding back panel – à la Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 – and it got people talking since Samsung isn’t the sort to implement smartphone quirks like this. In any case, the phone is here now and retails for RM2,499 – with it you get a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 730 chipset, 8GB RAM and a 3,700mAh battery.

The pone’s triple camera setup sports a 48MP main, an 8MP ultra-wide lens and a 3D depth sensor; while for charging it supports 25W Super Fast Charge via USB Type-C.

You’ll be able to buy the phone from online retailers on
Lazada
 and while on
Shopee
 you can get the BLACKPINK Edition as well.

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Samsung Galaxy A80, with its rotating camera, is touted to arrive this July 13 and will cost RM2,499 – available to pre-order

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One of the most exciting devices to arrive this year is the Samsung Galaxy A80, part in due to its rotating camera module. Announced back in April in Bangkok, the phone is touted to arrive to Malaysia soon, as popular retailer DirectD had revealed the pre-order price of the device on their Faecbook page.

In the post, DirectD claims that the ETA of arrival is expected to be 13 July, while the phone starts at a pre-order price of RM2,499.

https://www.facebook.com/directdteam/photos/a.241539879277516/2267007470064070/?type=3&theater

The phone sports a massive 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Infinity display that features no notches. At the back, you’ll find a glossy glass panel accented with a metal frame.

Here comes to fun part – the triple rear camera also serves as the front camera. When selfie mode is activated, the back panel rises – à la Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 – and the 48MP main, 8MP ultra-wide, and depth sensor rotate 180-degrees to the front.

Under the hood, the Galaxy is touted to come with a Snapdragon 730, that’s paired with 8GB RAM and 128GB internal memory. Powering the phone is a surprisingly small 3,700mAh battery and supports Super Fast Charge.

The phone looks to be a decent upper-mid-ranger, and it won’t be long until we can get our hands on the device to see if its worth its money.

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Samsung Galaxy A9 and AR mobile game ManaBox is coming to Malaysia

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From the 23rd to the 25th of November 2018, Malaysians would be introduced and are able to get their hands on the world’s first quad-camera smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy A9 at three nationwide roadshows which will be held at One Utama (Selangor), Gurney Plaza (Penang), and City Square (Johor).

For every purchase of the Samsung Galaxy A9, customers would be able to enjoy exclusive rewards which includes a JBL GO 2 (portable Bluetooth speaker), Samsung 128GB microSD memory card, 10,000mAh battery pack, screen protection plan, 3 months Spotify subscription and 3 TGV movie tickets.

Guests and customers who attends the roadshows are able to meet local artists such as Ismail Izzani, Charis Ow, Gaston & Jeil Pong, and Uriah See. Other than that, they could also catch cruisers from Era Fm and MyFm to participate in fun activities and win themselves some amazing prices.

T
he Samsung Galaxy A9 is available at a recommended retail price of RM1,999 and styled in three unique colours which includes Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue and Bubblegum Pink.

But that’s not all, Samsung would also be introducing its very own Augmented Reality (AR) mobile game “ManaBox”. Made specially for consumers, the game promises a good amount of addictive fun with real-world rewards that players would definitely find fulfilling. The game will be available for download from 23 November 2018 onwards, which allows users to collect Mana coins and redeem rewards such as beverages, movie tickets, Grab vouchers, and many more.

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Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro comes with a whopping 5,000mAh battery

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We’ve seen the Galaxy A3, A5 and A7 arrive to Malaysian shores earlier this year in January. All three handset sport pretty decent specs, and are selfie-centric, hence their impressive front facing cameras with f/1.9 apertures. Recently, rumors have also emerged regarding a Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro version, and they happen to be pretty spot-on in terms of its existence.

Why don’t we have the Galaxy A9 over here? Unsurprisingly, that handset is exclusive to the Chinese market and yes, you’re right – the Galaxy A9 Pro will be available only in China. An official announcement was made by Samsung regarding the device, hence we shall be seeing its launch real soon. Pro versions of smartphones usually only receive a bump in a couple of specs, and the Galaxy A9 Pro is no different. It will sport the same design aesthetics as compared to the A9, the same Super AMOLED display of 6 inches and the same Snapdragon 652 processor. The upgrade is applied to the RAM department, where the Pro variant will have 4GB instead of the 3GB on the A9. While the selfie camera remains at 8MP, the Galaxy A9 Pro receives a bump up in its rear camera to 16MP from 13MP.

The Galaxy A9’s battery already had an impressive battery capacity of 4,000mAh, and the Pro variant will be getting 25% more power packed underneath the hood, sporting a massive 5,000mAh battery. Also, not forgetting, the A9 Pro will have a fingerprint sensor embedded in its physical home button in typical Samsung fashion. Of course, it will come at a higher price point of 3,499RMB (RM2122.98) and it will come in colors of White, Pink, and the overrated Rose Gold. Till then, stay tuned!

Source:
Phone Radar

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Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Review: Four cameras but…

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I’ll be honest guys, I’ve started using phones for more than a decade and I’ve never once used a Samsung phone. It’s not because I didn’t like it or that Samsung phones are problematic; it just didn’t happen. To be using a Samsung phone as a daily driver with four cameras on its rear is rather exciting, especially since I heavily rely on my smartphone when it comes to taking pictures so I’m going to find out if the Samsung Galaxy A9 with quad camera is really worth the hype.

The A9 I have with me is the Bubblegum Pink colour, and this will definitely be a hit for those who like pink and also fancy the gradient trend that has been going on for about a year or two. It has a 6.4-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display that is frankly a good display; it has great colour vibrancy, colour contrast and viewing angles. One thing though, the phone has a Screen Mode that offers four options for your display that determines its colour, saturation and sharpness. I personally prefer the adaptive display that does automatic optimisation and AMOLED cinema that is slightly better in colour contrast. The A9 doesn’t have a notch so you don’t have to worry the notch affecting your display area like some other devices that comes with a notch and while the chin is rather thick, the A9’s side bezels are really thin.

That aside, the A9 has a 3-in-1 SIM tray on the top, whereas its bottom holds a USB-C charging port, a headphone jack and a speaker. The phone also comes with Dolby Atmos technology so if you connect the A9 to a stereo headset or a Bluetooth speaker, you’ll be able to experience surround sound, provided the Dolby Atmos mode is switched on in your Settings. However, I do find the audio a bit lacking when I’m using the speaker because while the volume can be rather loud at its maximum, it sounds slightly hazy. But if you’re not very particular about audio quality and you haven’t been using a phone with better audio system, you probably won’t notice this flaw. On the bright side, the A9 comes with a headphone jack so you can still use your traditional wired earphones to listen to audio on your phone. That ought to help you save some cash on Bluetooth headsets or the pricier wireless headsets.

On the 3D glass back, the A9 holds a fingerprint scanner that works pretty efficiently while on the front, you’ll get the facial unlock that I personally avoid using because I find it rather slow at times, especially if I switch off the “Lift to Wake” function or when I’m in low light environments. I also like that the fingerprint sensor can do more than just phone unlock because if you switch on the fingerprint sensor gestures, you can open/close your notification panel, and I think that’s a convenient feature for when you’re only using one hand to play with your phone.

Under the hood, the A9 sports a Snapdragon 660 processor and 6GB RAM paired with 128GB storage that can be expanded up to 512GB. I’ve been using it for social media, internet browsing, picture taking and it’s great; everything is smooth and launched quickly. The only issue I had is with games that require higher specs like PUBG, because I’ve encountered choppy frame rates when I play PUBG Mobile with the A9 even when its graphics setting it set to Balanced, the second lowest graphics option. If you’re a hardcore PUBG player, then you may need to further lower the graphics settings.

The A9 ships with Android 8.0 and there have been rumours that it will be upgraded to Android 9.0 soon, but right now the unit I have with me is still running on Android 8.0. I’m always leaning towards the simpler, minimalistic side hence I have no problems with the UI on the A9. It has an app drawer for you to browse all your apps, but if you’re not a fan of that, you can always change it at the Home Screen settings to show all your apps at the Home Screen. I prefer the former.

There are quite a few features that I’m fascinated by, and one of it is the Game Launcher. This feature allows you to either choose to focus on performance, power saving or balance between both when you’re gaming. When you launch your games, you can also use the game tools to either block notifications from coming in or screen record your gameplay so you can play your game without disturbance. The A9 also has a feature called Always on Display that constantly shows your clock and battery percentage and though its battery consuming, I think it’s great to be able to keep track of both things without needing to touch your phone. You can also experience the multi-window feature on the A9 with its split-screen view, pop-up view and snap window but I personally don’t find them necessary and won’t use them.

Now let’s talk about the highlighted feature of the A9; the quad camera. The A9 has been promoted with its quad camera as the unique selling point, but I wouldn’t buy this phone just for its camera. The phone holds an 8MP ultra wide camera, a 10MP telephoto camera, a 24MP main camera and a 5MP depth camera.

Let’s start with the 24MP main camera with f/1.7 aperture. The main camera actually performs well because the images produced are actually sharp and detailed. The colours are also very natural and not oversaturated so your pictures won’t appear artificial and heavily Photoshopped.

Moving on, let’s compare the image taken using the ultra wide camera that offers 120° view. While it really can capture wider view, I am not a fan of it. The fisheye effect is rather apparent on this lens and I don’t usually capture landscape pictures that require wider angles so I can skip this lens. Other than that, because the ultra wide camera comes with a reduced 8MP sensor unlike the 24MP main camera, the image quality also dropped causing grainy effects, especially when you zoom in on the picture.

Now, the photo above is taken with the 10MP telephoto camera that supports 2x optical zoom. The details are still sharp even when it’s zoomed in and you can further zoom in up to 8x, but it’ll appear slightly blurry. Nevertheless, the camera does it job and can help you get clear images when you’re taking from afar.

Apart from that, I also wish that the Live Focus mode can be improved because it’s not doing a good job when it comes to the background blur effect. It often blurs out parts of my hair when I’m using this mode but if the effect is not set to its highest, the Live Focus mode is still acceptable.

The 24MP front camera is good when it comes to the Selfie mode. You can choose to switch the Smart Beauty effects on/off and you can use this Pro Lighting feature to add more light from different directions for a better selfie. On the other hand, the Selfie Focus can be improvised in terms of differentiating the foreground and the background.

The A9 also comes with a Wide Selfie mode that allows you to take picture with more friends in a shot by making you swivel your phone both left and right. But here’s the catch: you need really steady hands. Most of the time my pictures are distorted because I just can’t keep steady, making it really hard for me to use this mode. In my opinion, this mode is can be rather unpractical. The downside of the A9 is its capabilities in lowlight photography. When it comes to night time, the image quality just doesn’t impress me, especially when I use the telephoto lens. The front camera also results in washed out images when it’s night time, so the colours are rather off and unsaturated.

I do love the battery life of the Samsung A9 because it’s really lasting. With a 3,800mAh battery, the A9 can last me two days if I don’t play a lot of games. It takes around 90 minutes to get it fully charged, and you can always use the power saving mode that gives you a few options to minimise battery consumption.

Verdict

In the end, is the Samsung Galaxy A9 really worth its price? At the price of RM1,999, I believe that this is not the phone that you would want to purchase if you’re into gaming and/or photography. It is a rather average phone except that it has quad camera that not many devices possess, but like I’ve mentioned, I don’t find it impressive enough to be a purchase factor. That being said, the phone should be praised for its long battery life, pretty display and extra features.

The Good

Battery life

Extra features (Blue light filter, Always on Display, Game Launcher)

Expandable storage

The Not So Good

Camera is weak in lowlight photography

Background blur effect can be improved

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Samsung Galaxy A90 Will Sport a No-Notch ‘New Infinity’ Display

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Samsung is expected to introduce new additions to its Galaxy A-series lineup at the “a Galaxy event” on April 10. Ahead of the launch event next month, Samsung Indonesia accidentally revealed one of the headline features of the upcoming Galaxy A90: a “maxed out Notchless Infinity screen”. Spotted by the folks over at GalaxyClub, the page has now been removed by Samsung.

The smartphone seen in the image above is quite clearly not the Galaxy A90. However, the text on the side of the smartphone teases the Galaxy A90’s ‘New Infinity’ screen. Being the flagship offering under Samsung’s Galaxy A-series for 2019, the Galaxy A90 will be the only one to have a Notchless Infinity screen. The other upcoming A-series smartphones, including the
Galaxy A60
, are expected to come with Infinity-U displays.

A Notchless Infinity screen does not mean the Galaxy A90 will have a punch-hole for the selfie camera like the Galaxy S10 series phones. Even though it hasn’t been officially confirmed, rumors suggest the Galaxy A90 will have a motorized pop-up camera design. The rest of its hardware specifications, however, are yet to be leaked online.

The Galaxy A90 will probably run on Qualcomm’s 10nm Snapdragon 710 octa-core processor, coupled with up to 8GB of RAM. When it comes to software, we expect it to ship with Android Pie-based One UI out of the box.

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Samsung GALAXY Alpha, finally a metal phone from Samsung

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We believe everyone of you have been waiting for a metal chassis phone from
Samsung
 and the company has apparently been listening to consumers while being challenged by manufacturers like HTC and Xiaomi who create phones with great build quality, the company’s rumored metal phone is now official and it’s final name is really called the GALAXY Alpha. Seriously, what took these guys so long to redesign their phones after so many years of dominating the Android market?

Judging by pictures, the phone doesn’t have a full metal body like the
HTC One M8
 but a stunningly beautiful metal frame being used as the phone’s construction while bringing over the GALAXY S5’s perforated backcover design. Despite of that, we still call this a big move in Samsung’s smartphone design and we look forward to even more better devices in the future. While the phone has an obvious advantage in build quality over the GALAXY S5, it is positioned as a mid-range device but the hardware ain’t too shabby, which features a 4.7” Super AMOLED 720p resolution display, an Exynos Octa Core processor with 2GB RAM, 32GB built-in memory with no expandable storage, 12 Megapixel AF + 1.3 Megapixel main and front cameras, a built-in WiFi 802.11ac MIMO adapter, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, NFC, LTE network support and a 1860mAh battery.

The
GALAXY
 Alpha will come preloaded with the latest Android 4.4.4 KitKat with TouchWiz, other cool features brought over from flagships include a Heart Rate Sensor, Fingerprint Scanner, Download Booster and Private Mode. We certainly believe that theGALAXY Alpha will live up to expectations and probably bring
Samsung
 back to its top ranks if we see more products like this from them in the near future, be it a flagship, mid-range or even entry-level devices, we hope to see
Samsung
 make a difference this time.

We should be expecting a local launch coming up next month and with various color options Charcoal Black, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Sleek Silver, and Scuba Blue, availability of colors will depend on markets as well.


Samsung Galaxy Android Marshmallow Update Roadmap is here

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Everyone knows the latest Android Marshmallow 6.0 has been released, and though there are some reports of a list of Samsung devices that would be getting the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update, back then there was no tentative date available as to when the updates will be rolling out.

However, now we know that the list includes two phases, with phase 1 including its flagship (and thereby, high priority) devices. As you can see the most recent Note5 and the S6 Edge+ will be the first to receive the Marshmallow update in December, while the S6 and the S6 edge will be receiving it in January. Then, it will be followed by the Note 4 and the Note Edge in February.

Two of the phase 1 devices and all of the phase 2 devices are currently awaiting approval, with no ETA on when they will get the update. There is also a phase 3, not shown in the image that includes additional devices that will be getting the update sometime next year, so if you don’t see yours in the list above and is a reasonably recent device, then you can expect it to get the update.

SOURCE:
Times News

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Samsung’s next foldable phone confirmed as the Galaxy Bloom during secret CES meeting

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We were expecting the next foldable phone from Samsung to be named the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2, but now information has been leaked to confirm that Samsung’s next foldable phone will be called Galaxy Bloom instead.

This foldable phone from Samsung is slightly different from the Galaxy Fold — it folds vertically, like a clamshell phone. It also differs in terms of materials as it’ll be using a new glass material known as Ultra Thin Glass instead of the plastic screen that is featured on the Galaxy Fold.

Samsung has already revealed the concept of the Galaxy Bloom back in October last year in a 24-second video. Samsung CEO DJ Koh said that this new design is inspired by Lancôme in the secret CES meeting, which leads us to the assumption that this device may be targeted towards female users.

There hasn’t been any leak regarding its availability, but we’re that it will be officially launched alongside the Galaxy S20 during the next Unpacked event. Let’s just cross our fingers and hope that it won’t face months of delay like the Galaxy Fold.

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Samsung Galaxy Book 2021 series launched: Priced from RM2,249

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Samsung has announced new additions to their line-up of laptops in the form of the
 Galaxy Book
, Galaxy Book Pro, Galaxy Book Pro 360, and the Galaxy Book
Odyssey
.

Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and Pro 360

Samsung claims that both laptops were designed with a mobile-first approach – as such, both devices are super thin with the Galaxy Book Pro is 11.2mm thin, while the Galaxy Book Pro has a thickness of only 11.5mm.

Both models come in 13.3-inch and 15.6-inch sizes. The Galaxy Book Pro comes with an AMOLED panel, while the Galaxy Book Pro 360 goes a level higher with its Super AMOLED display.

The latter is a convertible, meaning it has touchscreen support, and you can use Samsung’s S Pen.

Under the hood is up to an 11th-Gen
Intel Core i7 Processor along with Intel Iris Xe integrated graphics. To keep the laptops cool, Samsung claims that they’ve managed to fit a thin heatsink and fan system under the hood that still delivers adequate cooling without sacrificing size.

In terms of battery life, both laptops offer up to 20 hours video playback, while a 65W charger can give the laptops 8 hours of use in just 30 minutes of charging.

The Galaxy Book Pro will be priced from $999 (about RM4,093) while the Galaxy Book Pro 360 will cost at least $1,199 (about RM4,912), and will be available to purchase this May 14.

Galaxy Book and Galaxy Book Odyssey

The Samsung Galaxy Book is the most affordable variant in the line-up with a price tag of just $549 (about RM2,249).

Despite this, the 15.6-inch device is no slouch – it still packs Intel 11
th
-Gen Core processor with the brand’s Iris Xe graphics.

The laptop comes in Mystic Blue and Silver and boasts a similar, minimalist design language as its Galaxy Pro siblings.

The laptop boasts plenty of I/O ports too – 2x USB 3.2, 2x USB Type-C, 1x MicroSD, 1x audio combo jack, and 1x HDMI.

On the opposite end of the performance and price spectrum is
the Galaxy
 Book Odyssey – a 15.6-inch gaming-centric laptop.

The device comes an 11
th
-Gen Intel Core H-series CPU and up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Ti GPU, meaning you’ll be able to play all your favorite AAA titles without problems. The laptop can be fitted with up to 32GB of RAM as well.

The Galaxy Book Odyssey is available in Mystic Black and is priced from $1,399 (about RM5,732) and will only be available this August.

The Galaxy Book series hasn’t been launched in Malaysia yet, but you can visit their
website
 for updates.

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Samsung announced the 2-in-1 Galaxy Book Flex α with QLED display

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Just ahead of CES 2020, Samsung has decided to introduce the Galaxy Book Flex α — a cheaper alternative to the previous Galaxy Book Ion and Galaxy Book Flex.

Weighing at 1.19 kg, the Galaxy Book Flex α comes with a 13.3-inch QLED FHD display with thinner bezels than the Galaxy Book Flex. It is a 2-in-1 PC that sports an aluminum design but it does lose some high-end features as it’s supposed to be a cheaper alternative.

Unlike the high-end models, there’s no Qi wireless charging integrated with its trackpad and there’s no S Pen included. However, Samsung does have an Active Pen to go with the laptop, which is sold separately.

Under the hood, the Galaxy Book Flex α is powered by a 10th generation Intel Core Processor with 8/12GB DDR4 RAM and up to 1TB NVMe SSD storage. It also supports Wi-Fi 6 and has a battery that is reported to offer up to 17.5 hours of usage and supports Fast Charge.

There will only be one color option in the United States called Royal Silver and the laptop will be available in the first half of 2020 with a starting price of $829.99.

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Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 will come in new custom Maison Kitsuné finish

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Samsung is adding a few new colour options for their
Galaxy Buds 2
; and there’s a particular finish that we definitely want in our collection.

Your first look at the new Samsung Galaxy Buds2 collaboration with Maison Kitsune, featuring its iconic fox and stars design.
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— Tron ❂ (@FrontTron)
October 17, 2021

The Maison
Kitsun
é
-themed version of the Galaxy Buds 2 feature an adorable silhouette of a fox that is split in two halves – one of the earbuds will sport the bust of the creature, while the other side features the hind.

Galaxy Buds2
 Absolute Black | Vivid Lemon
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— Tron ❂ (@FrontTron)
October 17, 2021

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Kitsun
é
is a French Japanese electronic music and fashion label; the fox is their company mascot.

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If that’s a little too offbeat for you, Samsung is launching two other colours too, which are Absolute Black, and Vivid Lemon. The former looks to be a darker, and glossier variant of the existing Graphite Black colour.

We’re expecting Samsung to unveil these colours on the big stage during their upcoming
Unpacked
event, which is set to happen tomorrow at 10PM.

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The Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus’ battery life is double that of the AirPods Pro and cheaper too

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Samsung’s next-generation true wireless earbuds are here — the Galaxy Buds Plus. While designed quite similarly to the Galaxy Buds, it comes with a few enhancements including very impressive battery life.

Let’s start with its selling point — a bigger battery life. Samsung claims the Galaxy Buds Plus to come with 11 hours of battery life when fully charged and with its charging case, the earbuds will be able last for another 11 hours — totaling up to 22 hours.

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Samsung also improved the audio experience by including an additional microphone, so now they come with one inner microphone and two outer microphones. They also come with an enhanced ambient setting and a new one-touch Spotify support that plays your music on Spotify when you press and hold the left earbud.

While their battery life has exceeded the AirPods Pro’s, the one feature that they’re lacking is the active noise cancellation. That being said, the Galaxy Buds Plus is still cheaper at the price of $149. It will be available on February 14 and come in three colour options — Black, White and Cloud Blue.

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Samsung Galaxy Buds Live leaked and the earbuds look like… beans?

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Samsung’s newest Galaxy Buds Live has been leaked ahead of its
launch
 on August 5, revealing bean-shaped earbuds that come in a squarish case.

Galaxy Buds Live to match Galaxy Note 20

These
images
 are revealed by famous leaker Evan Blass, confirming that the Galaxy Buds Live will be available in three colours — White, Black and Copper. Since the Galaxy Note 20 that was recently revealed also showed similar copper colour, it is possible that Samsung introduces the same colour to the earbuds to match its flagship phone.

Bean-inspired design

New post at Patreon: “Samsung Galaxy Buds Live” [
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— Evan Blass (@evleaks)
July 9, 2020

The Galaxy Buds Live’s new design can be described as a total redesign as compared to the Samsung Galaxy Buds+. There is a speaker located in the middle of each earbud, accompanied by two microphones — one on top and one below.

Though its specifications haven’t been revealed, we’re hoping the Galaxy Buds Live will come with wireless charging, noise cancellation and perhaps battery life as long as its predecessor.

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Bad news: The Samsung Galaxy Buds+ will launch without active noise cancellation

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The successor to Samsung’s Galaxy Buds is rumored to arrive during the Unpacked event on February 11, but here’s a big disappointment — it will not support active noise cancellation.

The Samsung Galaxy Buds+ will supposedly come with better audio quality and a bigger 85mAh battery, but it’ll still lose to the wireless earbuds like the AirPods Pro and Sony WF-1000XM3 that come with ANC. It will also have four microphones for better call quality.

We don’t know what to expect of the Galaxy Buds+ yet, especially since the Galaxy Buds weren’t too great either. Samsung’s current version of earbuds have mediocre audio and call quality and of course, no ANC. It also has a smaller battery size of 58mAh, but it is still cheaper than Apple’s first-generation AirPods.

With the current information, we can assume that the Galaxy Buds will still be cheaper than the AirPods Pro — perhaps around the price of the first-generation AirPods.

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These Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro cases look like classic flip phones

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Samsung’s
special-edition
 charging cases for the
Galaxy Buds Pro
 are a nod to their classic flip phones!

The first case resembles the SGH-T100, that at one point sold over 10 million units!

Another case you can choose from is based on the SGH-E700 which was a popular flip phone back in the day.

These cases look like they can also tell the time and date, on top of your earbud’s battery level – and they cost quite a sum too at 33,000 Won (about RM120).

We absolutely love this because it marries old with new by putting the latest wireless earbuds technology, in something that reminds you of dial-up internet, and bell-bottom jeans.

We’re definitely hoping for Samsung to bring these cases to Malaysia, and if you are too, do stay tuned on our website as we bring you more updates on its arrival.

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Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro gets improved ANC in new update

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The Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro that was launched during Samsung’s Unpacked event is getting a new software update that enhances its current audio performance.

Software update currently available in the U.S.

The new update is currently only rolling out in the U.S., but it’ll also be available in other markets soon. According to
SamMobile
, both Active Noise Cancellation and Ambient Sound modes are improved, in addition to better system stability and reliability.

This follows an earlier update that lets users adjust their left/right sound balance and increase the responsiveness of Bixby voice wake up time. The update is only 2.2MB so it’ll be a quick update that can be installed from your Galaxy Wearable app.

Galaxy Buds Pro specs

For those who aren’t familiar with the Galaxy Buds Pro, these earbuds come with an 11mm woofer and a 6.5mm tweeter. They also support 360º audio which is similar to the spatial audio feature on the AirPods Pro. Apart from sporting ANC and Ambient Sound modes, the Galaxy Buds Pro also switches seamlessly between Galaxy devices. Imagine listening to music on your Galaxy tablet and when a phone call comes, your earbuds automatically switches to your Galaxy S21 for you to converse.

In Malaysia, the Galaxy Buds Pro is priced at RM799. Unfortunately, we don’t know when the software update will come to the local market.

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