Samsung started beta testing Wear OS 6-based One UI 8 Watch for the Galaxy Watch Ultra and Watch 7 in the US and South Korea in late June. Now, in a very un-Samsung move, instead of releasing a second beta, the company has closed the beta program and pushed the stable One UI 8 Watch firmware to at least one …
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The new Galaxy Z series from Samsung is a hit. Just as analysts predicted, it set a new record for pre-orders of foldable devices in South Korea. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 and Galaxy Z Flip7 (and presumably the Z Flip7 FE) saw 1.04 million pre-orders in the week spanning July 15 to 21. That topped the previous record set …
Read More »Samsung said the display it used for the Galaxy Z Fold 7 can be folded over twice as many times as the display used for the previous iterations of the model. The foldable OLED panel “remained fully functional” after certification company Bureau Veritas put it through a durability test, wherein it was folded 500,000 times over 13 days. That means …
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As the Galaxy Watch 8 series starts shipping out to some lucky customers, Samsung’s making another kind of delivery to existing Galaxy Watch Ultra owners. Samsung is officially launching One UI 8 Watch for existing smartwatches today, beginning with the Galaxy Watch Ultra. Today’s update brings everything Samsung detailed on stage at Unpacked a couple of weeks ago, including Running …
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Samsung’s brand-new Galaxy Z Fold 7 hasn’t even left the pre-order period. And yet, a new report from Korea is already exploring the company’s alleged intentions for the Galaxy Z Fold 8, which may go on sale in precisely one year. Worse yet, Samsung is reportedly considering a downgrade already. As you may have heard, the new Galaxy Z Fold …
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Samsung has yet to put a lid on the pricing for its high-end foldables, which prevents the company from penetrating multiple markets the same way as its regular-shaped smartphones have done. As much as the Korean giant wants to outfit premium materials in its newest devices, shifting global economies probably mean it cannot offer these smartphones at a competitive price. …
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All eyes were on the battery tests for the newly released Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 — at least if you’re familiar with the challenges Samsung’s foldables have faced when it comes to delivering long battery life. Would the latest models show improvement over their predecessors? And would Samsung finally deliver foldable phones that could challenge …
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Samsung was fairly late in rolling out the Android 15-based One UI 7 to its flagship devices compared to the likes of Google and even OnePlus. But the company now seems determined not to fall behind with Android 16. The Android 16-based One UI 8 is already available on the latest flagship phones, such as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold …
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The forthcoming Galaxy Z Fold 7 is Samsung’s thinnest foldable yet. Our own Allison Johnson just published her full review ahead of the phone’s launch on July 25th, and while there’s certainly no denying it’s a spendy device, know that various carriers and retailers are offering a host of preorder incentives, many of which will expire at launch. Although the …
Read More »We’ve been busy in the Engadget reviews department over the last few weeks, keeping up with Prime Day, product launches and the accumulating stack of devices on our desks. If you missed any of our in-depth testing recently, you can quickly catch up on the latest camera, laptop, phone and soundbar reviews in the list below. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold …
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