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Samsung Galaxy J5 review (2018) 2016's Galaxy J5 was Samsung's best budget phone yet, but a much-needed 2017 upgrade is here Pros Great price Excellent screen Lengthy battery life Cons Rubbish camera Update: New Samsung Galaxy J5 is here Stop! if you've been eyeing up Samsung's excellent budget phone, the Galaxy J5, hold that thought for a moment. The 2016 model is old news, and there's a spangly new 2017 upgrade that's deserving of your attention (and hard-earned cash). What's so good about it I hear you ask? Here's what's so special. Some big changes can be found in this yearly upgrade. For one, there's a new all-metal unibody design, just like the J5's pricier siblings. Next, the camera has seen a significant improvement - and is now much more versatile than the camera it proceeds. Finally, performance differences are night and day, and this year's J5 blows its predecessor clean out of the water. READ NEXT: Samsung...

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Review The Galaxy A8 2018 is Samsung's newest upper mid-range phone, but with its similar glass-and-metal design and styling, we'll forgive you if you mistake it for the flagship Galaxy S8. The list of similarities includes a tall, edge-to-edge Super AMOLED Infinity Display, a 3,000 mAh battery, and the familiar Samsung Experience interface. But on the inside, the A8 is a mid-ranger: with a different processor and a different camera. Its performance isn't the same either. I have spent the past few days with a Galaxy A8 2018 in one pocket and a Galaxy S8 in the other to find out how good of a phone the A8 really is and how it compares to the flagship S8. Read on to learn more. In the box: Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 phone User manual Fast Adaptive Charge wall charger USB-C to standard USB cable In-ear headphones (white, with 3.5mm jack) SIM card ejector tool Design Premium materials and water-proofing are nice to have, but the phone ...

Samsung Galaxy A8 - 2018 The new Samsung Galaxy A8 come with many surprises, but there are two especially remarkable: the screen “Infinity Display” almost without frames reaches these mid-range models, which also give absolute prominence to selfies. They do it with a dual camera that this time is not in the back, but in the front . A curious bet that of course differentiates these models from their predecessors and that is reinforced with important issues such as resistance to water and dust. Get used to the infinite screens Samsung has been betting on curved screens for some time, but in 2017 we saw how that proposal went further with screens with even fewer frames like the Galaxy S8 / S8 + or Note 8. In the new Galaxy A8 the curved screen disappears , but what remain are the frames without frames that have conquered a good part of the high range and that will undoubtedly be a constant from now on in the design of mobile phones of all kinds. ranges In fact in the Gal...

Samsung is preparing to announce the Galaxy S9 in February and put it on sale in March 2018 The first rumors said that Samsung would overtake everyone and launch the Galaxy S9 during the CES in Las Vegas, something that sounded a bit difficult knowing the strategy of the Koreans in recent years. Today comes new information that sounds a bit more credible, plus it comes from Mark Gurman who seems to have signed a new informant within Samsung. The information tells us that Samsung would be looking forward one month to its traditional launch window to let us know its new high range. That is, the Galaxy S9 would be released at the end of February to go on sale during March 2018. An update to catch up In that what both Gurman and Evan Blass do coincide is that the Galaxy S9 will be an iterative update , which means that we will see the same design of the Galaxy S8 with improvements in processor, camera and the premiere of Bixby 2.0 , which will also come with the supposed “smar...

The Galaxy Note 8 is the hottest Android phone money can preorder right now, but if you’re not into phablets, then you might be more interested in Samsung’s Galaxy S9 plans. After a couple of rumors emerged last week revealing the handset will pack a next-gen Qualcomm chip and a dual lens camera, as well as a fingerprint sensor on the back, a new report reveals more details about the phone’s specs. The Galaxy S9 (SM-G960) should feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, xda-developers’ sources have revealed, which isn’t surprising. Also unsurprising is the revelation that the phone should run Android 8.0 at launch. The sources claim that the base Galaxy S9 will sport 64GB of storage as well, which is also something we could have guessed. Samsung Galaxy S8 will be succeeded by S9  However, the report does say the handset will come with 4GB of RAM, which is unexpected considering Samsung’s recent moves. The Galaxy Note 8 already comes with 6GB of RAM on board, and that’s the base ...

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 was announced just a few days back and is all set to go on sale starting from September 15 in the global markets. While the sale of this device is imminent, it looks like the rumors and speculations regarding the Galaxy S9 have started coming up. It could be too early to speculate regarding the Galaxy S9 as it is slated to be launched in the first quarter of 2018. Now, a recent report that has hit the web from The Korea Herald has tipped that the Galaxy S9 could be launched in January, which is pretty earlier than the schedule. The report cites the prediction by the part makers for an advanced launch.  If the speculations are something that we should go by, Samsung will start shipping the OLED display panels for the smartphone by November. Since the panels will be shipped before the other accessories meant for the device, it is likely to happen two months before the projected launch of the device.  From the information that we have on hand r...

A few days back, it was tipped that the Galaxy Note 8 will go on pre-order in India on September 11. Now, there is confirmation on the release date of this device in the country. Pre-Bookings from September 11 According to the latest report by PhoneHorn, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will be released in the country on September 11. The sale of the device in the global markets debuts from September 15. For now, there is no clue on which variants of the device will be released in India and the alleged pricing details. However, from the previous reports, one thing that we know is that the Galaxy Note 8 could be exclusive to the online retailer Amazon India. We confirmed earlier that the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is going to be sold in India from September. The device is expected to go up for pre-orders from September 11, while the device will be released from September 25 onwards. That’s slightly delayed from the dates Samsung chose for launching the Note 7 in India last year. The device has 6GB ...

At last, the Indian market has the most recent Note series gadget after two years. All things considered, Samsung has reported the dispatch of the Galaxy Note 8 in the nation. The Galaxy Note 8 is estimated at Rs. 67,900 in the Country. Samsung uncovered the Galaxy Note 8 at the Unpacked occasion that was hung on August 23. Inside a month, the gadget has been launched in India demonstrating that the organization views the market as a vital one. The phablet unquestionably has a colossal enthusiasm for the nation as Samsung got a record of more than 2.5 lakh pre-enrollments in the previous couple of days. Like the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, the Galaxy Note 8 likewise accompanies the Exynos 8895 SoC in India rather than the Snapdragon 835 SoC. The significant features of the leader cell phone pair are incorporated into this one too. We say so as it includes the Infinity Display, Bixby advanced right hand, Samsung Pay bolster, Bluetooth 5.0 and that's only the tip of the iceberg. Right ...