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Samsung's Galaxy X Might Feature Pressure Sensitive Display? Rumours of Samsung’s foldable smartphone (Galaxy X) are doing rounds for quite sometime now. But now a new patent from Samsung reveals new information about the alleged smartphone. The upcoming smartphone will be made using a flexible material which will enable the phone to bend when force is applied. The patent suggests that the pressure applied on the display will also have a pressure sensitive display to determine the force is applied on the screen. The feature was first seen on Apple’s iPhone 6s dubbed as the 3D Touch.       Earlier, a patent from Samsung was spotted by LetsGoDigital. The patent shows a device that looks like a thinner version of the ZTE Axon M. It suggests a smartphone features a hinge that connects the two screens using a hinge that also allows the phone to be closed. Unlike the Axon M, Samsung’s attempt offers a screen protection even when the display is clo...

Samsung Exynos 9810 SoC Launched With AI Features, Better Face Recognition Capabilities Samsung on Thursday, ahead of CES 2018, announced the new Exynos 9 Series 9810 SoC built on its second-generation 10nm FinFET process technology. The South Korean giant has claimed that the Exynos 9 Series 9810 is its most innovative mobile processor yet, meant for AI applications and richer multimedia content. The new SoC is claimed to enhance single-core performance by two-fold and multi-core performance by around 40 percent compared to its predecessor. The Exynos 9 Series 9810 SoC is currently in mass production, and is expected to be launched with the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ later this year. "The Exynos 9 Series 9810 is our most innovative mobile processor yet, with our third-generation custom CPU, ultra-fast gigabit LTE modem and, deep learning-enhanced image processing," said Ben Hur, vice president of System LSI marketing at Samsung Elect...

  GALAXY S9: SAMSUNG’S FIRST 2018 FLAGSHIP WILL MEET THE IPHONE X HEAD-ON, IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE The smartphone race continues to heat up with the recent reveal of Apple’s latest flagship, the iPhone X. The device, which has been rumored and leaked for months, is a powerhouse, outgunning the best of its rivals’ lineup in terms of raw processing power. To close the gap, Samsung seems to be betting its cards on its next champion, the Galaxy S9, which is expected to be unveiled sometime early next year. The Galaxy S9 will be the latest in Samsung’s long line of formidable S-series smartphones, and the rumors surrounding the device are pretty compelling. Design-wise, there is a good chance that the Galaxy S9 will follow the template set by its predecessor, the Galaxy S8, with a few modifications. The S8 featured extremely thin bezels on the top and bottom of the device, but such a design was overtaken by Apple with the iPhone X, which featured no bezels at all, save ...

Samsung shoots to release a foldable smartphone next year  Samsung  has been working on a  foldable  phone / tablet, code-named “Project Valley,” for at least four years. The concept was a phone that folds out into a 7- or 8-inch tablet. Since the teaser's release, however, we've heard nothing but rumors about the project... that is, until today. According to news out of South Korea , the smartphone giant is looking to release a foldable device under the  Galaxy Note  line. Samsung said that while its goal is to release a foldable device in 2018, there are multiple obstacles the development team is still facing. If the company cannot solve these unspecified problems, it will push back the release. The product was already rumored to be releasing in 2014, 2016 and 2017 to no avail. Koh Dong-jin, president of mobile business at Samsung Electronics, stressed that Samsung is devoted to producing a quality product and tha...

Apple iPhone X vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8: Price does matter! Apple and Samsung are considered to be sworn enemies in the smartphone world. Both the companies give a head-on-head competition to each other in all the possible ways. Each of them has a strong lineup of devices that offer a ruthless competition to the other. And this year also, the rivalry continues with Apple’s latest iPhone X and Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8. Both the devices represent the best of both worlds. The Galaxy Note 8 has all the arsenal to become one of the best Android smartphones in Samsung’s history, while the iPhone X is undoubtedly the best iPhone Apple ever made. Both the smartphones come loaded with an ultra-premium price tag and sports some powerful internals along with some top-of-the-line design. But, which one of them is better? Which will be the next ‘King’ to rule the smartphone market? Let’s argue. Design and Display Both the smartphones are design marvels in their own right. The iPho...

Most trusted phone brand in India OnePlus had some successful smartphones recently, the latest being OnePlus 5 – which was well-received by consumers and critics. The previous models like OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T were quite successful too in the affordable premium smartphone category. Considering this, the survey done by CyberMedia Research (CMR) doesn't reveal surprising results. According to CMR's Mobile Industry Consumer Insight (MICI) survey, OnePlus is rated the most trusted brand in India, with high scores on various parameters such as loyalty, resale value, and after-sales service among others. OnePlus 5 IBTimes India/Sami Khan The conclusion of OnePlus being the top trusted brand in India is based on three factors. OnePlus users are said to be 100 percent satisfied with the quality of the product, about 96 percent customers are satisfied with the availability of spare parts and around 90 percent customers are happy with the speed of problem resoluti...