Samsung plans to supply ZTE and other OEMs with Exynos chipsets

The semiconductor business is a driving force of Samsung's profits, but its Exynos mobile chipsets are rarely seen in other manufacturers' devices, with the only external client being Meizu with the latest 15 Plus phone. Reuters reported the Korean chaebol is talking with ZTE and other OEMs to start supplying them with mobile processors in order to up its rivalry with Qualcomm. Inyup Kang, a former Qualcomm executive and now head of Samsung's logic chip developer System LSI, said the company is "talking to all OEMs". He confirmed that new clients can be unveiled as early as the first...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_plan_supply_zte_exynos_chipsets-news-31093.php

Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge encounter serious issue with Oreo update

"Samsung stops Oreo update rollout" is something we've heard several times now. This time it's the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge that have run into issues. The update started rolling out a couple of weeks ago. "Following a limited number of cases where Galaxy S7 devices have rebooted unexpectedly with the Android 8.0 Oreo, we have temporarily stopped the rollout of the update. We are investigating the issue internally to ensure that the impact to the affected devices is minimized and the rollout of the update can resume as quickly as possible." If you're experiencing reboots, you should...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s7_and_s7_edge_encounter_serious_issue_with_oreo_update-news-31096.php

Samsung trademarks Fit Plus - a new smart wearable might be incoming

Samsung might be preparing a successor to the Gear Fit dubbed Gear Fit Plus, according to a recently unearthed patent file. The company has claimed the Fit Plus name with the KIPRIS (Korean Intellectual Property Rights Information Service). Unfortunately, no specs are confirmed yet - in fact the name protection does not even guarantee the product will come to the market. Still the Gear Fit is due for an upgrade and this gives us some hope. Source

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_has_trademarked_the_fit_plus_name_for_its_future_fitness_tracker-news-31090.php

Smartisan R1 comes with 1TB of internal storage and Quick Charge 4+ charger

Smartisan is hardly a recognizable name in the industry, but its R1 isn't your everyday smartphone - it's a record-breaking flagship. It has top-notch specs and an amount of memory no other device in the market can match. The key selling point of the Smartisan R1 is its internal storage. The most expensive version ships with a whopping 1TB UFS 2.1 internal storage but that's not all. The rest of the hardware is quite decent too - Snapdragon 845 behind the wheel, 6GB of RAM for the 64GB and 128GB models and 8GB RAM for the top-end configurations with 128GB and 1TB storage. The R1...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/smartisan_r1_comes_with_1tb_of_internal_storage_and_quick_charge_4_charger-news-31094.php

LG G6 ThinQ pops up, brings no changes whatsoever

LG relaunched the V30 as V30S ThinQ with software AI improvements back at MWC. Later the flagship G7 also got the ThinQ brand with its AI focus and enhanced Google Assistant commands. Now the company has started spreading its smart appliances brand to former flagships as its 2017 flagship is now listed as LG G6 ThinQ in Canada. The English part of LG Canada's website is listing the phone with the ThinQ moniker, while the French part has the device listed simply as LG G6. Other markets also have the shorter name of the phone, suggesting that the rebranding is still...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/lg_g6_pops_up_thinq_moniker-news-31087.php

Xiaomi Strakz with Snapdragon 625 SoC and 4GB RAM spotted in benchmarks

A new Xiaomi smartphone - dubbed StRaKz - has been spotted in benchmarks. The device's Geekbench listing reveals it's powered by Snapdragon 625 chipset and comes with 4GB RAM. The listing also confirms Android 8.1 Oreo for the handset. Sadly, nothing else is currently known about the Strakz. We'll keep an ear to the ground and update you once we learn more. Source | Via

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