After a short stint on the throne, OnePlus has now been dethroned by Samsung again, as the Korean giant managed to regain their number one status in the world's second largest smartphone market.
Now, Samsung never really lost its position as the supreme smartphone manufacturer as far as over all sales was concerned, but it did temporarily lose the throne to OnePlus, as far in the premium sector of the Indian smartphone market.
For the last three-quarters (Q2, 2018 - Q4, 2018) OnePlus led the smartphone sales figures in the premium segment, but according to a study by Counterpoint, Samsung is now back on top again.
This isn't exactly bad news for OnePlus mind you, but it is good news for Samsung nonetheless. The thing is, while this does again put Samsung on top of the market in the premium segment, we have to keep in mind that OnePlus has not released any new phones in 2019, while Samsung has launched the Galaxy S10 series with three separate phones this time around!
Once the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro is released though, the tables could turn again by the end of Q2, 2019. We will just have to wait and see about that one, but for now, Samsung is back on top in India.
Source: Counterpoint
Saikat Kar
Before anything else, we advise going through this tutorial first to learn about Odin 3, manual firmware installation and Samsung updates. After that, feel free to download and flash any of the updates listed below. Enjoy!
Device Name | Model | Region | Version | OS Version | Build Date | Download |
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SM-J610G | SM-J610G | CTP | J610GUBS1ASD1 | 8.1.0 | 10.04.2019 | Download |
Galaxy Xcover 3 | SM-G388F | SKZ | G388FXXU1BSD2 | 5.1.1 | 01.04.2019 | Download |
SM-G610M | SM-G610M | CRM | G610MUBS4CSC4 | 8.1.0 | 12.03.2019 | Download |
Galaxy A8 | SM-A530F | DPL | A530FXXU4CSD4 | 9 | 05.04.2019 | Download |
Galaxy S8 | SM-G950F | TCE | G950FXXS4DSD3 | 9 | 08.04.2019 | Download |
SM-J400F | SM-J400F | SKZ | J400FXXU3BSDD | 9 | 24.04.2019 | Download |
Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950F) | SM-N950F | NBS | N950FXXU5DSB2 | 9 | 08.02.2019 | Download |
Galaxy A8 | SM-A530F | DOR | A530FXXU4CSD4 | 9 | 05.04.2019 | Download |
Galaxy A8 | SM-A530F | SIN | A530FXXU4CSD4 | 9 | 05.04.2019 | Download |
SM-J410F | SM-J410F | AFG | J410FXXS1ASD2 | 8.1.0 | 17.04.2019 | Download |
Galaxy S7 Edge | SM-G935F | TGU | G935FXXS5ESDB | 8.0.0 | 22.04.2019 | Download |
Galaxy Note 9 (SM-N960F) | SM-N960F | MID | N960FXXU2CSDE | 9 | 16.04.2019 | Download |
Galaxy Note 9 (SM-N960F) | SM-N960F | TUN | N960FXXU2CSDE | 9 | 16.04.2019 | Download |
Galaxy S9 Plus (SM-G965F) | SM-G965F | TEL | G965FXXS3CSD1 | 9 | 31.03.2019 | Download |
Galaxy A8 | SM-A530F | MOB | A530FXXU4CSD4 | 9 | 05.04.2019 | Download |
Galaxy Note 9 (SM-N960F) | SM-N960F | TEB | N960FXXU2CSDE | 9 | 16.04.2019 | Download |
Galaxy A5 2017 (SM-A520F) | SM-A520F | MOB | A520FXXU9CSD2 | 8.0.0 | 05.04.2019 | Download |
Galaxy Note 9 (SM-N960F) | SM-N960F | LYS | N960FXXU2CSDE | 9 | 16.04.2019 | Download |
SM-J410F | SM-J410F | MID | J410FXXS1ASD2 | 8.1.0 | 17.04.2019 | Download |
Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950F) | SM-N950F | NZC | N950FXXS5DSC5 | 9 | 25.03.2019 | Download |
Recently, Apple launched a new advertisement campaign that offers you to trade-in your old iPhone with Apple for a discount on an upgrade to the new one. Apple consider three years as a potential life of an iPhone before it is hand over to someone else to be sold as second hand handset or stored in any drawer when a new iPhone is purchased. With the latest offer, Apple is making a new shifting trend to increase the number of upgrades to new iPhone by customers by returning the handset to Apple and trade it in for a new phone.
There are a few advantages for Apple in the offer. The user will still remain in the Apple's echo system if they upgrade their handset to another iPhone. Apple's CEO Tim Cook seems to put a great emphasis on services Apple can bring to its customers. Apple is using the emotional call back by Steve Jobs "One last thing" in the advertisement as handing back to your iPhone to Apple, it is available for refurbished and "put back into the world". If the iPhone you hand over is too old or have expected life span less than one year, it will get recycled in way that "respects the planet" and not by adding more plastic pollution to the planet.
Here is what Apple's new ad says:
You've done great things with your iPhone. But at some point, you'll be ready for something new. You can easily trade it in with Apple, so it can be refurbished and put back into the world, so someone new can do their own great things with it.
But if your device is at the very end of life, materials inside will be recovered and recycled. Either way, you can continue to do what you love, while respecting the planet.
As soon as firmware updates are released by Samsung, you will find them here on our daily update pages, but before trying to install anything on your own, please go through this tutorial first. It will teach you how you can manually update your Samsung smartphones and tablets on your own.
Device Name | Model | Region | Version | OS Version | Build Date | Download |
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SM-A920F | SM-A920F | INS | A920FXXU1BSDA | 9 | 26.04.2019 | Download |
Galaxy J5 2017 | SM-J530F | DRE | J530FXXU4BSC2 | 8.1.0 | 14.03.2019 | Download |
Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950F) | SM-N950F | MWD | N950FXXU6DSD5 | 9 | 26.04.2019 | Download |
SM-J400G | SM-J400G | VFJ | J400GDXS3ASD2 | 8.0.0 | 09.04.2019 | Download |
Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950F) | SM-N950F | TNZ | N950FXXS5DSC5 | 9 | 25.03.2019 | Download |
SM-J400G | SM-J400G | NZC | J400GDXS3ASD1 | 8.0.0 | 09.04.2019 | Download |
SM-A600F | SM-A600F | KSA | A600FJXU3BSC9 | 9 | 27.03.2019 | Download |
SM-A750FN | SM-A750FN | EUR | A750FNXXU1BSD6 | 9 | 17.04.2019 | Download |
Galaxy Note 9 (SM-N960F) | SM-N960F | KSA | N960FXXU2CSDE | 9 | 16.04.2019 | Download |
SM-A750F | SM-A750F | ILO | A750FXXU1BSD4 | 9 | 19.04.2019 | Download |
SM-G570Y | SM-G570Y | TNX | G570YDXU2CSB1 | 8.0.0 | 29.01.2019 | Download |
SM-J610FN | SM-J610FN | VDF | J610FNXXU1BSDE | 9 | 23.04.2019 | Download |
SM-J610F | SM-J610F | MYM | J610FXXU1BSDD | 9 | 23.04.2019 | Download |
SM-A750FN | SM-A750FN | XEO | A750FNXXU1BSD6 | 9 | 17.04.2019 | Download |
SM-J400M | SM-J400M | TGP | J400MUBS3ASD4 | 8.0.0 | 08.04.2019 | Download |
SM-J610G | SM-J610G | BRI | J610GUBU1BSDD | 9 | 23.04.2019 | Download |
Galaxy Tab S3 (LTE) | SM-T825 | XEZ | T825XXU3BSD1 | 8.0.0 | 02.04.2019 | Download |
SM-J610F | SM-J610F | CAM | J610FXXU1BSDD | 9 | 23.04.2019 | Download |
SM-A605FN | SM-A605FN | DTM | A605FNXXU3BSC6 | 9 | 16.03.2019 | Download |
Galaxy A8 | SM-A530F | CTP | A530FXXU4CSD4 | 9 | 05.04.2019 | Download |
Android Q might already be in the works but most low to mid-range Samsung smartphone owners would be just happy if they get updated with Android 9 Pie for now. Well, if you happen to own a Galaxy On7 Prime, we have that much awaited news for you because Samsung has finally released the Pie for On7 Prime. As of now, it's rolling out in India, which was and still is the main market for teh model when it came out more than a year ago in January, 2018.
The file weighs in at just over a gigabyte (1034MB), so do connect your Galaxy On7 Prime to the Wi-Fi before downloading it directly on your phone. Some of the important changes which the update brings with it are as follows.
· The new One UI
· A more thoroughly implemented Night-Mode
· Support for floating mode in Samsung Keyboard
· Camera Screen Optimizer
· Kids Mode shortcut in the notifications panel
· Security update of the Month (May)
We expect that this will be the last major OS upgrade the Galaxy On7 Prime will receive, since it already got updated to Android 8.1 Oreo last year. The security patches will be released for the device for a long time though, albeit on a quarterly basis.
Saikat Kar
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