The Galaxy Tab A (2017) was launched just last month and it has now made its way into Indian markets in October. The affordable tablet costs exactly INR 17,999 in the country, which is equivalent to roughly $275. Targeted only towards developing markets like India and Vietnam, the Tab A (2017) will provide a decent alternative to people who do not want to shell out INR 47,999 (roughly $736) for the high end Galaxy Tab S3.

Unfortunately, while the 8.0-inch tablet looks decent enough, the internals are nothing to write home about. Nevertheless, if you are interested in taking a look at the key specs, they are listed below.

8-inch WXGA (1280×800) LCD display

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 SoC

2GB RAM

16GB of internal storage

8-megapixel and 5-megapixel rear and front cameras

5,000 mAh battery

USB Type-C port, Android 7.1.1, dedicated Kids Mode, 4G LTE connectivity

Black and Gold color options

As you can see, the spec sheet looks something that would be dated even in 2014! Then again, in countries like India, the brand name sells the product more than the internal spec sheet and Samsung understands that well enough.

Saikat Kar (tech-enthusiast)

It has hardly been a few weeks since the Galaxy Note 8 was released to the public last month and we already have a number of leaks on our hands that seem to be pointing at some interesting details about the Galaxy S9. While it is still too early to be judging them for reliability, leaks do have a tendency to be notoriously correct these days, even the earlier ones. Whatever the situation may be, we have listed the details rumored so far in points below for you to enjoy.

·        There will be two version of the S9 as always (S9 and S9+) with curved panels

·        Model numbers on the two versions will be SM-G960 (S9) and SM-G965 (S9+)

·        Initial firmware versions will be G960FXXU0AQI5 for the S9 and G965FXXU0AQI5 for the S9+

·        They might be launching the two devices in February at the MWC 2018

·        Both devices will have a dual camera setup similar to the ones seen on the Note 8 smartphones

·        A Foldable smartphone hailed so far only as Galaxy X might also be launched alongside the two in Korea

Saikat Kar (tech-enthusiast)

According to multiple users and a report by SamMobile, certain text messages are going missing when sent to a number used in a Galaxy S8 or S8+. It has been found that this is a problem with the handsets themselves because the issue seems to persist irrespective of the concerned network. There has been no word from Samsung on this issue yet, although the complains have been coming in from a lot of users.

The texts in certain cases would only go missing from a few specific numbers and so far, no connection could be made in-between those numbers either. SamMobile reports that even changing the messaging app itself and shifting to something like Android Messages or Textra doesn't help either. While this may not seem like a big issue, it does show that one of Samsung's best smartphones of the year is failing to perform a very rudimentary function and that is indeed disappointing. If it is a software issue, let's hope an OTA update will solve it soon enough.

Saikat Kar (tech-enthusiast)

It has now been close to a month since Apple had launched the iPhone X, alongside the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. Although the iPhone X is yet to hit the stores, it wouldn't take too much guesswork to predict that it would be a hit, in spite of the hefty price tag. However, there is ample reason to believe that Samsung wouldn't mind, not this time!

The thing is, the iPhone X could make Samsung more money than even the combined sales of the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+! You see, the beautiful full-screen AMOLED displays adorning the iPhone X's front are going to be supplied solely by Samsung and on each unit sold by Apple, Samsung will be making $110 in profit. If the estimations are right and Apple does manage to sell about 130 million of its smartphones, Samsung will make $14.3 billion from those sales! Now that's billions more than the Galaxy S8 and S8+'s estimated combined sales profit ($10.1 billion at a profit of $202/unit). So when we say that Samsung loves the iPhone X and may be even more than the S8, we are probably not wrong.

Via: Android Authority

Saikat Kar (tech-enthusiast)

Samsung is actually not that far away from launching the Galaxy A (2018) series because the year 2017 has already sneaked nine months past us quite stealthily. However, it is still not the right time to be seeing full-fledged leaks yet. Nevertheless, even before the rumors regarding the Galaxy A (2018) series has even begun, we have a spec leak on our hands that originates from Geekbench. It isn't too revealing but it does show us a few things about the A5 (2018) and confirms what we knew already, which is the fact there will indeed be a Galaxy A (2018) series after all.

The Geekbench test results are quite impressive for a mid-range handset and while its no Exynos 8895, it looks like the new Exynos 7885 processor can hold its own. Check out the specs and Geekbench scores below.

Geekbench

Single-Core: 1541

Multi-Core: 4351

Specs

Model number: SM-A530F

SoC: octa-core Exynos 7885 (10nm) at 1.59GHz

RAM: 4GB

Android Version: Nougat 7.1.1

Source

Saikat Kar (tech-enthusiast)