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Analysis of the Galaxy Note 3 Android 5.0 Leak
When I first heard about the Vietnam leak of Android 5.0 Lollipop for the Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900) I was hesitant to install it. I was comfortable with my highly modded custom ROM which gave me a solid...
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TouchWiz’s Current and Upcoming Theming Settings
TouchWiz has by far been the most controversial ROM to make it into a flagship. Since the early days of the S line-up, people have compared it to Stock Android, and the offerings of the competition, on...
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The History of Flagships: Part II – Samsung
Recently, we started the History of Flagships series here at XDA. In the first chapter, we took a look at Sony’s mobile history and their struggle to carve a niche in the Android world. Sony is just...
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Rumored to Come in Two Variants
Rumors are going around about Samsung “dumping” Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 SoC (System on a Chip) in favor of an Exynos chip (made by Samsung) for their next flagship device, the Galaxy S6. This...
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Samsung Cutting Bloat, Trimming TouchWiz
Reports keep iterating over the rumors that Samsung has been trimming down TouchWiz for its upcoming devices. After years of customer complaints, particularly from power users, Samsung seems to finally...
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A Look At Samsung’s Z1
In October of 2008, HTC released the G1 (HTC Dream), which was the first handset to run Android. For many of us, it was a game changer and in the first 6 months over a million units were sold in the...
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Exynos Past and Future: An Old Chip Comes of Age
Chipsets are arguably one of the main components that drive innovation forward in the mobile space. The formula is simple: the more processing power you have, the more things you can pull off...
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What is Samsung Hinting at with its Latest Teasers?
We’re less than two weeks away from the unveiling of the highly anticipated Galaxy S6. Samsung released a short teaser video last week that seemed to be about the upcoming flagship’s camera. Today,...
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Samsung Dramatically Slashes Handset Prices in India
Samsung has been in a thick conundrum this past year, as the company has seen their profits stumble season after season, with the last quarter hitting a disappointing $4.87 billion in revenue when the...
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Galaxy S6 Round-up: What We Know, What We Expect
The Samsung Galaxy S line-up needs no introduction, as it is the insignia flagship of Android. While it thrived in glory a few years ago, though, it has now become a dying light of what was once one of...
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Samsung Unpacked Coverage: All About the S6
Samsung’s Unpacked Event has now come and gone through Mobile World Congress 2015, and we’ve got a good look at what could be the most advanced phone of the year thus far. The event started shortly...
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Huawei Watch Price: A Lesson in Context
Rumors have emerged that the highly anticipated Huawei watch will cost somewhere around $1000. While many people referred to this as unreasonable for a smart watch, this may actually not be the case,...
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Samsung Attempts to Buy AMD – Speculation & Discussion
Samsung’s semiconductor game and their Exynos chipsets have gained a lot of traction recently given the unveiling of the S6, and its subsequent testing showing a remarkable step forward in performance...
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An Exercise in Redundancy: Are OEM Features “Smart”?
Today we saw the release of promotional videos and announcements from LG, a couple of weeks before an unveiling event that will most likely result in lots of buzz surrounding an upcoming LG G4. Last...
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Why a 4K Display on the Note 5 Is a Very Smart Move
Screen resolutions are a polarizing topic in the mobile enthusiast world, as with each new jump in pixel count come new requirements that are sometimes not met. Typically, the first generation of...
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Samsung Galaxy Tab A Hits USA, but Is It Cheap Enough?
Samsung’s tablet repertoire keeps growing, this time abandoning the S for an A. The Korean giant had stated that they would be trimming and focusing their smartphone and tablet lineups by reducing the...
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Brand Loyalty: OEMs Giveth and Then Taketh Away
The majority of users here at XDA will feel fierce brand loyalty for a company, whether it is Android itself, their phone’s OEM or something else entirely. It’s a topic that is shown constantly in the...
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AT&T Hints At Galaxy S6 Active In Tweet
AT&T tweets an entertaining line and image today from their mobile account. It was last year during this time that they released the AT&T exclusive Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. Are we seeing a...
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AT&T Announces The Galaxy S6 Active
AT&T has just announced the impending arrival of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active. An impressive IP68 rated device, with a sturdy looking body and mechanical buttons in lieu of their capacitive...
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Fix For Galaxy S6 Memory Issues
Not unlike Nexus devices on Lollipop, Galaxy S6 users have been complaining of ram issues for some time now. Apps don’t seem to stay in memory very long, and there are launcher redraws abound. Ideally...
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