Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The Samsung Galaxy Note II surpasses 5 million in global sales


Samsung announced that they have officially sold more than 5 million Galaxy Note IIs globally. So, how did it fair with the first Galaxy Note? Well, the first Galaxy Note sold 5 million units of it in 5 months and the Galaxy Note II did it only in 3 months making it the fastest selling phablet Samsung ever made yet, apparently it is also the most bought phablet and I believe it's the only real phablet out there. But we still need to see how the HTC Droid DNA (J Butterfly) do in the market as it is just making way in the US market. Samsung's official press release is after the break so if you want someone official to say it then read on.

Friday, November 23, 2012

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 starts getting Android 4.1 Jelly Bean in Farnce


According to SamMobile, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 WiFi (GT-P3110)! The OTA-only update has only been started in France, but if you own one of these tablets, there is no harm in checking of it is available for you already. If you are not from France, a comment on this post saying that you got the update is appreciated. For those who are in France, the update is only administered OTA (over the air), which means you won't get it via Samsung Kies. So connect to a good WiFi hotspot and start downloadin your Jelly Bean goodness! Cheers!

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

The Samsung Galaxy Note II's real competition the HTC Droid DNA (Comparison)


Well, what do we have here? Forget about LG's attempt in taking a bit of Samsung's phablet market with their LG Optimus Vu (that was lame), this is the real competition that the Galaxy Note line of devices from Sammy has ever faced. HTC already announced this device in Japan but yesterday, Verizon announced it and dubbed it as the HTC Droid DNA. It is apparently, the smartphone with the world's largest screen resolution on it. It sports a 1080p HD (1920x1090) native resolution which equates to a 441 pixels per inch density. That, alone makes the Galaxy Note II cry for help. But, fret not, the Galaxy Note II still has some tricks up its sleeves.


Saturday, November 10, 2012

The Samsung Galaxy S III is the most popular smartphone in Q3 of 2012

After getting list after list of being the "best smartphone of the year", the Samsung Galaxy S III, yet again, made it to the top by bumping the iPhone 4S and the iPhone 5 shipments in Q3 of 2012. According to Strategic Analytics, the most popular smartphone for the 3rd quarter of this year is Samsung's Android flagship smartphone. With that said, the statistics company confirms that the Galaxy S III has been shipped to more customers more than it's nearest rival, Apple's iPhone 4S. The real challenge for the Galaxy S III, I believe, is will it be able to maintain this position in Q4 where the real sales and shipment figures of the iPhone 5 will be revealed.

Saturday, November 3, 2012

comScore releases Q3 US mobile subscriber share report - Samsung leads the pack


This does not come as a surprise actually, because it has been years that Samsung has been leading the US market for mobile phones (which includes smartphones and non-smartphones). comScore released their quarterly Mobile Phone Report for the 3rd quarter of this year and, guess what? Samsung leads the pack with a 26% market share in the US for mobile phone including smartphones.

3 million Galaxy Notes sold and 30 million Galaxy S IIIs sold!


The two babies of Samsung, the Galaxy S III and the Galaxy Note II, has made records again. Samsung's fastest selling Galaxy S device ever has already made it to the 30 million units sold mark while the mos powerful mobile device ever has already sold 3 million units, considering that it was only available in the market within a month. It's not really a surprise the the Galaxy S III is selling good because the ever since the launch of the first Galaxy S, it has been the most popular Android device ever, Samsung just made a new record with the SGS III.