Galaxy Z Fold 8 series tipped to cross 5 million preorders, setting a new record

Samsung, just a few days after opening preorders for the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 8, and Galaxy Z Flip 8, announced that the new foldables had achieved record-breaking preorder numbers. Now that the preorder period has ended, shipping has begun, and the devices are available for purchase, we have an estimate […]

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Galaxy S26 units running One UI 9 beta will not get Google Play System updates for a while

Every now and then, Google releases updates to the Google Play System for Samsung smartphones and tablets. That includes Galaxy devices running beta versions of One UI, such as the Galaxy S26 series with the One UI 9.0 (Android 17) beta. However, that has now come to a halt. Samsung US has announced that, in […]

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Galaxy S23 series to receive One UI 9.0 as its last major update, Samsung confirms

Samsung launched the Galaxy S23 series, including the Galaxy S23 FE, with One UI 5.1 (Android 13) and promised to offer these devices four major Android OS upgrades. So far, the brand has delivered three of those updates, with the lineup currently running One UI 8.5 (Android 16 QPR2). That means the Galaxy S23 series […]

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Apple Captures 65% of Global Premium Smartphone Market

Apple captured 65% of the global premium smartphone market in the first half of 2026, as the wider premium segment’s share of overall smartphone sales climbed to a record 29%. That’s according to Counterpoint Research’s Handset Model Sales Tracker, which tracks smartphones with a wholesale average selling price of $600 or more. Apple’s premium segment […]

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