Samsung’s newest foldable phones use Google’s Gemini Nano 4 on-device AI model

Samsung’s newest foldable phones, the Galaxy Z Flip 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8, and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, are not only the first phones to run One UI 9.0 and Android 17 out of the box, but also the first Galaxy phones to run Google’s newest on-device AI model, Gemini Nano 4. Earlier this […]

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Silicon-carbon batteries may be limited to some Galaxy S27 series models

The Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra became Samsung’s first phones to feature silicon-carbon anode batteries. Similar higher-capacity batteries are reportedly coming to the Galaxy S27 Pro and Galaxy S27 Ultra. However, you should not get your hopes up for the other Galaxy S27 series phones. According to tipster Lanzuk (@yeux1122), […]

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Samsung’s Ballie robot may not be dead after all as companion app UI surfaces

In 2020, Samsung unveiled Ballie, its tiny robot on wheels, as a concept. Four years later, the company brought back a redesigned and significantly more capable version of the robot, signaling that it was finally ready for commercialization. Samsung initially said Ballie would launch later in 2024 before pushing the release to 2025 and even […]

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Galaxy S27 Ultra’s chances of featuring LPDDR6 RAM, UFS 5.0 storage are decreasing

Back in March, we learned that Samsung’s next flagship non-foldable smartphone, the Galaxy S27 Ultra, could feature LPDDR6 RAM and UFS 5.0 storage, marking a significant upgrade over the LPDDR5X memory and UFS 4.1 storage used in the Galaxy S26 Ultra. Unfortunately, the chances of that happening now appear to be lower. A popular tipster, […]

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Samsung’s smartphone division reports its first-ever loss

Today, Samsung Electronics posted its final earnings report for Q2 2026. While the company saw record-breaking profits on the back of rising memory chip prices, its smartphone division reported a loss for the first time in its history. And things could get even worse in the coming months. Samsung MX posts a loss for the […]

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