Samsung won’t disable all Note7 handsets remotely despite rumors

There have been rumors going around last weekend that due to the reports of Galaxy Note7 catching fire, Samsung will remotely deactivate all units when September ends. This is not true according to the South Korean manufacturer. The rumor came from a French Note7 owner and was reportedly told that every recalled Note7 would be […]

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) specs leak, has 16MP selfie camera

An entry on GFXBench shows a new Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) with its supposed specs including a 16-megapixel front camera for selfies. According to the listing, the 2017 edition Galaxy A7 should have a 5.5-inch Full HD display, an octa-core CPU with Mali-T830 GPU, and 3GB/32GB memory configuration. What’s more interesting, though, is that it’s […]

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Samsung outs the Galaxy J7 Prime

Samsung has a new smartphone that’s been lurking around the web and it’s now finally out as it gets listed on the company’s Vietnamese website.

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The Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime is a 5.5-inch full HD smartphone that has some pretty decent specs and metal build along with it. It’s got an octa-processor clocked at 1.6GHz, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage that’s expandable via microSD card. There’s an ample 3300mAh battery on board.

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Camera-wise, a 13MP and 8MP shooters are loaded onto the handset. The usual connectivity suite is present on the J7 Prime and also a fingerprint scanner.

Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime specs:
5.5-inch full HD display
2.5D Gorilla Glass 4
1.6GHz octa-core processor
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD card
13MP autofocus rear camera w/ LED flash
8MP wide-angle front camera
4G LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.1
GPS w/ A-GPS, Glonass
Fingerprint scanner
3300mAh battery
151.5 x 74.9 x 8.1mm

The handset goes for VND 6,290,000 or above Php13k.

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Samsung outs the Galaxy J7 Prime

Samsung has a new smartphone that’s been lurking around the web and it’s now finally out as it gets listed on the company’s Vietnamese website.

galaxy-j7-prime

The Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime is a 5.5-inch full HD smartphone that has some pretty decent specs and metal build along with it. It’s got an octa-processor clocked at 1.6GHz, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage that’s expandable via microSD card. There’s an ample 3300mAh battery on board.

galaxy-j7-prime-selfie

Camera-wise, a 13MP and 8MP shooters are loaded onto the handset. The usual connectivity suite is present on the J7 Prime and also a fingerprint scanner.

Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime specs:
5.5-inch full HD display
2.5D Gorilla Glass 4
1.6GHz octa-core processor
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD card
13MP autofocus rear camera w/ LED flash
8MP wide-angle front camera
4G LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.1
GPS w/ A-GPS, Glonass
Fingerprint scanner
3300mAh battery
151.5 x 74.9 x 8.1mm

The handset goes for VND 6,290,000 or above Php13k.

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Tizen-powered Samsung Z2 to officially launch on August 23

As an update to the budget-friendly Z1 that was announced early last year, Samsung is set to launch its successor — the Z2. Just like the previous model, it would run on Tizen OS along with entry level specs.

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The confirmation came from a media invite by Samsung India and although they didn’t really confirm what device they will launch, Phonearena is certain that it’s “definitely a Tizen event,” where they will show off the new Z2.

As for the specs, there have been leaks that surfaced before which suggest an affordable smartphone with a 4-inch AMOLED display with 800 x 480 resolution, quad-core processor at 1.5GHz, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of expandable storage, 5MP rear camera, VGA front camera, and LTE connectivity.

A leaked video also shows more of its features:

Since the previous Z1 was priced under $100, do expect that the upcoming handset will have a similar asking price once it makes its official introduction.

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