galaxy s8+

The Galaxy S8 and S8+ are currently experiencing a major bug. S8 users have been reporting in the US that they are missing text messages. This bug started showing up Thursday. This bug effects users on all major US carriers. Apparently switching messaging apps is not helping either. There is no...

Oreo has been out now for several weeks, and Samsung is already developing the new update for the Galaxy S8 and S8+. This is great news as Samsung has been notorious for updating devices super late. So far Samsung has not mentioned when these updates will begin rolling out to devices. Hopefully...

The Galaxy S8 is getting a new color variant that will be exclusive to U.K. Mobile operator EE. The color will be Arctic Silver and can be preordered starting June 23. Midnight Black and Orchid Grey will also be available. Other than the new color this will be a normal Galaxy S8 with an infinity...

The Galaxy S8+ variant with 6GB of RAM is now available for purchase. It just released in Hong Kong. This variant also comes with 128GB of on board storage. Don't expect this version to land in the US soon if ever. It is only being sold in a few specific markets. The 6GB version of the S8 and...

A few of the top OEMs have been adding value to the purchase of your new smartphone these days by throwing in some free stuff. LG has decided to include a free Google Home and in some cases a free TV for purchasing the LG G6. Samsung has been giving away a free Gear VR to those who pre-ordered a...

The Red tint issue in the Galaxy S8 seems to be much more widespread than previously thought. The cause of the red tint is due to Samsung's rush to get the phone to market without taking time to properly configure some of the displays. The phones in question have a red tint stemming from a white...

The Galaxy S8's design is it's claim to fame. Everyone seems to be in love with the curved edges and the all new infinity display, but even with all of the glowing reviews improvements can always be made. DBS Designing has just released their concept art for the Note 8 and it makes some much...

The Galaxy S8 and S8+ have not been out for long but already have TWRP. Unfortunately this is only available for the Exynos variants of the devices. With TWRP you will be able to root the phone as well as flash Roms and other mods. The Galaxy S8 and S8+ do have dm-verity so you will need to...

Another day Another reportedly widespread Galaxy S8 issue. We have seen over the past few days that users are reporting all sorts of issues with their new Galaxy S8 devices. Some have experienced a red tint in the display due to Samsung not taking time to properly configure display color, others...

Just a few days after the release of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ we have some major issues to contend with. However none of them are as reputation killing as what we saw with the Note 7 last year which is a plus. We reported last week that many users especially in Korean markets were noticing a Red...

It looks like we have another issue with the Galaxy S8 and S8+ already. Some units are having trouble with Qi wireless charging. It seems as long as you use Samsung's all new convertible wireless charging stand there are no issues. Some users are reporting issues with other chargers including...

A new Galaxy S8+ prototype has leaked over the weekend. We saw a few prototypes show up that included a dual lens camera setup like this one, but device in the new images is said to include an on screen fingerprint sensor. It is also missing the fingerprint scanner from the back, and the camera...

If you were hoping to be able to give Google Day Dream a try on your all new Galaxy S8 or S8+ later this month when it arrives you will unfortunately be out of luck. The device appears to only be compatible with the built in Oculus and Oculus VR software. If you try to install the Google Day...

With every new smartphone announcement Samsung is known for also announcing a full lineup of device specific accessories. Samsung official accessories are some of the most beloved when it comes to OEM accessories. Their are plenty of all new designs here as well as some familiar designs. For...

If you are going to have to pay full retail price for a cell phone you might as well buy it unlocked if the option is available. According to a Best Buy listing they plan to offer unlocked variants of the phone beginning May 9th. The phone will certainly work on GSM carriers, but I have not read...

Samsung is expecting the Galaxy S8 to be a very popular device. They were initially expecting to sell so many devices that they bought out the entire first run of the Snapdragon 835 according to reports leaving other OEMs like HTC and LG out in the cold. Just how many units are they expecting to...

Over the past several weeks we have seen leak after endless leak regarding the design of the S8 and S8 Plus. We have also heard rumor after rumor about the specs for these devices. Today we received a small gift from epic leaker Evan Blass. It looks like their won't be any "Edge" variant as both...

Evan Blass is at it again. This time he got his hands on the logo for the larger variant of the Galaxy S8. We have been hearing rumors for a while now that their will be two size variants of the Galaxy S8 a 5.7" version and a 6.2" version. Until now no one had a name for the larger device. Some...