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With the Note 7 debacle Samsung isn't the only OEM concerned with battery safety. No one wants this situation for their next flagship. Samsung has taken immediate steps including adding more space for batteries in newer devices and implementing a new 8 step battery inspection program to keep...

If you are wanting a new, but cheaper Galaxy Note device the Note 7 FE might be the phone you are looking for. Everyone expects the Note 8 to be one of the most expensive Galaxy handsets ever, but the Note 7 FE is actually affordable at the suggested retail price of only $600. It packs all the...

Samsung has decided to release 400,000 refurbished Note 7 devices in it's home market for just 699,000 won ($611). That means the Note 7 FE will be priced 40% lower than when it released last year. This is being done in an attempt to minimize environmental impact from having to dispose of...

The launch of the Galaxy Note 7R is expected to be no later than June. Of course it will be available only in South Korea. The Note 7R is expected to feature identical specs and design to the original Note 7 with the only difference being a smaller battery. The Note 7R should come with a 3,200...

The above image shows off the size comparison of the S8 and S8 Plus matched up against other popular devices like the Galaxy S7 and even the discontinued Note 7. The Galaxy S8 looks to be the perfect size. It ends up being about the same size of the Galaxy S7 Edge, but with a larger screen. In...

Camera bumps have been a sore subject in regards to smartphones over the years. I for one don't mind a camera bump if it means that I end up with a better camera sensor. There are those who complain about a camera bump mostly because they are afraid of damaging the camera's glass easier with it...

We received word earlier in the week that Samsung had ended their internal investigation as to the cause of Note 7 devices catching fire. The early revelation was that the batteries were to blame. This is what Samsung had been saying from the beginning. While we expected that batteries may be...

Samsung told us following the final Note 7 recall that they would be launching an internal investigation to find out the exact cause of the Note 7 fires. After extensive investigation it would appear that Samsung is prepared to place most of the blame on faulty batteries. This is somewhat...

The day of reckoning is finally here. If you are on T-Mobile and you are still trying to use your Note 7 you will soon find that your device can no longer accept a charge. The new update is labeled N930TUVU2APL2. T-mobile's support page says that the once the update is received you will get a...

The release of the Galaxy S8 will arrive before you know it. It should make an appearance some time in April. This is one of the most leaked devices ever despite Samsung's over the top attempts at keeping this device secret and under wraps. The Galaxy S8 will feature the same Y-OCTA display...

It should come as no surprise that Verizon will not be sending out the Galaxy Note 7 bricking update. Actually that was just a bit of sarcasm as Verizon has been known in the past for being the last to release updates. However this time Verizon claims to have a pretty good reason to not release...

In studying the design and layout of the Note 7 internals some engineers are saying Samsung sacrificed safety to make the Note 7 thinner. The group of engineers from Instrumental noticed that the margin for the battery bay of the Note 7 was dangerously thin. The device actually needs a bit of...

After the final recall and discontinuation of the Galaxy Note 7 Samsung was pretty generous in not only refunding their customers who bought the faulty devices, but also gave a coupon towards purchasing a new device at a lower price, and has given Note 7 buyers the option to upgrade to the...

After several Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices caught fire and Samsung recalled 2 million devices Samsung had to officially discontinue the phone. Recalled units that Samsung promised to be safe also started to spontaneously catch fire. Samsung still has not determined the issue causing these...

Believe it or not there are still plenty of Galaxy Note 7 devices out in the wild. In fact there are about 15% of Note 7 users actively using the device. We have been hearing murmurs that Samsung will send out an update to cripple the battery on the device in an attempt to protect Galaxy Note 7...

Samsung took the high road earlier this month rolling out a global recall and refunding every customer that bought a Note 7. Samsung has urged all Note 7 users to turn off and return their Note 7s more than once. Not only will Samsung fully refund those who bought a Note 7 they are also offering...

According to a new report Samsung may be ditching the Note series for good instead focusing on releasing one family of devices once a year. This change is apparently being made to better insure the quality of devices going forward. It had been heavily speculated that Samsung would at the bare...

If you had to return your Note 7 due to the cancellation of the device you may find yourself moving over to the Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge which would be my personal recommendation. Samsung is doing their best to try to make these two devices enough to hold you over until the next Note device is...

The Note 7 has been cancelled as we all know. Now that the device has been discontinued it is the main concern of Samsung to determine what exactly caused the Note 7 to catch fire. The investigation has revealed that Samsung has only tested their batteries in house. Companies like Apple and...

We all know by now that what ended up being the best phone of the year has also been recalled twice and discontinued due to the fact that it has a tendency to randomly explode. We already knew that the initial recall of the device cost Samsung about $1Billion, but it turns out the Note 7 debacle...