Samsung’s new camera sensor plays nice with phones besides the Galaxy S

Today, Samsung announced that the 16-megapixel ISCOCELL Slim 3P9 image sensor is now available. This image sensor is designed for cameras on mobile devices; because of its Tetracell technology, this 1.0μm sensor can work as a 2.0μm in front-facing cameras. It allows for better pictures in low-light environments. The 3P9 also delivers faster autofocusing with […]

Samsung’s latest microSD card is beefy enough for your dash cam

Most microSD cards are perfectly fine for your smartphone. Your dash cam or home security camera, however? That’s another story — that non-stop video recording can be brutal on cards that aren’t designed for continuous writing. Enter Samsung with its Pro Endurance card. The new microSD range reportedly endures about 25 times longer than other […]

Wirecutter’s best deals: Get Samsung’s Level On wireless headphones for $50

This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter’s independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affiliate commissions that support its work. Read their continuously updated list of deals here. Samsung Level On Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones Street price: $ 110; Deal price: $ 50 At $ 50, this is the […]

6 reasons you should buy Samsung’s new Galaxy S9 instead of the Galaxy Note 8

Hollis Johnson/Business Insider Samsung’s Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 8 are two of the best phones you can buy right now. They both have beautiful, edge-to-edge displays, top-of-the-line cameras, and futuristic features like wireless charging and iris scanning. The Galaxy Note 8 is Samsung’s premier smartphone. It has a built-in stylus and Samsung’s largest display. […]

5 Reasons Samsung’s Galaxy S9+ Is My New Go-To Smartphone

5 Reasons Samsung’s Galaxy S9+ Is My New Go-To Smartphone for Travel Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This […]

John Carmack: Oculus Go will perform ‘significantly better’ than Samsung’s Galaxy S7

The Oculus Go standalone VR headset should be with us in a matter of weeks or months, but we still haven’t been able to test the thing out for ourselves. Oculus’ John Carmack has given us a vague idea of what to expect from the device’s performance, though. Replying to a question on Twitter, the […]

Last year’s iPhones are destroying Samsung’s new Galaxy flagship smartphone in benchmark tests (SSNLF, AAPL)

Reuters AnandTech, a publication known for its technical analyses, has put the device against Apple’s latest iPhones, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845, and Samsung’s own Galaxy S8 in a series of benchmark tests. The iPhone has won in virtually every test against the newer Galaxy S9, sometimes with huge margins, but the S9 has performed worse than […]

Hands-on: Samsung’s new flagship Galaxy phone feels a lot like the old one (SSNLF)

Edoardo Maggio/Business Insider Samsung has officially unveiled its newest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. Business Insider attended the company’s press conference in Barcelona, and got some time to spend hands-on with both devices. The S9 and S9+ will go on sale March 16, but customers will be able to pre-order it this […]

Samsung’s Galaxy S9 is official with a dual aperture camera and AR Emojis

Samsung Today is the start of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, and Samsung has taken the wraps off of its latest flagship, the Galaxy S9. After totally revamping the Galaxy S line last year with the Galaxy S8, the S9 is more of a follow up to last year’s phone. You get more-or-less the […]

Samsung’s camera focus: ‘Nothing is more important than how emojis are replacing words.’

With the launch of its new flagship phones, Samsung executives sought to emphasize how the gadget’s new cameras are built for an era of visual communication. Indeed, the teaser line for the event when it was announced was “The Camera Reimagined.” Execs sought to make good on the boast by noting that the Samsung Galaxy S9 […]