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 drops J5 and J7 2016 SRPs in Early Christmas Sale

Samsung has some treats this holiday season as they dropped down prices off several devices, including the recently-released Galaxy J5 2016 and Galaxy J7 2016 as part of their new Early Christmas Sale.

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The Galaxy J5 2016 will now sport a Php10,999 SRP, a thousand pesos off its original price. Meanwhile, the bigger Galaxy J7 2016 will also bear a deeper price cut, now available in stores for Php12,990 from its earlier Php14,990 SRP.

We’ve also learned that other Samsung devices are up for grabs at lesser prices:

  • Samsung Gear S2 R7320 (Limited Edition Gold/Platinum) – now Php16,490
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2016 – now Php8,990 (from Php9,990)
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 3V 3G – now Php5,990

Samsung’s Early Christmas Sale started last September 1 with no specific end date, which could mean that these price cuts are permanent. More as we get it.

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Samsung drops J5 and J7 2016 SRPs in Early Christmas Sale

Samsung has some treats this holiday season as they dropped down prices off several devices, including the recently-released Galaxy J5 2016 and Galaxy J7 2016 as part of their new Early Christmas Sale.

samsung-j7-2016-handson-philippines-1

The Galaxy J5 2016 will now sport a Php10,999 SRP, a thousand pesos off its original price. Meanwhile, the bigger Galaxy J7 2016 will also bear a deeper price cut, now available in stores for Php12,990 from its earlier Php14,990 SRP.

We’ve also learned that other Samsung devices are up for grabs at lesser prices:

  • Samsung Gear S2 R7320 (Limited Edition Gold/Platinum) – now Php16,490
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2016 – now Php8,990 (from Php9,990)
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 3V 3G – now Php5,990

Samsung’s Early Christmas Sale started last September 1 with no specific end date, which could mean that these price cuts are permanent. More as we get it.

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Samsung rolls out Android 6.0 update for Galaxy A8

After seeding Android Marshmallow updates for its front-runners, Samsung is now rolling it out to devices that are next in their model hierarchy.

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With that, users of Galaxy A8 in other countries like India are already getting the 6.0 version of Android OS so we could expect it to arrive locally soon.

The update has a reported file size of 1112.27MB and with it comes the whole package of Android Marshmallow. If you have a Galaxy A8 you can wait for the OTA notification once it’s available here, but you can also manually check it by going to the Settings menu.

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