SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of South Korean users of Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy S7 raised issue with their smartphones suffering from a boot loop after updating to Android 8.0 Oreo, industry sources in Seoul said Friday. An insider at Samsung Electronics said it is currently carrying out a probe to check [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Apple’s iPhones are more popular than its rival Samsung’s phones in the secondhand mobile market, according to a new study. Findings from a study released by market researcher Strategy Analytics on Tuesday revealed that from last November to July this year, the prices of iPhone 7 handsets traded on [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics said Sunday that it launched “experience zones” that offer consumers the opportunity to try out its new smartwatch Gear S3, as well as the Galaxy S7 and the latest edition of the Galaxy S7 Edge – the Blue Coral. The pop-up zones have been set up at [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it is offering a special upgrade program for owners of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in South Korea who swap the fire-prone device for the Galaxy S7 or the S7 Edge smartphone. The program allows South Korean owners of the Note 7 who exchange [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A Galaxy S7 user was able to survive a shipwreck in the Philippines thanks to the phone’s waterproof features, said South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday. In a letter sent to the tech firm, the user, whose identity has been withheld, was on boat heading to [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of Samsung’s latest special edition smartphone, the Galaxy S7 Edge Olympic Games Limited Edition, have failed to meet the success of previous limited edition Galaxy models. In fact, the phone was met with mixed reviews from consumers, who fervently sought out Samsung’s previous limited models like the Batman-themed [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics revealed Tuesday that it would start operating Galaxy S7 experience centers at major beaches and water parks across Korea. The centers will feature various mobile Olympic sports games marking the upcoming Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, for which Samsung is among the official sponsors. They will also present [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s No. 1 tech firm Samsung Electronics Co. is forecast to see the combined sales of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 Edge reach 15 million in the second quarter of this year, industry sources said Thursday. The sources estimate that Samsung’s combined shipments of the Galaxy [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – An image of the presumed Galaxy S7 Active has been leaked. SamMobile, a blog specializing in Samsung products, introduced an image of a desert-camo decorated GS7, which it is expected to be released exclusively through AT&T on June 10. The new S7 Active will have a 5.5-inch display with [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top tech giants are expected to enjoy improved sales from their mobile businesses, industry watchers said Thursday, as their flagship smartphones just released in March are boasting better-than-expected sales at home and abroad. The average daily sales of Samsung Electronics Co.‘s Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones [...]