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A like-new 256GB Galaxy S23 Ultra, which launched at $1,199.99 in 2023, sold for an average $404 on peer-to-peer marketplace Swappa as of October 23, 2026, compared with a top cash buyback offer of $291. Sellers can choose among buyback sites, Samsung trade-in, or direct consumer sales, with direct sales yielding the most cash but requiring more effort from the seller.
Samsung will take its Community forum offline for 72 hours starting October 30 at 5 AM ET to perform a major platform overhaul, returning November 2. During the outage, users will still be able to read existing posts via the web, but drafts, direct messages, bookmarks, and subscriptions will not carry over to the new version.
Android Authority surveyed over 1,500 readers about their experience with Samsung's newly released stable One UI 9 update. Roughly 54% of those who have installed it reported encountering no issues, while about 31% experienced at least minor bugs, ranging from stuttering animations to missing notifications.
Apple confirmed it will replace iPhone Duo handsets affected by inner-display problems, days after the foldable phone's launch. Users have shared photos online showing lines, cracks along the screen's crease, and reported crunching sounds when opening the device. Apple said a small number of units are affected and advised owners to contact the company for a replacement.
Samsung's P9 MicroSD Express cards are on sale at Amazon and B&H Photo, with the 256GB version priced at $47.99 and the 512GB version at $99. Both prices remain above the cards' original launch prices, which the piece attributes to an ongoing memory shortage.
Amazon is selling the 512GB Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra for $1,199.99, a $400 (25%) discount off its $1,599.99 list price. The listing carries a 4.6 out of 5 rating from buyers. The phone features a 6.9-inch QHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chip, 12GB RAM, a 200MP main camera with multiple telephoto and ultrawide lenses, a 5,000mAh battery, and runs Android 16 with One UI 8.5 and Galaxy AI/Gemini features.
Digital Wellbeing, Google's built-in Android screen-time tracker, has been installed more than 10 billion times but is rarely opened deliberately because it lacks a home-screen icon and sits inside the Settings menu. The app tracks app usage, unlock counts and notification volume, and offers tools to set time limits, holding a 4.1-star rating across 1.49 million reviews. Some manufacturers, including Samsung and Huawei, ship their own equivalent tools instead, since Google requires makers to include some screen-time and parental-control feature but not Digital Wellbeing specifically.
Samsung sponsored an Instagram video that shows a sliced green apple failing to fold together before cutting to the Galaxy Z Fold 8, which it claims is 1.6mm thinner and 53g lighter than Apple's new foldable. The ad ends with the tagline 'Years ahead in Foldables,' timed to coincide with early reports of cracked screens on Apple's iPhone Duo.
Weibo tipster Digital Chat Station claims the OPPO Find X10 Ultra prototype carries a 200MP 1/1.12-inch main camera with LOFIC technology, a 200MP periscope camera, and a 10x 50MP telephoto lens. The leak also points to a 100MP square selfie camera with a 1:1 aspect ratio, and suggests OPPO may use an unannounced Samsung ISOCELL sensor for the main shooter.
Samsung's first clip-on earbuds, the Galaxy Buds On, go on sale in South Korea on October 27 priced at 299,000 won (about $226). The open-ear design includes TwinBoost speakers, sound-leakage reduction, and Galaxy AI features like head-gesture call answering and voice memo recording. Early buyers through November 30 get two 30% discount coupons for Buds accessories.
A specs comparison lines up the rumored foldable iPhone Duo, with its 5.4-inch cover screen and 7.6-inch inner display, against three Android foldables: Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8, Google's Pixel 11 Pro Fold, and Motorola's Razr Fold. The analysis covers screen size, weight, camera resolution, and water/dust resistance ratings across all four devices.
Testing by SoundGuys found that AirPods paired with a Samsung Galaxy phone retain basic controls like play, pause and skip, but lose customization options such as press-and-hold stem actions, ear detection, Spatial Audio, head tracking, and health features like Hearing Test and heart rate tracking. These settings require an Apple device to configure, and automatic switching between devices only works within the Apple ecosystem since AirPods don't support standard Bluetooth multipoint.