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New leaks attributed to leaker OnLeaks reveal that Samsung's standard Galaxy S27 will carry over the same flat display, rounded corners, and raised rear camera island seen on the Galaxy S26, with dimensions differing by only fractions of a millimeter. This comes shortly after separate renders suggested the Galaxy S27 Ultra may adopt a horizontal, iPhone-style camera plateau instead of Samsung's traditional vertical layout.
Samsung's Galaxy S26 FE goes on sale September 3 for $699.99, $50 more than its predecessor, with Samsung citing RAM supply pressure for the increase. The phone keeps similar battery, display and camera specs to the S25 FE but adds the Exynos 2500 chip, 8GB of RAM, and seven years of software support. Its main selling point is a suite of Galaxy AI tools ported from Samsung's pricier flagships, including Photo Assist, Audio Eraser, and updated Now Brief and Now Nudge features.
Samsung has released a seventh One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26 lineup, weighing 1,234MB and carrying the August 5, 2026 security patch. The update reportedly brings AI features similar to those on the Galaxy Z Fold 8, including an upgraded Finder with Google Search, My Fan Cam, and custom Now Nudge cards, alongside fixes for random reboots and Do Not Disturb behavior. It's currently rolling out in Germany, India, Poland, the UK, and South Korea, with a US release expected soon.
Despite ranking among the world's top five smartphone makers by shipments, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo have essentially no official retail presence in the United States. US buyers largely see only Apple, Samsung, Google and Motorola on carrier shelves, even as these Chinese brands dominate sales across Europe, Asia and Latin America.
Fairphone has begun selling its Gen 6 Plus directly in the US for the first time, rather than through Murena, running standard Google Android. Priced at $649, the phone lets owners replace up to 12 parts—including the battery, display, cameras, and USB-C port—using just a screwdriver. In a reader poll of over 1,500 responses, 91.5% called the device appealing despite its modest spec upgrades over the base Gen 6.
A ZDNET reviewer who has used the Galaxy Z Fold 8 since its July launch suggests changing four camera settings rather than relying on Samsung's defaults. The phone has two 50MP cameras and no telephoto lens, but the reviewer notes that enabling a hi-res mode and installing the hidden Camera Assistant tool can improve zoomed and detailed shots. Setting the default photo resolution to 24MP is recommended as the best balance of detail and file size.
Samsung showcased four new Odyssey gaming monitors at Gamescom, headlined by the 27-inch Odyssey G6, which it calls the world's first 1,100Hz display, achievable at 1080p with a 1ms response time. The lineup also includes the 32-inch 4K Odyssey OLED G8 with switchable refresh rates up to 680Hz, and a 49-inch Odyssey OLED G9 offering 360Hz at DQHD resolution or 720Hz in a lower-resolution mode. The G6 is slated for release in the second half of 2026, with pricing for all models still unannounced.
Chinese chipmaker YMTC has told investors it intends to become the world's biggest NAND flash producer by the end of 2027, surpassing Samsung and SK hynix. The Wuhan-based firm recently filed to raise 33 billion yuan ($4.9 billion) on Shanghai's STAR Market, with most funds going toward upgrading production lines and expanding research and development.
Samsung's Galaxy S26 FE keeps the same camera setup as the S25 FE—12MP ultrawide, 50MP main, 8MP 3x telephoto and 12MP front—yet launches at a higher price. The main differentiators are software features like My FanCam and Horizontal Lock, which rely on new neural processing hardware exclusive to the S26 FE, while other AI tools such as Now Brief, Now Nudge and Circle to Search are software updates likely to reach the S25 FE too.
New renders published by Android Headlines give the first detailed look at Samsung's rumored Galaxy S27 Pro, showing a triple-camera island resembling Apple's iPhone 17 Pro design. The device appears to share most specs with the Galaxy S27 Ultra but comes in a smaller 6.6-inch size without an S Pen slot, and is rumored to pack a 5,200mAh battery.
SKC's Absolics unit told investors on July 27 that embedded glass substrate samples from its Covington, Georgia plant are undergoing package-level reliability testing in Taiwan, with results expected by year-end. Meanwhile Samsung Electro-Mechanics and Sumitomo Chemical's Dongwoo Fine-Chem finalized a $310 million joint venture on July 2 aiming for production in late 2027, while Intel, the technology's original champion, has pushed back its own rollout to around 2030 and shifted toward licensing patents instead.
A hands-on review of Dell's Alienware 39 5K ultrawide gaming monitor finds it strikes the ideal balance between screen width and height, matching the vertical space of the Alienware 32 OLED while adding wraparound peripheral vision. The panel isn't QD-OLED like its 34-inch sibling but still delivers 300 nits SDR, 500 nits sustained HDR, and peak brightness up to 1,300 nits, producing vivid highlights in games like Control and 007: First Light.