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Samsung’s Mobile eXperience division is already cutting smartphone production in the fourth quarter of 2026: the cut could reach 30%. Amid rising memory prices, the company has also asked suppliers to cut smartphone production by 20–30%, and the report also says Samsung smartphone sales are currently not profitable. -
If memory makers' forecasts pan out, the PS6 and the next Xbox really could cost as much as $1500 (about 128,000 rubles). The consoles themselves haven't been announced yet, and rising RAM prices remain the main risk factor. Micron and Samsung warn that RAM prices may not return to normal until 2028. Micron has already sold more than 75% of the memory it plans to produce in 2027. -
The Galaxy S26 Ultra is now Samsung's priciest new phone in the US, after the company raised prices for its Galaxy S26 smartphone lineup in its official online store on October 1, 2026. The increases affect the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra, with the 1TB Ultra receiving the largest hike. -
Samsung's latest flagship tablets come in two sizes, with the Galaxy Tab S12+ and Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra both bundled with an S Pen stylus. The two Android 17 tablets feature Dynamic AMOLED 2X displays, but in different sizes. -
The Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra could get a noticeably redesigned camera module: a case maker has confirmed early leaks about the phone’s design. At the same time, according to available reports, Samsung is still only considering the possibility of radically changing the camera island — this is not yet a confirmed feature of the device. -
Micron's catalog indicates that the company no longer plans to make 2 GB GDDR7 chips, and SK Hynix has already discontinued both versions of these chips, further shrinking the number of memory suppliers for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards. -
Samsung's Android 17-based One UI 9 is now reaching the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+ and Galaxy S26 Ultra, with the rollout beginning on September 16. One of the biggest additions is Auto Centering for video. The feature recognizes a selected person in the frame and automatically adjusts the crop so that person stays in the center, which should make recording and watching moving subjects easier. -
Samsung Display says its new M16 OLED smartphone panel cuts power consumption by about 30% compared with previous solutions. The company also claims a peak brightness of up to 10,000 nits, although that figure applies only to a small part of the screen. Across the full display, Samsung says the panel can reach up to 2,800 nits, while normal manual mode is said to be around 1,100 nits. -
Apple has reportedly signed a three-year exclusive supply agreement with Samsung Display for the foldable panels used in the iPhone Duo. According to a report shared by leaker Instant Digital, Apple is paying about $250 for each inner foldable panel, a figure that underlines how expensive the company's first foldable display may be. -
Samsung New Zealand released a promotional video for the Galaxy Z Fold8 on September 11, with a New Zealand man named Tim Cook front and center. The ad was posted as part of the #SwitchToGalaxy campaign and plays like a parody of Apple keynote presentations. -
Samsung is preparing the next version of its smart glasses: this time, it’s a model with a display for text and icons. The Elec reported this, and the Galaxy ecosystem already includes simpler smart glasses without a screen — now the company is moving to a more advanced version of the accessory. -
Rising AI data center orders are reshaping Samsung Electronics' and SK hynix's memory production mix, with the companies prioritizing higher-margin HBM chips over conventional DRAM. Business Korea says that shift has helped push memory inventories to less than ten days in the third quarter. -
Samsung announced that the Galaxy Book6 will first arrive in select markets, with US availability set for October 5 on Samsung.com and Amazon. The 14-inch laptop starts at $799, and additional markets will follow. -
Samsung's long-term memory commitments now stretch to 2031, with Microsoft, Google, and NVIDIA among the customers taking up much of the company's output. According to the report, about 70% of Samsung's memory production capacity is tied up in these deals as AI demand keeps HBM and DRAM supplies tight. -
Samsung announced its 2027 Odyssey gaming monitor lineup at Gamescom 2026 in Cologne, with the new Odyssey G6 aimed squarely at competitive players. Samsung says the monitor can reach up to 1,100Hz, but only in HD mode, while its native QHD mode tops out at 600Hz. -
Samsung will start selling the Galaxy S26 FE on September 4, 2026, and the phone will come in black, green, and purple. The company said the Fan Edition model will run One UI 9 on Android 17 and brings a new set of AI tools. -
The smartphone market is bracing for one of its most significant downturns in recent years as manufacturers grapple with a sharp spike in component costs, making it increasingly unprofitable to produce affordable devices. Against this backdrop, the balance of power among major brands could shift dramatically—while some companies risk losing up to a third of their shipments, Samsung is poised to reclaim the top spot in the global market. -
A fast NVMe SSD has long been considered a must-have for any modern gaming PC, but in practice, its edge over a regular SATA drive turns out to be far from obvious. Tom's Hardware ran a test on a system with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and a GeForce RTX 5090, and it showed that for the vast majority of games, moving to PCIe 3.0, 4.0, or even a faster drive makes virtually no difference to performance. A noticeable gain only showed up in a handful of titles that support DirectStorage. -
Samsung is gearing up for the next phase of HBM evolution, one that could change the fundamental way it operates. Rather than just cranking up capacity and bandwidth, the company is looking to gradually offload some processing and control logic directly onto the memory’s base layer. Looking further ahead, Samsung envisions a shift to a zHBM architecture, where memory would be stacked right on top of the compute die. -
Ice Universe has shared CAD drawings of the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra and claims the phone's design is essentially finalized at this point. According to him, the first details of the final look were revealed on August 23, 2026, and the Galaxy S27 Ultra will feature a raised rectangular camera bump that closely resembles recent iPhones. If these images hold up, Samsung is preparing a noticeable design shift for its flagship, though the company hasn't commented officially yet.
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