It’s simple. Smartphones and tablets are hot, televisions are not. As the world’s largest manufacturer of televisions, Samsung’s second quarter financial results revealed its flat-panel business is bleeding money, resulting in a 26 percent dip in profits. The unsettling news masked the surge in demand for its mobile line, leading to our simple conclusion. Samsung should focus on its smartphones and tablets.
Tagged ‘Galaxy S 2’
We’ve handled the Optimus 3D and even compared the device to our favorite Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S 2. Today, after considerable delay, the LG Optimus 3D finally launched.
Ever since Mobile World Congress we’ve been itching to get another spin with the LG Optimus 3D. Touting a ‘tri-dual’ configuration consisting of dual cores, dual-channel and dual memory, the Optimus 3D claims it maximizes efficiency leading to noticeably smoother, faster and longer multi-tasking.
The next wave of multi-core mobile processors destined to fill our smartphones and tablets is upon us. Texas Instruments, by way of a press release, introduced its new TI OMAP 4470 multi-core application processor this afternoon. Sporting two ARM Cortex-A9 MPcores running at a blistering 1.8GHz and two ARM Cortex-M3 cores, this beast of a chipset lays dual-core competitors to rest.
The world of tech never sleeps and we’re on hand 24/7, bringing you the latest and greatest the wonderful world of gadgets has to offer. In today’s US Update we kick off the show with TalkTalk’s new HomeSafe web filter, take a look at Galaxy S 2 international pre-orders and even spy HTC’s upcoming 10-inch tablet, the Puccini.
No ifs ands or buts about it, the Samsung Galaxy S 2 is a hot commodity, recording more than three million pre-orders worldwide. The Korean manufacturer confirmed the pre-orders by way of a press release this afternoon. With the iPhone 5 reportedly delayed until late 2011, could this be the summer of the Galaxy S II?
In case you missed all the smartphone hubbub, a new breed of dual-core smartphones has landed. Leading the charge are the Samsung Galaxy S 2 and LG Optimus 2X, (the Motorola Atrix and HTC Sensation both land this month also) with competing slices of silicon racing away inside. Which one is better? You can read our in-depth reviews of each, but for the full head to head, read on right here.
Hopefully by now you’ve had a chance to cop our Samsung Galaxy S 2 review. As we said in our in-depth verdict, it’s the best Android phone on the market right now, thanks to its screen, super thin build and multimedia prowess. It should come as no surprise then to see it’s landed on our best Android phone Top 5 list. Read on to see how the shake up went down.
The Samsung Galaxy S 2 has the weight of expectation crushing down on its skinny 8.49mm deep frame – and with an iPhone 5 possibly still half a year away, that’s a lot for one handset to bear. So does this Android 2.3, dual-core handset live up to the hype, and the hope? We’ve been testing it out ahead of its 27 April launch – read on and find out in our in depth Samsung Galaxy S 2 review right here.