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Samsung on Thursday unveiled One UI 7, the new version of its custom experience for the company’s Android phones. One UI 7 comes with a lot of new features such as AI writing assistance tools, but the update also brings some design changes – and it’s impossible not to compare them to Apple’s iOS.

The three best-selling smartphones in the world last quarter were all last year’s iPhones, with two older Samsung models taking 4th and 5th place, according to a new market intelligence report.

The world’s best-selling smartphone in Q4 2024 was the base model iPhone 15, capturing 3% of the total global smartphone market …

Recent rumors have strongly suggested that Apple is working on an ultra-slim version of the iPhone for next year that could be called the “iPhone 17 Slim” or even the “iPhone 17 Air”. While we are almost a year away from this product, it seems that Samsung is pushing ahead with its plans to launch a Galaxy S25 “Slim.”

Samsung knows how to make great displays, as evidenced by Apple contracting with them so often for products like the iPhone, iPad, and more. I’ve been testing the 32-inch Samsung ViewFinity S8 (S80UD) for the last month. Here’s what you should know about the budget-friendly monitor, including all the ways it’s impressed me.

In 2023, Samsung broke Apple’s 20-year streak of winning first place in the American Customer Satisfaction Index for personal computers by forcing a tie. This year Apple has returned to ruling the category while HP won second, knocking Samsung down a notch.

Tech analyst Omdia said back in May that Apple is “highly likely” to launch its first OLED MacBook Pro models in 2026, despite some reports that the switch would happen in 2025.

Two more analysts have now expressed the same opinion, stating that Apple will stick to mini-LED screens for next year’s models …

A year and a half after Apple launched its Studio Display, Samsung released a direct competitor with its ViewFinity S9 5K monitor. With many of the same features as Studio Display plus some beyond, it’s an interesting alternative. Read on for how Studio Display vs Samsung ViewFinity S9 stack up.

Update 8/20/24: The Samsung ViewFinity S9 is 44% off for a limited time. And the Apple Studio Display is currently 19% off.

It’s hard to deny that Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch Ultra is a design ripoff of the Apple Watch Ultra. Or, that the Galaxy Buds 3 are an AirPods clone. Apparently, even Samsung’s chairman is fed up with the copycat designs, leading to turmoil inside Samsung’s mobile division.

A year and a half after Apple launched its Studio Display, Samsung released a direct competitor with its ViewFinity S9 5K monitor. With many of the same features as Studio Display plus some beyond, it’s an interesting alternative. Follow along for how Studio Display vs Samsung ViewFinity S9 stack up.

Update 8/20: The Samsung ViewFinity S9 is 48% off for a limited time. And the Apple Studio Display is currently 19% off.

The idea that iPhone 16 Pro display brightness will further improve on last year’s models is gaining ground, with a third report emerging today.

Specifically, it says that leading display supplier Samsung will be providing its most advanced OLED panels yet for three phone models this year …

After doing some studies on Apple Music and Apple News, CIRP is out with a new report on smartphone sales in the US. For the last year, the study found that Samsung moved more smartphones than Apple, but the latter sold a much higher percentage of high-end devices.

At CES, Samsung unveiled an updated version of its popular 32-inch Smart Monitor. The latest iteration features the same iMac-like design of the previous generation with features like a 4K resolution, USB-C single cable connectivity, AirPlay 2, 4K AI upscaling, and more.

Update 6/4/24: After a January reveal, the 2024 32-inch Smart Monitor M8 is now available direct from Samsung priced at $699. Read below for all the details.

Apple has reportedly given the green light to its three OLED panel suppliers to begin mass production of three of the four iPhone 16 displays.

However, the Cupertino company is seemingly not yet satisfied with test production of displays for the iPhone 16 Pro Max …

Samsung Electronics is set to mass-produce its 3nm Exynos application processors in the latter half of 2024, challenging Apple’s smartphone dominance, and pressuring TSMC and Qualcomm.

The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) released its latest report on how consumers feel about their smartphones. After just edging out the competition last year, Apple’s iPhone has lost its title as the sole winner of the study.

Ookla is out with its latest report on 5G smartphone performance with the latest data including the new Samsung Galaxy S24 lineup. As it turns out, Samsung’s new smartphones saw faster median 5G performance than the iPhone 15 lineup in the majority of countries tested.

A new supply-chain report suggests that Apple is seeking to be an early player in what some believe will be the next big thing in chip development: printed circuit boards (PCBs) made from glass substrates.

While that might not sound exciting, it offers the prospect of an entirely new way of mounting and packaging chips, which could offer much better thermal performance, allowing processors to run at maximum power for longer periods …

A new supply-chain report says that Samsung declined to make displays for the iPhone SE 4, expected to debut in 2025 with a major upgrade.

The Korean report says that Samsung was unable to reach agreement with Apple on the price of the displays, and so they will instead be made by China’s BOE …

Apple’s Studio Display was launched two years ago as a more affordable option for those looking for a good external Retina display for their Mac. A year later, Samsung came out with its own alternative to the Studio Display: the ViewFinity S9. With the same screen size, 5K resolution, and price as Apple Studio Display, is the Samsung ViewFinity S9 any better? Read on as I detail my experience with Samsung’s 5K display.