How To Hide Photos On Samsung Galaxy A7

Privacy is a crucial part of everyone’s lives, and according to researchers, over 65% of the private issues of people who own smartphones are on their smartphones. Private things on our smartphones could range from photos, text messages, audios, videos, and so on. Adding a password to your phone might not be enough at times as sometimes you might need to borrow some people our phones which might involve you unlocking the phone for such person or your phone might probably fall into the wrong hands while it is unlocked. So, the best way is to hide such files, and today we are going to be talking about how to hide photos on Samsung Galaxy A7.

For users of the Samsung Galaxy A7, you might have tried to hide some photos on your Samsung Galaxy A7 but were not able well all you have to do is read on and by the end of this tutorial you should be able to hide photos on your Samsung Galaxy A7. The best part is that you can use Private Mode on your Samsung Galaxy A7 and the photos will not be able to be found at all except by you and you do not need to download any app on your phone to do this.
To hide your photos on your Samsung Galaxy A7, you need first to go to the Private Mode on your phone, and then you will need to set up a password or pattern protection.

How to enable Private Mode on Samsung Galaxy A7

• Use two fingers to swipe down from the top of the screen at the same time.

• You will see a list of options. From the list, click on Private Mode.
• If you are entering Private Mode for the first time, you will need to go through a quick walk-through, and you will be asked to enter a PIN code which you will need to enter whenever you want to enter the Private mode.

How to disable Private Mode on Samsung Galaxy A7

• Only go the Private Mode feature using the method above.
• Tick on the box beside Private Mode and then it will go back to normal.

How to add and remove files from Private Mode on the Galaxy A7

• Click on make viewable only in Private Mode
• After you have turned private mode on, go to the file you wish to hide and then tap and hold on it and a list of options will appear.
• Select the file (s) and then select the Overflow menu button in the upper right.
• Click on Move to Private

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specs and price Samsung W2017 Flip Phone in Nigeria, Kenya & Ghana

The global explosion of touchscreen smartphones may be pushing the flip phone era into oblivion, but Samsung is one company that wouldn’t totally give up on them. The Korean company is producing premium flip smartphones under its Samsung W series, and the Samsung W2017 is the latest addition to that series.

The Samsung W2017 is a successor to last year’s W2016, and it comes with spectacular features like dual touchscreen displays with a keypad and high-end specs like a Snapdragon 820 processor.

Perhaps the most astonishing detail about the Samsung W2017 is that it’s expected to cost around $3000 , making it more expensive than two iPhone 7s, one Google Pixel and one Xiaomi Mi MIX combined together.

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Technology

• 2G: GSM.
• 3G: HSPA.
• 4G: LTE with VoLTE.
• SIM Type: Hybrid Nano SIM.
• OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

Design

• Dimensions: 127.8 * 61.4 * 15.8 mm.
• Weight: 208 g.
• Display: Dual 4.2-inch Super AMOLED Touchscreen displays (Front and back of flip), 1920 * 1080 pixels Full HD.
• Build: Metal frame with glass back.
• Form Factor: Flip Touchscreen.
• Colours: Gold & Black.

Hardware

• Processor Name/Technology: 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 820.
• Processor Speed: 2.1 GHz.
• Number of Processor Cores: Quad-core.
• Graphics Processor: Adreno 530.
• RAM: 4 GB.
• Internal Storage: 64 GB.
• External Storage: microSD, up to 256 GB.
• Sensors: Accelerometer, Light, Proximity Sensor, Fingerprint Sensor, Heart Rate Sensor.

Camera

• Rear: 12 MP, PDAF, 1.4μm pixel size, f/1.7 aperture, LED flash.
• Video recording: –
• Front-facing: 5 MP, f/1.9 aperture.

Multimedia

• Music Support: AAC, AMR, MP2, MP3, M4A, MKA,.
• Loudspeaker: Yes.
• Audio Technology: –
• Video Support: MP4/MPEG4/H.263/H.264 player.
• FM Radio: –

Connectivity

• Bluetooth: v4.1.
• Bluetooth Profiles: A2DP, LE.
• WiFi: Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2 * 2 MIMO), Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot.
• GPS: Yes, GLONASS.
• USB: microUSB v2.0.
• USB OTG: –
• NFC: Yes.
• 3.5mm audio jack: Yes.

Battery

• Battery: 2300 mAh.
• Charging: Fast Charge – Yes, wired and wireless.
• Power Management: Marshmallow’s Battery Saving mode.

Miscellaneous

• Extra Features: –
• Launch Date: November 4, 2016.
• Availability: TBA.
• Sales stores/platforms: TBA

Samsung W2017 Availability and Price Details in Nigeria, Kenya & Ghana

The Samsung W2017 is expected to be launched soon in China in Black and Gold colour versions. Though it hasn’t been confirmed officially, the Samsung W2017 is expected to sell for around $3000.
 

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Specs of Samsung Galaxy On Nxt & Price in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya

Samsung Mobile has launched the Samsung Galaxy On Nxt smartphone in India, adding yet another device to its Galaxy lineup in the country. The Samsung Galaxy On Nxt is a variant of the Samsung Galaxy On7 2016 that was launched in China in September, and both feature almost the same specs with the only difference being the processor.


The Samsung Galaxy On Nxt also shares almost the same features with the Galaxy J7 Prime which was launched last month, with the only difference being the internal storage capacity.

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Samsung Galaxy On Nxt Specifications

Technology
Networks: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G: HSDPA 900 /1900/ 2100
4G: LTE B1(2100), B3(1800), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B20(800)
SIM Type: Single SIM (Nano-SIM)
OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Body Design
Dimensions: 151.7 x 75.0 x 8.0mm
Weight: 163 g
Display: 5.5-inch, 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 PPI), IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen with Scratch Resistant Glass
  

Sensors: Fingerprint, Accelerometer, Proximity and Compass

Hardware Configuration
Processor Type: Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
Processor Name:
Graphics Processor:
RAM: 3 GB
Internal Storage: 32 GB
External Storage: microSD, up to 256 GB

Camera
Rear: 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash
Video recording: 1080p@30fps
Front-facing: 8 MP

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Multimedia Features
Music Support: MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA
Loudspeaker: Yes
Video Support: MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM
FM Radio: Yes

Connectivity
Bluetooth: v4.1
WiFi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS: Yes
USB: microUSBv2.0

Battery Capacity
Battery: 3300 mAh

Launch
Launch Date: October, 2016
Availability: October, 2016 (India currently)

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Samsung Galaxy On Nxt Availability and Price Details in Nigeria, Kenya & Ghana

The Samsung Galaxy On Nxt is available exclusively from Flipkart (see buy now link above) at a starting price of Rs. 18,490. The Samsung Galaxy On Nxt comes in Gold and Black colour versions and would cost around N120,0000 in Nigeria, KES 28,069 in Kenya and GHS 1107 in Ghana when it becomes available in Africa.

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Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro Press Renders Leaked

During the last few days, we’ve seen a handful of leaks related to the Samsung Galaxy C9 cellphone, but it appears the handset will be referred to as the Galaxy C9 pro whilst it formally launches.


These days, some press renders of alleged Samsung Galaxy C9 pro revealing how the handset may also appear to be whilst it officially launches.


The information comes through leaked promotional materials, which also reveals what the handset is expected to offer as well as some pricing details. Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro is expected to come with a 6-inch display with the processing handled by a Snapdragon 652 processor. Other leaked features include 6GB of RAM, 64GB of expandable storage, a 16 MP camera on the back and a 16 MP front-facing camera, as well as a USB Type-C port. The handset is expected to carry a CNY 3,199 ($474 or €434) price tag when it launches.

Previous rumors suggests that the handset is expected to come with a 4,000 mAh battery as well as LTE connectivity on board.



We’ll update you as soon as the handset is officially released by the company. Stay tuned.

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Samsung tried to bribe a man to keep his exploding Note 7 a secret

We all knew Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 debacle was going to get worse before it got any better, but now we’re starting to wonder how much worse it’s going to get and just how long it’ll be before it gets any better. Samsung was recently forced to discontinue its popular Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after updated replacement phones issued as part of a global recall kept exploding in customers’ hands. A defect that still has not been properly identified caused some phones in Samsung’s first run to explode, and the problem continued even after “safe” phones were handed out as replacements.
Now, the latest chapter in this ongoing saga includes accusations that Samsung employees tried to bribe a man to keep him quiet after his Galaxy Note 7 began spewing smoke in his hands before melting on the ground in front of him.


Samsung has been criticized far and wide for its handling of the problematic Galaxy Note 7, and nowhere is that truer than in China. When Samsung issued its initial global recall, it said that affected handsets all included batteries that came from one particular supplier, and that no phones sold in China were equipped with batteries from that supplier. As we all soon learned, that wasn’t the case and phones that contained batteries that were supposedly safe began combusting as well. But because Samsung thought Chinese Note 7 handsets were safe, it did not include China in its initial recall.
Customer’s in China were not happy.

Several handsets ended up catching fire in China and we saw reports covering many of them over the past month. Now, however, a new report from The New York Times includes a damning account of a Note 7 incident that took place before the Note 7 was discontinued.

Zhang Sitong says he was using his Galaxy Note 7 when it began vibrating and smoking in his hands. He dropped the phone and instructed a friend to begin filming as the device spewed smoke and melted before their eyes. He then contacted Samsung about the incident, and two employees showed up at his home that very same day.

According to Zhang, the Samsung employees offered him a new Galaxy Note 7 as well as approximately $900 in “compensation.” That compensation wasn’t because the man was nearly injured by the burning phone, however. Zhang says that it was a bribe offered to him in exchange for his silence and his agreement not to release the video that his friend had recorded. The man says he refused the payoff.

“They said there was no problem with the phones in China. That’s why I bought a Samsung,” Zhang told The Times. “This is an issue of deception. They are cheating Chinese consumers.”

Samsung has not responded publicly to the accusations. The video Zhang’s friend recorded is embedded below.

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The Galaxy Note 7 will be banned from all US airline flights

The Transportation Department issued an emergency order Friday afternoon, which bans the Note 7 from all air travel effective Saturday at noon.



“We recognize that banning these phones from airlines will inconvenience some passengers, but the safety of all those aboard an aircraft must take priority,” Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said. “We are taking this additional step because even one fire incident inflight poses a high risk of severe personal injury and puts many lives at risk.”

Note 7 devices have already seen their use limited on airlines. Since the first reports emerged of the Note 7 bursting into flames, airlines have begun limiting use of the Note 7 on planes. Right now, most flights are allowing passengers to bring Note 7 devices in their carry-on luggage, but they have to be switched off and not charged.

Of course, this isn’t just a hypothetical danger — a SouthWest flight was evacuated last week after a “safe” Galaxy Note 7 burst into flames, filling the plane with smoke and forcing an evacuation. Luckily, the plane was still on the ground and boarding at the time, so it’s understandable why the FAA would want to ban potentially explosive devices from flights.

Hopefully, the ban won’t prove an inconvenience to too many people. You can easily get a refund or exchange if you bought your phone from any of the US carriers, or through a slightly more convoluted procedure involving a fireproof box if you bought it direct from Samsung. If you do still have a Note 7, you should power it down immediately and exchange it. (Here’s a handy guide.)

The Note 7 fiasco has put Samsung in dire straits. It already adjusted down its earnings, and early estimates put the total fallout from this incident somwhere above $10 billion. Samsung has stopped production of the Note 7 entirely and it’s planning to simply destroy all the recalled phones. So, not only did Samsung produce millions of Note 7s that it’s going to have to write off, but it will never see any profit from the years of R&D put into the Note 7. It may have to kill off the Note brand entirely.

The company isn’t giving up yet, and Samsung mobile chief Koh Dong-jin said on Wednesday that he “would at any cost find the exact cause (of the faulty Galaxy Note 7) to restore trust of consumers so that they can use Samsung products without any safety concerns.”

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We will Get Back our Customers Trust In no Time - Samsung

DJ Koh, Samsung Mobile’s chief, has today pledged to restore consumer faith in the Samsung brand following the discontinuation of the Galaxy Note 7.


Mr Koh said that he would “at any cost find the exact cause (of the faulty Galaxy Note 7) to restore [the] trust of consumers so that they can use Samsung products without any safety concerns,” reports The Korea Herald. Mr Koh also thanked Samsung employees for their support throughout this period, though the estimated billions of dollars that it has cost the company could see him lose his position.

News that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 had been spontaneously combusting led to an initial recall of the device before replacement units were dispatched. When reports that the replacements were also catching fire arrived, Samsung took the decision to discontinue the product entirely.


Meanwhile, DigiTimes reports that 90% of Taiwanese users returning the Galaxy Note 7 have exchanged it for a Galaxy S7 Edge instead, resulting in retailers running out of stock. Samsung Taiwan is said to be offering an NT$3,000 (~$95) gift certificate for returns of the Note 7 (in addition to the full refund) if users exchange it for another Samsung phone. Samsung offers something similar in the USA.

If you’re a Galaxy Note 7 who’s yet to return the device, follow our guide at the links above for some tips.

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Here’s what you need to do if you still have your samsung Galaxy Note 7

With Samsung still unable to identify the root cause behind Galaxy Note 7 units catching fire and exploding, the South Korean tech giant had no choice but to discontinue the product entirely earlier this week. What this means is that Samsung has permanently ceased all Note 7 production, will not be issuing replacement devices, and will not even attempt to repair affected devices. Driving the point home, Samsung earlier today confirmed that it will dispose of every single returned device.


Now if you happen to still be a Note 7 owner, there are a few things you should know. For starters, you need to replace your device immediately. Now you might not have had any problems with your Note 7 just yet, but holding onto an inherently faulty and dangerous device is beyond risky. As we’ve seen over the last few weeks, exploding Note 7 devices have completely engulfed cars and, in some instances, have partially destroyed houses.

The fire below, caused by a Note 7, speaks volumes.



So whether or not you have an original or replacement Note 7 device, here are the steps you should take.

One, power down your device immediately. While we might ordinarily recommend that you transfer over any photos or important data on the device to your computer, it’s probably not a risk worth taking unless you have a fire extinguisher handy. As we covered yesterday, one Note 7 owner recently saw her device start to smoke wildly after an innocent visit to Samsung’s own homepage.

Two, you don’t want to dispose of the device by yourself. After all, you don’t want someone else to find it in the trash, turn it on and risk getting burned. Remember, Samsung by mid-September had already received upwards of 26 reports involving Note 7-related burns and upwards of 55 reports of the Note 7 causing serious property damage.

That said, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recommends that users return the device to the wireless carrier or retail outlet where it was purchased and exchange it for another smartphone model.

Notably, customers who opt to exchange the device for another Samsung smartphone model will be eligible for a $25 credit. Depending on where you purchased your Note 7, it may take as many as 2-3 billing cycles for the credit to appear on your statement.

It’s also worth noting that customers can also exchange any Note 7 accessories they may have purchased.

According to USA Today, some carriers will even provide users with a “loaner” device in certain circumstances.

AT&T will even give you a loaner phone if the phone you want, like an iPhone 7 Plus, is back-ordered.

Not every carrier is doing this. T-Mobile told USA TODAY they were not doing a similar offer. We’ve reached out to Verizon and Sprint and will update this post once we hear back.

Speaking of T-Mobile, the “uncarrier” has come out and said that they will “waive any restocking charges” and that customers who purchased the device as part of a pre-order promotion can “keep the free Netflix subscription and Gear Fit or SD card” they received.

For anyone who ordered the Note 7 directly from Samsung, the company advises users to call 1-844-365-6197 for return instructions. More than likely, the company will send you a fireproof box in which to return the device.

Lastly, Note 7 owners who simply want a refund instead of a smartphone exchange can receive all of their money back, whether or note they paid for the device up-front or were already making payments on an installment plan.

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Bad as Samsung can't even Find out why Note 7 is Exploding

When Samsung initiated a replacement program for its explosion-prone Galaxy Note 7 a few weeks ago, it was only natural to assume that the South Korean tech giant managed to pinpoint the source of the problem and fix it. Of course, it didn’t take long before we starting seeing a stream of fresh reports involving replacement Note 7 devices catching fire and exploding as well.

Yesterday, Samsung officially discontinued the Galaxy Note 7, effectively closing a chapter on the most embarrassing and costly PR disaster in company history. What makes the entire Note 7 ordeal all the more frustrating is that Samsung engineers are still unable to replicate the problem. Consequently, Samsung still has no concrete idea as to why its initially well-received phablet turned out to be, in some instances, nothing more than a ticking time bomb.



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According to a new report from The New York Times, Samsung has devoted a tremendous amount of engineering resources towards figuring out the root cause of exploding Note 7 devices. The company, however, still has more questions than answers.

When the first wave of Note 7 explosions began popping up, Samsung tasked hundreds of engineers with figuring out what was going on. Unfortunately for them, they weren’t even able to replicate the issue in their labs, ultimately prompting them to assume that the problem must lie with one of Samsung’s battery suppliers.

That theory, of course, was quickly proven to be false once new reports of exploding Note 7 units emerged.

Citing sources familiar with Samsung’s efforts, the Times notes that “company engineers went back to the drawing board” but have still been “unable to reproduce the explosions” or precisely figure out what’s causing them.

With no solution in sight, the company’s hand was forced, culminating with yesterday’s decision to mercifully end Galaxy Note 7 production altogether.

“Taking our customer’s safety as our highest priority, we have decided to halt sales and production of the Galaxy Note 7,” the company said in a statement.

All that said, that’s not to say that there are no theories being floated around.

Some, for example, speculate that the source of the problem may be faulty charging circuits. Meanwhile, Twitter user arter97 points us to a Korean Agency for Technology and Standards report which claims that the problem may be due to the rounded corner design of the Galaxy Note 7.


With Samsung still unable to identify and eliminate the root cause of the problem, it stands to reason that explosion-gate, for lack of a better term, will have a detrimental and perhaps long-lasting impact on sales across the entirety of Samsung’s smartphone and tablet lineup.


Truth, as the old adage goes, is much stranger than fiction.

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Very Bad : Samsung Suspends Galaxy Note 7 sales worldwide

Samsung on Monday evening announced that it has halted sales of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone worldwide. In a statement, Samsung said that it is working closely with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to investigate reports of replacement units that have exploded over the past week. While the joint investigation is underway, Samsung has instructed all of its global retail partners to halt sales and exchanges of the Note 7.


The company issued the following statement to Us via email:

We are working with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to investigate the recently reported cases involving the Galaxy Note7. Because consumers’ safety remains our top priority, Samsung will ask all carrier and retail partners globally to stop sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note7 while the investigation is taking place.

We remain committed to working diligently with the CPSC, carriers and our retail partners to take all necessary steps to resolve the situation. Consumers with an original Galaxy Note7 or replacement Galaxy Note7 should power down and take advantage of the remedies available, including a refund at their place of purchase. For more information, consumers should visit samsung.com/us/note7recall or contact 1-844-365-6197.

As noted in the statement above, Samsung is recommending that all owners of any Galaxy Note 7 handset power down their phones immediately, whether they are original units or a replacement models. Samsung’s retail partners will allow customers to exchange their Note 7 phones or return them for full refunds.

The news comes hot on the heels of more than half a dozen reports claiming that “safe” Galaxy Note 7 phones had exploded. These replacement units were issued to customers after Samsung recalled its first run of Galaxy Note 7 handsets, some of which were found to have a battery defect that could potentially cause them to combust. Samsung initially believed that the defective batteries were all sourced from one supplier, so the company used batteries from a different supplier in its replacement units.

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Samsung stayed silent after ‘safe’ Galaxy Note 7 exploded and sent a man to the ER

Samsung is being accused of staying silent after it was made aware of yet another incident involving a newer Galaxy Note 7 handset that was issued to a Kentucky man as a replacement.

It seems as though each time we think Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 debacle can’t get any worse, things do in fact get worse. Much, much worse. This time around, a “safe” Galaxy Note 7 that was given to Michael Klering of Nicholasville, Kentucky as a replacement for his potentially faulty device supposedly caught fire. Unfortunately, if Klering’s accusations are indeed true, the fire wasn’t even the worst part.


Klering told local news station WKYT that he was asleep in the middle of the night when he woke to find his bedroom filled with smoke. His Galaxy Note 7, which is a newer model that had been issued to him as a replacement as part of Samsung’s global recall, had exploded and was on fire, spilling smoke out into the room.

“I was scared to death for a minute,” Klering said in an interview with WKYT. “The whole room just covered in smoke, smells awful. I look over and my phone is on fire.”

The man ended up extinguishing the fire before it caused too much damage, but he had to go to the emergency room later that day to be treated for acute bronchitis caused by smoke inhalation. He says he was vomiting up a black substance at one point before he ultimately decided to go to the hospital.

According to Klering, the phone wasn’t even plugged in and charging at the time it combusted. “The phone is supposed to be the replacement, so you would have thought it would be safe,” Klering said. “It wasn’t plugged in. It wasn’t anything, it was just sitting there.”

Unfortunately, the worst was still to come.

This incident happened on Tuesday last week, according to Klering, and he made contact with Samsung soon after. Samsung representatives asked the man if they could take possession of the phone in order to conduct an investigation and he refused, though he did let Samsung pay to have the damaged phone x-rayed for analysis. He says he was happy to work with Samsung as the company investigated the incident, but then he allegedly received a text message from a Samsung representative that wasn’t intended for his eyes.

“Just now got this,” the message said. “I can try and slow him down if we think it will matter, or we just let him do what he keeps threatening to do and see if he does it.”

Klering says at that point he decided to take matters into his own hands and contact WKYT. “It made me think you know they’re not taking this serious enough and it’s time to move on,” he noted. Klering said he is concerned that these replacement Note 7 handsets are “in kid’s pockets, people’s cars, all kinds of things,” and he believes that Samsung should recall all Note 7 phones, old and new.

The incident in Kentucky is the third alleged occurrence of a “safe” replacement Note 7 exploding. The first reported incident took place aboard a Southwest airplane that had to be evacuated when the phone began smoking in the cabin, and the second replacement Note 7 fire caused an injury to a 13-year-old girl.

BGR on Thursday published an opinion piece recommending that no one under any circumstances should purchase a Galaxy Note 7. In light of these new reports, we have no choice but to take things one step further: if you own an early model or even a replacement Note 7, you should return it immediately. All four major wireless carriers in the US are now accepting Galaxy Note 7 returns regardless of when the handsets were purchased or received as replacements. For their own safety and the safety of people around them, we recommend that all Galaxy Note 7 owners take advantage of these policies and return their phones immediately.

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specs, features and price of Samsung Galaxy A8 Duo Specs And Price in Nigeria and kenya

This is Samsung Galaxy A8 Duo (2016 version), another smartphone which sports amazing specs and features. This device was announced on September, but will be released this October. Let us run a quick review on this phone.

Samsung Galaxy A8 Duo

Body & Design
Samsung Galaxy A8 Duo (2016) is has a 5.7-inches display screen with super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen feature and 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. This phones arrives in 4 color variants; Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold and Mint.

Memory & Storage
For effective multi-tasking, Samsung Galaxy A8 Duo features 3GB RAM with 32/64 internal storage which can be expanded to 256 GB through MicroSD.

Platform & Processor
Running on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, with Exynos 7420 Octa chipset and Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex- A53) processor.

Camera
The camera spec of Samsung Galaxy A8 Duo is amazing. With 16 MP rear camera, plus autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama and HDR features. While the front-facing camera is 8 MP.

Battery & Extras
3300mAh battery, 4G LTE is present, fingerprint sensor is also available and for the SIM card, it supports dual SIM, however users have to choose whether to use the second SIM slot for external SD card or for SIM as they share same slot.

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Samsung Galaxy A8 Duo (2016) Specification

TECHNOLOGY
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 /
1800 / 1900 - NETWORKS: SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 /
1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100),
3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900),
20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps,
LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes

DESIGN
Dimensions 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2
mm (6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz)
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors Pearl White, Midnight
Black, Champagne Gold, Mint

DISPLAY
Type Super AMOLED capacitive
touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches (~74.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels
(~386 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes

PLATFORM
OS Android OS, v6.0.1
(Marshmallow)
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa
CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz
Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-
A53)
GPU Mali-T760MP8

STORAGE
Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM

CAMERA
Primary 16 MP, f/1.9, autofocus,
LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch
focus, face detection,
panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Secondary 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p

MULTIMEDIA
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV
ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Active noise cancellation with
dedicated mic
ANT+ support
MP4/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC
player
Photo/video editor

CONNECTIVITY
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac,
dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/
BDS (market dependant)
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording
USB microUSB v2.0

SENSORS
Sensors Fingerprint,
accelerometer, proximity,
compass

MISCELLANEOUS
Messaging SMS(threaded view),
MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
Document viewer


BATTERY CAPACITY
Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery

LAUNCH
Announced 2016, September
Status: Release Date 2016,
October

PRICE
Galaxy A8 global price $358
Indian price ofGalaxy A8: RS 23,900
Nigerian price of Galaxy A8 Duo: N109,190
Kenyan price of Galaxy A8 Duo: Kes 36,229.

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Upcoming Samsung devices will make water bounce off

If we can overlook the unmitigated disaster that is the Galaxy Note 7, Samsung has, by and large, had a pretty good year. The company’s S7 lineup proved to be extremely popular both with reviewers and consumers, and leaks surrounding next year’s Galaxy S8 are pretty intriguing.

As we highlighted earlier today, some rumors claim that the S8 will feature a 5.2-inch 4K display and will come jam-packed with a 3.2GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 6GB of RAM and more.

But the Samsung Galaxy S8 isn’t the only Samsung smartphone we’ve seen make waves in the rumor mill this week. According to a report from TechRadar, Samsung’s 2018 Galaxy S9 may take water resistance to the next level thanks to a recent deal the company recently inked with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), an R&D lab that falls under the purview of the U.S. Department of Energy.

DON’T MISS: Report : Hundreds of thousands of potentially explosive Galaxy Note 7s are still out there

As part of the agreement, Samsung is now the exclusive licensor of an advanced screen coating that is not just water resistant, but is designed to “actively repel liquid.”

Per the report, ORNL’s screen technology is designed such that water “literally bounces off” of screens that have the specialized coating.

ORNL’s press release reads in part:

ORNL’s development of a transparent coating that repels water that carries away dust and dirt, reduces light reflection and resists fingerprints and smudges resulted from approximately three years of superhydrophobic research on glass-based coatings.

“The thin nanostructured layer of porous glass film enables these combined properties, making it suitable for commercial applications,” said ORNL’s Tolga Aytug, co-inventor of the technology.

To be superhydrophobic, a surface must achieve a water droplet contact angle exceeding 150 degrees. ORNL’s coating has a contact angle of between 155 and 165 degrees, so water literally bounces off, taking away dust particles

Samsung sees a wide array of uses for the technology and is interested in using ORNL’s specially formulated glass on a number of products, including tablets, smartphones and essentially any other electronic display that one would see on products like home ovens and refrigerators.

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Report : Hundreds of thousands of potentially explosive Galaxy Note 7s are still out there

Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 7 was the most impressive smartphone the world had ever seen when it was first released over the summer. The phone featured a sleek design, a stunning display and more power than we had ever seen before in an Android smartphone. When we reviewed the Galaxy Note 7 back in mid-August, we called it the best phablet the world had ever seen, hands down, iPhones included.

Then, phones began to explode.


BGR was among the first to cover news that a Note 7 handset had combusted while a user was charging the phone, and at the time, some people dismissed the incident as a fluke. When reports of similar explosions began popping up, however, Samsung had no choice but to issue a global recall. Now, in an update, Samsung has reported that the recall is progressing but there are still hundreds of thousands of potentially explosive Galaxy Note 7 handsets in the hands of users.

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In an update published on Tuesday, Samsung shared some key notes about the progress it’s making in the global Galaxy Note 7 recall that was issued earlier this month on September 2nd.

“Just over three weeks ago, Samsung committed to a global replacement program for the Galaxy Note7. Last week, that program began for the majority of markets and the progress is encouraging” said Samsung’s mobile boss DJ Koh. “Our focus now is to make sure that all affected devices are replaced as quickly and efficiently as possible.”

In its update, Samsung shared the following three data points:

Around 90 percent of Galaxy Note7 users have been choosing a new Galaxy Note7 since products became widely available.



than 60 percent of all recalled Galaxy Note7 phones sold in the U.S. and Korea have been exchanged through the program.
In Singapore, more than 80 percent of customers have participated in the exchange program, which started on September 17.
Those numbers indeed show impressive progress in the three weeks since the Note 7 was formally recalled, but they also highlight a potentially serious problem: Either people aren’t moving fast enough, or Samsung isn’t doing a good enough job of informing users of the recall.

DON'T MISS : Samsung Galaxy Note 7 supplantings still have issues with overheating batteries

For example, Samsung said that 60% of the recalled Galaxy Note 7 handsets sold in the US and South Korea have been returned or exchanged so far. Considering 1 million Galaxy Note 7 phones were sold in the US alone, that means there are still hundreds of thousands of recalled Galaxy Note 7 devices being used by consumers.

Exploding Note 7 phones have destroyed cars and even burned down one family’s house, so it’s of the utmost importance that you return your recalled Note 7 if it’s still in your possession.

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specification of rumored samsung galaxy c9 coming with 6GB ram

Samsung has been rumored to be preparing a few mid-range smartphones that are expected to arrive soon. The Galaxy C9 has been spotted on Indian import-export site Zauba, and a new leak seems to indicate that the device could arrive in October to November.

The Samsung Galaxy C9 (SM-C9000) is in the country for testing purpose. The import document showed that eight pieces came from China and has a value of Rs17,107 (around $255) each. The document also showed very little technical information about the phone, internally known as "Amy" and it has a 5.5 to 5.7-inch display screen. It is expected to be revealed within the next two months, according to Tech Update 3.

It is speculated that the new smartphone may feature up to a 1080p resolution with its Super AMOLED screen and that it will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor. It could also contain 4 GB worth of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage.

The nearest model that Samsung released to the rumored device is the Galaxy C7, which has a 5.7-inch screen, 1080 x 1920 screen resolution, and around 386 ppi pixel density. It also came with a Snapdragon 625 which has a clock speed of 2.0 GHz and an Adreno 506 GPU. It has 4 GB of RAM, 32 and 64 GB internal storage variants (expandable up to 256 GB via a microSD), and a 16-MP rear- and 8-MP front-facing cameras.

It also arrived with a non-removable 3,300 mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 support, a fingerprint sensor embedded in the home button, and it is loaded with an Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. The device's connectivity options include LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v 4.1, and GPS.

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Samsung fans should also note that the Galaxy C series is exclusive to the Chinese market and cannot be seen anywhere else.

Fans can expect more news as the rumored release date draws near for the Samsung Galaxy C9.

NETWORK
 Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE
Speed HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes

LAUNCH Announced Not announced yet
Status Rumored

BODY
 Dimensions -
Weight -
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY
Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~367 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes

PLATFORM
OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652
CPU Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 510

MEMORY
Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal 64 GB, 6 GB RAM

CAMERA
 Primary 16 MP, f/1.9, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Secondary 16 MP

SOUND
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE

GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
NFC Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS; recording

USB microUSB v2.0

FEATURES
 Sensors Fingerprint, accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
- Fast battery charging
- ANT+ support
- MP4/WMV/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer

BATTERY Non-removable battery

MISC Colors Gold, Pink Gold, Dark Gray

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Galaxy S7 edge explodes in the Philippines

The Galaxy Note 7 is the only Samsung phone that experienced widespread battery issues that lead to explosions and fires. Samsung had to recall the handset and offer replacements and refunds to affected buyers. Samsung fixed the problem, and successfully replaced hundreds of thousands of units around the world. However, Samsung has to clean up its image as well, and that’s a tough task when other Samsung phones explode.

Such is the case with a malfunctioning Galaxy S7 edge that caught on fire in the Philippines. It’s not clear what caused the issue, and this isn’t a Galaxy Note 7-like situation. The phone has been selling in stores for months without problems.


Smartphone user Weng Briones took to Facebook to post pictures of the Galaxy S7 edge that caught on fire. He returned the handset to a local Samsung Mobile Store and obtained a full refund. And from the looks of it, Weng was impressed by the way Samsung handled his situation.

“We went to Samsung store at SM City Taytay, and they have refunded my money in full. Kudos to all the staff of Samsung SM Taytay for their immediate action regarding my issue,” he said on Facebook. “In spite of the unfortunate incident, I am, however, impressed by their aftersales-support. Much respect to Samsung. Keep safe everyone.”

This isn’t the first Galaxy S7 edge to go up in flames. A man who sustained second- and third-degree burns after a Galaxy S7 edge exploded in his shirt pocket sued Samsung in New Jersey earlier this month. But these are isolated incidents, so there’s no reason to panic about your Galaxy S7 edge.

Even so, exploding Samsung phones certainly won’t help the South Korean giant which is desperately trying to fix this PR mess.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 supplantings still have issues with overheating batteries

The Galaxy Note 7 adventure appears to never end. Samsung is now over the span of supplanting all the flawed units and has as of now issued several product upgrades that exhorts the individuals who have yet to trade their phones to do as such at the earliest opportunity.

One other programming upgrade turns the battery marker from white to green, however just on those new, safe Galaxy Note 7 gadgets. Lamentably, as much as Samsung needs to get over with the Galaxy Note 7 review process, it would seem that the system hit a divider in South Korea where a legislative organization is requesting that the organization expand the discount time frame.

On top of that, clients in South Korea grumble that the new Galaxy Note 7 units they have gotten in return for the defective gadgets still have issues with their battery.

Evidently, there are numerous grievances that the battery substitutions inside the new, as far as anyone knows safe Galaxy Note 7 phones are overheating and rapidly lose vitality.

Samsung began to trade the flawed Galaxy Note 7 gadgets in South Korea on September 19 and before the week's over it effectively recognized that a few clients have issues with the new telephones too.

It's indistinct what's bringing on these battery issues or regardless of whether they are genuine. Samsung has yet to affirm if there are dissensions enrolled in different nations, with respect to the time being the issues appear to be constrained to South Korea.

A Samsung representative expressed that the issues numerous clients whine are "totally disconnected to batteries" and that they are simply segregated cases that have something to do with the large scale manufacturing issues.

Since Samsung hasn't issued any official articulation on the matter, the quantity of enlisted cases in South Korea is obscure for the occasion.

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Samsung is X-raying Galaxy Note 7s to make sure they’re safe

Samsung confirmed it has already replaced around half a million Galaxy Note 7 units in the US, but it’s still only halfway there. The company is also taking additional steps to ensure the safety of its customers, including a software update that helps them identify safe batteries, and lowers the maximum charge of bad batteries. But that’s not the only thing Samsung is doing to make sure its unprecedented battery problem is fixed for good.

Regulators ordered Samsung that Galaxy Note 7 replacement batteries go through x-ray testing before shipping, and that Samsung conducts additional quality testing going forward.





According to Reuters, South Korea ordered Samsung to take additional measures to ensure that the batteries used in the Galaxy Note 7 are safe. The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards approved the recall plan and said the replacement batteries are safe.

The agency instructed Samsung to have its supplier conduct x-ray testing on the batteries before they’re even shipped. Samsung also has to carry out its own inspections. Furthermore, the company has to extend the refund deadline to September 30th — initially, Samsung set a September 19th deadline for replacements.

Samsung is also in talks with local carriers to offer customers 30,000 won in mobile tariff credit for the October bill. That’s just over $27.

Reuters says Samsung is looking to complete the recall as fast as possible to limit damage to its reputation and earnings. Some analysts expect Samsung to lose $5 billion in revenue following the recall.

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7 ways that the Apple’s iPhone 7 is much better than any Samsung phone

The second half of 2016 has been very interesting as far as flagship smartphones go. First Samsung released the sleekest and most impressive smartphone the world had ever seen, but had to subsequently recall it because some units were exploding. The Note 7 is now back on sale in the US but having left destroyed cars, injured users and even a burnt down house in its wake, the phone may never gain back the momentum it had.

Then Apple launched its new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, but supply was so tight that Apple didn’t have a single iPhone 7 Plus model available to purchase in stores on launch day. Things are getting a bit better now but good luck finding a Jet Black iPhone anytime soon.

Launch issues aside, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are still the phones to beat now that they’ve launched. In this post, we’ll look at several ways Apple’s new phones are unbeatable, even when pitted against Samsung’s best flagship Galaxy phones.

• It doesn’t explode

Okay, that was a joke. Sort of.

• Optical zoom

Apple’s new iPhone 7 Plus features a dual-camera setup that includes one wide-angle lens and a second telephoto lens. Apart from all of the depth data the camera can capture as a result, iPhone 7 Plus users can also use an optical zoom feature that zooms in at 2x without any loss of quality. The phone also has digital zoom, as do Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 and Galaxy S7 series, but the iPhone is the only device with optical zoom.

• Better water-resistance

Samsung smartphones have featured water-resistance for longer than Apple’s since the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are the first iPhone models to feature an IP rating. But it looks like Apple may have actually done a better job than Samsung, at least according to some recent tests. Looks like removing that headphone jack wasn’t such a bad idea after all.

• Insanely smooth performance

Samsung’s Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge and Galaxy Note 7 are among the most powerful Android phones that have ever been built. Incredibly, they still can’t touch last year’s iPhone 6s, let alone this year’s iPhone 7. In real-world use, comparing the Note 7 to Apple’s iPhone 7 was just embarrassing — Apple has done a remarkable job with its A10 Fusion chip, and with optimizing iOS for speed and performance.

• Durability

Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and Note 7 are gorgeous phones and they’re built out of premium materials that feel great in the had. All that glass is fragile, however, making the aluminum iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus far more durable and less likely to break when dropped. Take a look at the second video in this drop test post and you’ll see just how much stronger Apple’s iPhones are.

• Stereo speakers

The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are the first iPhones to feature stereo loud speakers, with one that faces down on the bottom of the phone and a second that faces forward in the opening above the display. The sound is dramatically improved compared to earlier iPhone models, and it’s also much better and more clear than Samsung’s flagship phones.

• 3D Touch

Combined with Apple’s advanced Taptic Engine, 3D Touch is a fantastic feature on Apple’s iPhone lineup that no Samsung phone can match. It allows users to perform a wide range of different actions quickly and easily.

• Timely software updates

This is a huge one.
When Apple releases an iOS update, iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus users have access to it instantly, and this will continue to be the case for many years. When Google pushes out an Android update, Galaxy S7 and Note 7 users are lucky if they get it a few months down the road. And next year when the phones are no longer Samsung’s latest and greatest, users will have to wait even longer.

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500,000 safe Galaxy Note7 units finally arrives in the US

Even if you don’t follow tech, the chances are, you’ve heard a thing or two about the self-combusting Galaxy Note7. Shortly after its launch in mid-August, reports about the Note7 exploding and causing damage started to trickle in; before we knew it, Samsung launched an official recall program, including in the US. The whole process has been rather confusing with different procedures and programs in each country, but Note7 owners in the US will be happy to learn that 500,000 safe Galaxy Note7 units have finally arrived in the US.

The past few weeks have been hectic for Samsung, I would imagine. And it’s been hectic for Galaxy Note7 users around the world as well. In the US, Samsung has urged current Note7 users to return their devices and wait for new units to arrive, but things haven’t really been smooth. Though Samsung claimed that Note7 users would get the Galaxy J as a loaner phone, users have complained that in reality, carriers often did not have loaner devices ready in stock or were simply unaware of the program.

To add to this chaos, both FedEx and UPS have refused to ship Note7 units back to Samsung due to safety concerns. It makes sense since one single unit that its user has forgotten to power off could mean a potential fire hazard. This meant users had to walk into a carrier store and turn it in themselves. But as data have suggested, many users were unwilling to do that until new units were available.

Well, Samsung is now saying that 500,000 safe Note7 devices have been distributed across the US, so in the next few days, you can go to a store near you and see if they have new units in stock. Mind you, Samsung has sold a total of one million Galaxy Note7 units in the US that all need to be replaced but so far has only provided 500,000 safe units. That means you are only guaranteed to be able to exchange it on the condition that stores around you
are stocked with new Note7 units

The safe units will come in a box with a black square marking, and you will also see a green battery indicator on the status bar instead of a white one. Be sure to let us know in the comments if you get your hands on a safe Note7 unit in the coming days!

The safe units will come in a box with a black square marking, and you will also see a green battery indicator on the status bar instead of a white one.

For those who are interested in getting a new Note7, Samsung is said to be re-launching the device in the US on October 21st.

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