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For whatever business and legal reasons, Samsung has long made two variants of its flagship devices. One was powered by its own Exynos processor while other markets got Qualcomm’s equivalent Snapdragon chip. Other than that, those two variants are functionally equal, with Samsung sometimes even disabling features for the two versions to be on equal footing. Next year’s Galaxy S10, however, might be a bit different because the difference between the two variants could go beyond just the processor and include even the logic board could be substantially different.

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Samsung may soon show off a folding smartphone after years of rumors about such a device. An invite recently sent out for the company's developer conference teases the unveiling of "where now meets next" and "the crossroads between the present and the future," which many believe means a folding phone. Adding fuel to the speculation is an image that some say represents a foldable device.

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The folks at Otter Products patented a number of designs for foldable-screen phone cases. The patents just came to light this week and seem pretty specifically tuned for a couple of different sorts of phones. The existence of these designs does not definitely point toward one brand having a phone like this - but the potential for such is pretty interesting.

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Samsung is starting the work week by announcing something of a refresh for its HMD Odyssey headset. Early on, the original HMD Odyssey took its place as one of the higher-end Windows 10 Mixed Reality headsets, and this new model - dubbed simply the HMD Odyssey+ - builds on that. A lot of things are staying the same, but there are a few improvements worth talking about.

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Tired of all those fancy smartphones with their bezel-less notches, elevating cameras, and complicated cooling systems? Craving for a powerful smartphone that comes in a more traditional design? Well, you can’t get any more traditional than with a phone that flips open and close like the StarTACs of old. Don’t worry, Samsung knows your pain too well and has prepared the SM-W2019, the latest in its seemingly immortal line of clamshell phones. As (bad) luck would have it, though, you still can’t get this one.

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Samsung is close to approaching the tenth anniversary of its premium Galaxy S line but it might already be celebrating early with a couple of innovative, or crazy, smartphones next year. In addition to the foldable Galaxy F, Samsung might be cooking up something in its own labs that no smartphone has just yet. That is the rumored in-screen or under-display camera that could be headed to at least one of its smartphones next year. And confirmation of that feature has practically come from Samsung itself.

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Software delivered to your Android (Samsung Galaxy in this case) smartphone can be confusing - so today we're breaking down what's most recent to your device. This set of updates includes a Samsung Galaxy S7 October security patch update, an October 20th security patch for the Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Note 8 security patch update, Galaxy S9 security patch update, and a Galaxy S9 Android Pie beta program for good measure. There's a Galaxy J7, J7 Prime, Galaxy A7, and Galaxy A8 update in the mix as well.

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It may have, so far, ignored the whole in-screen fingerprint sensor, a.k.a. fingerprint on display or FOD, but Samsung might have something more ambitious planned instead. According to the latest round of rumors, Samsung is currently testing prototypes of a camera that hides behind the screen of the smartphone. Given how heavily the still non-existent Samsung FOD was leaked before never happening, it might take quite a while before it takes flesh, if at all.

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Samsung has taken the wraps off the Galaxy Book 2, a new 2-in-1 running Windows 10 and powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 850. As with other Windows on Arm machines we've seen, the big selling points for the Galaxy Book 2 are battery life and always-on connectivity, courtesy of the Snapdragon chipset's LTE modem.

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Samsung Electronics revealed they'd gotten underway with wafer production on its next process node, 7nm LPP EUV. That's also known as 7-nanometer (nm) LPP (Low Power Plus) with extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology. Also in the mix this week were new SmartSSD, QLC-SSD, and 256GB 3DS RDIMM.

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Today we're taking a stab at comparing the newest phones to the phones that haven't quite been released just yet. With the Samsung Galaxy S10, we've got a pretty fair pack of clues that lead us to specifications we're pretty sure of - not absolutely certain, but sure enough to make some estimations. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro, on the other hand, was officially revealed this morning by Huawei for the whole world.

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Cars are becoming more and more like smartphones these days. Not just "connected to smartphones" but also using pretty much the same technologies are the computers in our pockets. That's especially true for the silicon that allows for these vehicles to become partially or even fully autonomous. So it's not a big surprise that Samsung is announcing that two of its now popular chips are coming to the automotive industry, bringing its Exynos processors and ISOCELL sensors to the smart vehicles of the future.

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