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Samsung displayed spectacular performance last year as it posted record operating profits for consecutive quarters. The company said that it was on track to post its highest yearly operating profit ever as well as another record quarterly profit in Q4 2017. Its earnings guidance for the quarter revealed that much and Samsung has now posted the full Q4 2017 earnings. As expected, the company raked in record profits. Samsung Q4 2017 earnings Samsung Electronics announced today that its earnings for the October-December 2017 quarter were 66 trillion won or $61.6 billion, a 24 percent increase compared to the same period in 2016. It posted 15 trillion won or $14.13 billion in operating profit which is a 64 percent increase year-over-year. The company has reported full-year revenue of 239.58 trillion won or $222 billion and a record full-year operating profit of 53.65 trillion won or $50 billion. It has been several years since Samsung posted a record full-year profit. The last it did

Facing stiff competition from Chinese brands, South Korean electronics giant Samsung has taken the e-commerce line to launch its budget offering, the Galaxy On7 Prime. Priced at Rs 12,990 for the base variant – 32 GB internal storage and 3 GB RAM – the smartphone offers the Samsung Mall, a first of its kind shopping app, in addition to the usual features. Business Standard reviewed the Galaxy On7 Prime to test the Samsung Mall app, and the overall performance of the smartphone. Here are our observations: Samsung Mall The Galaxy On7 Prime is the first smartphone to feature the Samsung Mall app, which promises to enhance users’ shopping experience by making product search easier. However, in real-life scenario, the app has its hits and misses. The Mall feature works through a dedicated app or camera interface. To make a search, you need to click a photo of the product and the mall app would make an online search for it across e-commerce platforms to look for products matching the

Samsung is looking to differentiate its smartphones by launching a foldable phone this year. Samsung may be facing a lot of internal crisis that led to the chaebol replacing all of its current CEOs last quarter, but it certainly isn't affecting the company's performance. The South Korean manufacturer posted its Q4 2017 results , and once again things are looking great. Samsung recorded an overall revenue of $61.5 billion (65.98 trillion won) with an operating profit of a staggering $14.13 billion (15.15 trillion won). That's a year-on-year increase of 64%, making the last quarter Samsung's most profitable Q4 to date. In fact, Samsung has made of habit of breaking records all through 2017. The company recorded profits of $8.8 billion in Q1 2017 , $12.5 billion in Q2 , and $13.8 billion in Q3 . Cumulatively, Samsung's full-year revenues stand at $224 billion (239.58 trillion won) with overall operating profit at $50 billion (53.65 trillion won). The mobile div

We've just been given our best look at the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus to date, with a full-frontal shot of each handset popping up online. The image was tweeted by renowned leaker @evleaks, who posted the message "These are the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+" alongside the shot. Evan Blass -- the man behind the @evleaks handle -- has an excellent track record with these sort of things, which gives this particular leak a good level of gravitas. However, it's not totally convincing. Incremental's the name, minor updates the game What you'll notice right away is the Galaxy S9 duo look almost identical to the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus devices they're set to replace. The arrangement of cameras and sensors in the bezel above the displays appear to match the layout on the S8, while the expansive 18.5:9 aspect ratio Infinity Displays also feature. On screen there's a new wallpaper, and it's worth making a note of the date too. Friday, March 16 co

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is currently in the process of receiving the January security update which brings patches for the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities, but it also comes with a new bootloader. A new bootloader on Samsung phones has always meant that you can not downgrade your phone’s OS. However, the terrifying part of the new Bootloader is the fact that it patches the ability to use a cracked version of the bootloader, developed by Prince Comsy. Odin is a tool used to flash and install new firmware on Samsung devices. When Samsung builds Android, they remove some features from the bootloader and replace it with Odin. The leaked version of Odin can only flash to devices with matching model numbers. The workaround for it is Prince Comsy’s version of Odin which allows flashing versions of Samsung software not signed by Samsung or firmware signed by Samsung but for a different region with the same SoC. Since Prince Comsy’s Odin no longer works with this new bootloader, that

A new Sony Xperia device has passed through the FCC with ID number PY7-24118Q. There is little to glean from browsing through the documents, but we do see a more normal location of the FCC ID label, compared to the previous handset rumoured to have no 3.5mm headphone jack . The FCC documents do reveal that this new Xperia device has a 5-inch display in as chassis with dimensions of 135 x 65mm. So if this is true, it looks like it will have much slimmer top and bottom bezels compared to previous handsets. In fact, one previous handset has already come very close to these dimensions. The device in question is the Xperia UL, Sony Mobile Japan’s exclusive of 2013, which managed a 5-inch FHD display with dimensions of 135 x 71mm. So the new device has the same height as the Xperia UL, but will manage to shave a further 3mm on either side of the display. We’ll bring you more news as we have it. New Sony Xperia (PY7-24118Q) device dimensions Sony Xperia (PY7-24118Q) ID label location

An all-screen display with 4K resolution. A fingerprint sensor built into the screen. 10GB of RAM. 512GB of onboard storage. It’s supposedly a smartphone that might make you forget all about the Galaxy S9, Samsung’s next big thing set to debut next month. Sadly, however, you might not find it in stores near you unless you live in China. Vivo is the company that’s supposedly making this Android beast and Xplay 7 is its name, according to information that FoneArena dug up from Weibo . The specs mentioned above come from a PowerPoint presentation from China, which also says the phone will have an impressive screen-to-body ratio, at 92.9%. Other specs include the Snapdragon 845 processor that will equip most 2018 Android flagships and a dual-lens camera with IMX Sony sensors that support 4x optical zoom. Finally, the Xplay 7 is also supposed to support face recognition, which is labeled “2.0.” There’s even a leaked press render of the handset that suggests it will be incredibly thi

Nokia 3310 4G is a Feature Phone from Nokia which runs on Nokia OS. Nokia 3310 4G is available in Azure, Yellow, Warm Red, Charcoa colors and 88.1 g (3.10 oz) of weight. Nokia 3310 4G has 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~167 ppi density)|2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~29.1% screen-to-body ratio) display size which supports TFT.Additional features of Nokia 3310 4G are Flashlight. Nokia 3310 4G has GPRS, EDGE, 3G, WIFI, Bluetooth connectivity options on board. You can take pictures of your beloved ones from its 2 MP camera.

LG Aristo 2 is a Android Smartphone from LG which runs on Android OS, v7.1.2 (Nougat). LG Aristo 2 is available in Titan color and 139 g (4.90 oz) of weight. LG Aristo 2 has 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)|5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.2% screen-to-body ratio) display size which supports IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors. LG Aristo 2 is powered by Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Chipset and Adreno 308 GPU along with 16 GB, 2 GB RAM.LG Aristo 2 has GPRS, EDGE, 3G, WIFI, Bluetooth, GPS connectivity options on board. You can take pictures of your beloved ones from its 13 MP camera.

Samsung  is planning to raise its prices when it releases the new  Galaxy S9  phone, according to a new leak which revealed it will cost £35 more than its S8 model.  The new handset is set to be unveiled next month, before going on sale in March. However, it appears that it is likely to arrive as one of the priciest handsets on the market. The 5.8-inch S9 is expected to launch alongside the 6.2-inch S9+, a larger, more powerful handset, which will be even more expensive. The smaller model will cost 950,000 KRW, and the larger model will cost 999,000 KRW in South Korea, according to a report in ETNews . That is the equivalent of around £625 and £660 in the UK, and around $885 and $935 in the US. However, the handsets do not sell for the same price in different countries, so it could be more expensive in Europe, the US and elsewhere.  The Samsung Galaxy S8 retailed at 935,000 KRW (£615) when it first came out in South Korea.   In the UK, the S8 was available for £689 when it fi

New Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, and Note8 Bootloader Prevents Flashing Out of Region Firmware Samsung is rolling out a new update for the Galaxy Note8. These updates come with the January security update which brings some patches for the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities, but it also comes with a new bootloader. An update bringing a new bootloader on Samsung phones means that you can not downgrade your phone after installing this . This new bootloader also has one more nasty secret: it patches the use of Prince Comsy’s modded Odin . Odin is a Samsung tool used to flash and install new firmware. When Samsung builds Android, they remove some features like fastboot from the bootloader, and instead replace it with Odin.  The Odin tool that we have is leaked from Samsung and it works on all modern Samsung phones,  but can only flash to devices with matching model numbers. That’s where Prince Comsy’s modded Odin comes in. Prince Comsy’s tool is a version of Odin modded to support flashin

It looks like Samsung is sending out a final thank you message to everyone who participated in the Galaxy S8 and S8+ Oreo beta program and could be close to releasing the official update. A few users are seeing a new notice about the beta in the Samsung Members app, with the Galaxy Beta team simply saying that it is doing its “best to distribute the official S/W version”. No date or ETA is mentioned this time around, but since the beta team had earlier said it’s aiming for a stable release by January 31st , could the update be on its way? Galaxy S8 Oreo update: Official rollout imminent? It would be improper to come to conclusions based on the latest beta notice, but at least users outside the US could see the final update come out before the week is over, if we go by how long it took Samsung to release the Nougat update after the Galaxy S7 beta program ended . Even if they don’t, stateside Galaxy S8 and S8+ owners are likely to go through a longer wait than others as the beta progr

Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology have seen a huge spike in interest in the last couple of years. With exponential returns on investment, the cryptocurrency market has seen huge investments recently. While some prefer to just buy the Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies for quick returns, the more tech-savvy ones opt for mining coins using high-end mining hardware. This has resulted in huge demand for high-end graphics cards and customized mining rigs. A few months back Samsung made its first move in the cryptocurrency space when it built a Bitcoin mining rig out of old Galaxy S5s . While it was a fun and an experimental project, it seems Samsung is now reportedly interested in manufacturing commercial cryptocurrency mining hardware to tap into the market demand. Samsung’s commercial foray into cryptocurrency market According to a report from the South Korean outlet  The Bell , Samsung has reportedly started manufacturing ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) chips sp