Samsung Galaxy S8 Rumored To Feature 90 Percent Screen

After the total withdrawal of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 from the market due to the explosion of the battery, the Samsung fans are all waiting for the Galaxy S8 release. The rumors about its specifications have been circulating for weeks. The most popular rumor right now is that the next handset will be coming without a home button. According to recent reports the new Samsung Galaxy S8 will have a face that is mostly made up of its screen.

Samsung is said to work with the new display technology that allows manufacturers to build smartphone with a screen-to-body ratio of 90 percent. If we consider the previous phones, the average ratio of the display to the front of current smartphones in the market is around 80 percent.

If the rumors are true, the Galaxy S8 would be the first of the Galaxy S series to abandon the physical home button on the front. The fingerprint scanner is believed to be built under the display itself.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Owners Can Get New Replacement Phones By Sept 21

Samsung's official recall of Note 7 devices is underway. Carriers has started notifying customers about when they could expect the replacement devices, with this its confirmed that Note 7 owners will not have to wait much longer for a replacement device.

Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, AT & T and US Cellular have all confirmed that they will have replacement devices available at their retail locations from September 21. Samsung has also confirmed the dates as told by the mobile carrier's.

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If you are still holding a defective Galaxy Note 7, it is recommended to power off the device and stop using them as soon as possible. Affected devices can be returned or exchanged at the same location where they were purchased. Samsung is also offering a bonus to the users who exchange their defective Note 7 with a new one. Samsung is offering a $25 credit or gift card to the victims of the recall.

Samsung has a form on their website where you can enter the serial number of your device to check whether it should be replaced.

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Samsung Will Pay You Up To $120 For Buying Galaxy Flagship Phones

Despite making some of its best smartphones this year, Samsung has faced an uphill battle to convince customers to buy devices like the Galaxy S6 and note 5. The company has already reduced the price of its flagship product, S6 and S6 Edge just months after its launch, and now the company is launching a new promotion in the United States hope to get a few more customers to part with their money.

Under the new promotion, Samsung will pay you the rest of your monthly payments in 2015 to all new Galaxy S6, Edge S6, S6 Edge+ or Galaxy Note 5 devices. This means that you will get up to $120 off the price of one of those phones if you buy one under a carrier installment plan now through October 9th. Not every US carrier is involved, however, users of AT & T will have to sit on this promotion. Once you sign up for a payment plan, you must register with Samsung to get your monthly payment discounts.

After the $1 offer Samsung is again sweetening the pot for anyone who is switching from an iPhone 4S or newer. If you register your phone on the website of the promotion and exchange of the carrier at the signing of a new Samsung phone, you'll get an additional $100 Google Play Gift Card. AT & T is also exempt from this offer.

Samsungs New Offer Is A Hit

Samsung Electronics says its system to loan out Galaxy smartphones is a hit.

The organization stated that all of the devices earmarked for the system, which consist of the curvy Galaxy S6 Edge, S6 Edge+ and Note 5, have already been reserved for users wanting to check away the phone. The system specifically targeted iPhone people, as these people were truly the only ones allowed to take part within the advertising.

The success of the iPhone -- especially the bigger iPhone 6 and 6 Plus -- has cut into Samsung's product sales, sparking this intense push by the Korean consumer electronic devices giant to get its devices into even more hands.

The system established at 12:01 a.m. ET and permitted iPhone users to, for a $1 processing charge, attempt a Galaxy S6 Edge, Edge+ and Note 5 on any major carrier for 30 days. The handsets, full with free text, voice and data program, were all reserved within a few many hours, according to a Samsung spokeswoman.

It's not right away clear when there may be more phones offered to reserve. "We're now working quickly on simple tips to make the Ultimate Test Drive offered to even more people," she stated.

Samsung failed to instantly respond to an individual request for the amount of devices it was loaning out under the program.

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Samsung Gives Trial Run To iPhone Users For $1

Samsung is excited to get its brand new phones to a lot of individuals -- specifically iPhone users. This is a step towards attracting more iPhone users to Samsung

The Korean electronic devices manufacturer stated Friday so it would give iPhone users a chance to try its most recent smartphones, the curved displayed Galaxy S6 Edge+ and the  Galaxy Note 5. (The standard S6 Edge is also an option) throughout the 30-day test drive, people will get to test over the cell phones with a no-cost information program. There are no the offer and obligations is not tied up to a solitary provider.

It costs $1 to join in the trial, which functions with a subscriber's existing wireless carrier.

The program is a work by Samsung to boost sales at a time whenever customer exhilaration over smartphones has waned. At the same time, sales of the iPhone and a fall in premium pricing have actually stored folks from buying cell phones from the world's biggest smartphone manufacturer.

The organization saw its market share plunge by around 4 percent in the quarter that finished on June 30, in accordance to Gartner. Despite a flashy release in March, the Galaxy S6 line failed to snap a streak of seven quarters of revenue fall.

It's unclear how a lot of iPhone people might bite. This isn't the 1st time a test-drive program happens to be completed. T-Mobile tried a system through which clients could take an iPhone 5S smartphone out for a week. "It wasn't a disaster, but it didn't explode like T-Mobile believed it might," stated Avi Greengart, an analyst for consumer platforms and devices at Current evaluation.

While it didn't do well when it comes to figures alone, it performed contribute to the wireless carrier's overall success and allow its clients understand that the iPhone had been a choice for them, Greengart stated. T-Mobile's test-run program had been additionally meant to change the perception of the protection, and not always offer one kind of smartphone.

Note : You can sign-up HERE to avail this offer

Since this is an offer for iPhone users only, you will have to register using your iPhone's Web browser