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Here’s where you can buy the Samsung Galaxy S20

2020-03-06T07:02:31-05:00

The Samsung Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, and S20 Ultra are available, following their announcement in early February. If you didn't preorder, you can get one from numerous retailers and carrier stores around the country.

Below, you'll find all of the carrier stores and retailers that are selling the phones. However, if you preordered one, it's likely that you already received your phone. You can now redeem your free credit earned by ordering one before the March 6th cutoff date. Here's how:

Samsung is giving S20 buyers a $100 voucher to use at its online store. The S20 Plus will net you a $150 gift card, and the S20 Ultra comes with a $200 credit. …

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Folding glass: how, why, and the truth of Samsung’s Z Flip

2020-02-19T12:31:00-05:00

On February 11th, 2020, Samsung introduced the world's first folding glass phone: the Galaxy Z Flip. Samsung declared that it had broken the laws of physics by bending glass, specifically by making "a leap from polymer screens to ultra-thin glass technology."

Samsung made it sound like it had invented a new proprietary form of glass, and the company even dubbed it Samsung Ultra Thin Glass (UTG). "We've done the impossible and created ultra thin glass that folds," the company's presentation claimed, adding that it "protects your screen from scratches."

But as the world would see days later, physics isn't so easy to ignore.

Glass experts co …

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Why Samsung’s 108-megapixel camera isn’t just a gimmick

2020-02-12T07:59:00-05:00

It's true that software and machine learning are more important than hardware when it comes to delivering the best smartphone cameras. But it's also true that hardware plays a part, and that over the past few years Samsung has been unusually conservative with its smartphone camera technology. And it's also true that you absolutely could not level that accusation at the Galaxy S20 Ultra.

We'll have to spend more time with the device to see if Samsung's software game has improved. But it's hard to imagine the company making much more effort to fill out the S20 phones' spec sheets. The Ultra in particular has crammed two notable firsts (for th …

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The Galaxy Z Flip’s split-screen mode isn’t just for Samsung foldables, says Google

2020-02-11T20:08:52-05:00

Samsung's new Galaxy Z Flip clamshell foldable has a cool new feature that can split the phone's enormous vertical real estate into a top half and a bottom half, and Google tells The Verge that other phone makers will soon be able to build that feature into their phones, too.

The feature, which Samsung calls "Flex mode," can split the phone's display into two four-inch screens that can each show different types of content while you're using an app. Samsung gives the example of watching a YouTube video on the top half of the screen while searching for other videos or reading comments on the bottom screen. My colleague Dieter Bohn also got to …

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Flipboard will soon share short videos alongside the news for $3 a month

2020-02-11T18:41:20-05:00

News aggregator app Flipboard is launching a new ad-free curated video service called Flipboard TV that will come preinstalled on Samsung's new Galaxy S20 phones and cost $3 a month. The service will be exclusive to the S20 for three months, and then roll out to all the other places Flipboard is available.

Flipboard TV focuses on short-form videos delivered in a customized news feed, which you'll find under a new dedicated tab in the Flipboard app. The feed will algorithmically suggest videos based on your interests, and users can follow videos based on things like topic or publication to populate their feed.

Some of the outlets already on …

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Samsung confirms its AirDrop-like ‘Quick Share’ is launching on the Galaxy S20

2020-02-11T17:58:37-05:00

AirDrop has long been a handy convenience that comes with using Apple gadgets, but Samsung has finally come up with its own version. And it's debuting on the Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, and S20 Ultra. It's called Quick Share, and Samsung says it lets you "share everything with your friends instantly." Quick Share is detailed toward the bottom of this page that's about the S20's camera.

Similar to AirDrop, Quick Share can show "which of your contacts is nearby" so you can easily send files to them. But an interesting advantage over AirDrop is that Quick Share allows you to share with "up to 5 friends" simultaneously. AirDrop limits you to one reci …

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Samsung’s Galaxy S20 phones are getting Google’s helpful Live Caption feature

2020-02-11T17:38:27-05:00

Samsung's Galaxy S20 lineup will be the first non-Pixel phones to gain Google's Live Caption feature, which transcribes and captions videos in real time with excellent accuracy - even when the volume is turned down. Live Caption debuted on Android 10 with the Pixel 4, and Google positions it as a helpful tool among Android's accessibility features. It has since come to older Pixel devices, but Samsung is the first outside of Google to offer it.

Live Caption works completely on device, meaning your captions are never sent to Google's servers or shared with the company. It can't be used for music, phone calls, or voice-over IP calls, however. …

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How to preorder the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip

2020-02-11T15:46:11-05:00

Samsung announced the new foldable Galaxy Z Flip during the company's Unpacked 2020 event, and you won't have to wait very long to get your chance at buying one. It will be available for purchase starting this Friday, February 14th - a week before preorders for the Galaxy S20 phones even start. In case you were really striking out on Valentine's Day gift ideas, here's one on the house.

So far, only AT&T and Sprint have confirmed availability of the Galaxy Z Flip through its respective sites and physical retail locations. As for pricing, AT&T shared that it will cost $46 per month for 30 months and it costs $57.50 for its 18-month loan, and …

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Here’s how Samsung’s Galaxy S20 stacks up against the Pixel 4, OnePlus 7T, and more

2020-02-11T15:11:52-05:00

Samsung has debuted its new Galaxy S20 lineup of phones, and since it's one of the first big releases of 2020, it gets to set the bar for what kind of power and features you should expect from a new phone. Given the strong suits of the smallest Galaxy S20 - including specs like a quad-lens rear camera array, the Snapdragon 865 processor, a high 12GB RAM count, and a display with a variable refresh rate - it will give other companies a high bar to match.

And until companies like LG, OnePlus, and Google release new phones in 2020, all we have to compare Samsung's latest phone to is older phones. The comparison below isn't definitive; we haven …

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How Samsung’s Galaxy S20 compares with the iPhone 11

2020-02-11T15:11:12-05:00

Samsung has just announced the Samsung Galaxy S20 lineup, and they look to be good upgrades over last year's Galaxy S10. This year, there are three new models: the Galaxy S20, the bigger Galaxy S20 Plus, and the spec-stuffed Galaxy S20 Ultra.

One of the headline features of the S20 is a screen that you can toggle between a 60Hz and a super-smooth 120Hz refresh rate. The phones also have a lot of camera tech on board: the S20 has three cameras, the S20 Plus adds a time-of-flight sensor, and the S20 Ultra has a monster 108-megapixel lens with 100x zoom. All three phones support 5G, though only the S20 Plus and S20 Ultra support ultra-fast mil …

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