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Each year Samsung launches a flagship, and it outperforms all of its rivals. Or at least it tries to. This month again Samsung has outed its flagship, the Galaxy Note 8 and it comes with the best display ever available on any smartphone. DisplayMate, a company which specializes in testing displays for color accuracy and calibration, has released a comprehensive report of the display found on the new Galaxy Note 8. This year’s Galaxy S8 already had the crown for the best display but it seems like the Note 8 has stolen it and it has also been given its first ever A+ rating on a smartphone. Highlights While the report itself is a long one, we’ll just summarize it and list the important findings from it. According to DisplayMate, coming in at a record brightness of 1,240 nits, it’s the brightest display around. This makes the the Note 8 22% more brighter than the Galaxy S8. This improves display performance and screen readability in challenging indoor and outdoor...

Samsung has launched yet another mid-range smartphone for the masses. Samsung Galaxy J7 Core (known as J7 Nxt in international markets) is now officially available at retail and online shops in Pakistan. The phone comes in at a price of Rs. 24,999 and comes in black and gold colors. Design and Display Like other mid-range Samsung phones, the Galaxy J7 Core features a similar design with a home button below the screen flanked by back and recent apps buttons. Displays are Samsung’s forte and the Galaxy J7 Core showcases that. The phone features a 5.5 inch Super AMOLED 720p (1280 x 720) resolution screen. The icons may appear pixelated when viewed up close however the colors are punchy with plenty of contrast. Internals and Storage On the inside, J7 Core is powered by Samsung’s own 1.6 Ghz Exynos 7870 octa. It has 2 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage with a microSD card slot. The phone is dual SIM by default and comes with Android 7.0 Nougat with Samsung’s Tou...

Lee-Jae-Yong, the vice-chairman of Samsung, has been found guilty of bribery and embezzlement. Due to the charges against him, he has been sentenced to five years of imprisonment. His crimes were disclosed at the Seoul Central District Court on Friday where he was found guilty of offences related to a corruption scandal that brought down exiled and former South Korean President Park Geun-Hye. Experts believe that Lee-Jae-Yong’s absence in the industry can lead to a great deal of mismanagement and obstruct further key investments for Samsung. He is the son of the current Samsung group chairman, Lee Kun-Hee. The company was founded by his grandfather in 1938. It is referred to as the “Republic of Samsung” by many South Koreans and is one of the largest family-controlled firms dominating Asia’s fourth-largest economy. The vice-chairman of the company walked out of the justice ministry bus handcuffed with a white rope bound around his jacket. He carried an envelope of document...