Samsung’s new budget phone Galaxy A27 5G costs $50 more, yet downgrades two key features

Despite a $50 price hike, the Galaxy A27 5G actually takes a step back in a couple of areas compared to the A26, though it does pick up a faster processor and a sleeker design with AI upgrades.

Samsung’s new budget phone costs $50 more despite downgrades
Samsung’s new budget phone costs $50 more despite downgrades

The Galaxy A27 has been announced, and at $349.99 it’s $50 more than last year’s A26. That’s understandable in the current economic climate, but a harder sell given that Samsung has also downgraded a few key specs. Compared to last year’s phone, the A27 has lower resolution 12-megapixel selfie and 5-megapixel ultrawide cameras, worse IP64 […]

You don’t need to overpay for a premium Android tablet with this Galaxy Tab S11 deal

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S11 gets a Prime Day price cut, making its AMOLED screen, slim design, and included S Pen much easier to justify for Android tablet shoppers right now.

Samsung plans a 90 trillion won buyback to fund a chip-worker bonus
Samsung plans a 90 trillion won buyback to fund a chip-worker bonus

Samsung Electronics is preparing a share buyback worth about 90 trillion won, one of the largest repurchase programmes a South Korean company has attempted, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified industry sources. The figure …

South Korea is in talks with Samsung and SK Hynix over a second chip cluster
South Korea is in talks with Samsung and SK Hynix over a second chip cluster

A presidential adviser says AI demand could pull forward the next phase of fab construction by more than a decade, and that the country needs somewhere to put it. South Korea’s government is in talks with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix about the next…

The Galaxy Watch 8 at $218 is the Prime Day smartwatch deal I’d recommend to most people

The Galaxy Watch 8 has fallen to a record-low $218.49 for Prime Day, saving you more than $130 on Samsung’s latest smartwatch.

South Korea’s chip worker bonuses are so large the central bank is treating them as an inflation risk
South Korea’s chip worker bonuses are so large the central bank is treating them as an inflation risk

The semiconductor super-cycle has made South Korea’s chip workers extraordinarily well paid, and the country’s central bank is now worried about what happens when that money hits the wider economy. The Bank of Korea warned this month that performance b…

Prime Day 2026 is packed with Samsung deals, but only these made my shortlist

Prime Day 2026 is delivering some of the biggest Samsung discounts we’ve seen all year. From the Galaxy S26 series to Galaxy Watches, tablets, and earbuds, these are the deals that offer the best value for your money.