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Sell your old Samsung Galaxy soon so you can get an S10

With the Samsung Galaxy S10 just around the corner, we're teaching you how to sell your old Samsung Galaxy so your upgrade will be cheaper.

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Samsung will bring Android Pie to Galaxy S8 in March, tablets next fall

Samsung has laid out its plans to update all of its Android devices to Pie. It will span 24 devices and take about 10 months.

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Unlocked Galaxy S8 and S8+ now available at their lowest prices ever: $475 and $520

Samsung's Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus might be old, but they're certainly not outdated, still offering plenty of bang for your buck at $475 and $520 respectively on eBay.

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Apple had a stellar Q1 2018 in the US, with six iPhones among the nation’s ten best-selling SKUs

iPhones completely dominated the US market between March and January 2018, with the 64GB iPhone 8 declared the nation's most popular handset, followed by the 64 gig iPhone X.

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Android Oreo hits AT&T Galaxy S8, not apparently S8+

Android 8.0 has made it to the other carriers' Galaxy S8 and S8+ units, but up until today, not AT&T's. But at least it has beat out unlocked distribution.

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Your Galaxy S9 will break on the first drop, even if it’s ‘marginally stronger’ than the S8

Deemed "slightly more durable" than the Galaxy S8 and iPhone X, Samsung's brand-new Galaxy S9 and S9+ are still extremely fragile, according to SquareTrade.

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Samsung Galaxy S9+ costs more to build than Note 8, slightly less than iPhone X

Samsung's refined and reimagined Galaxy S9+, with its 6GB RAM and dual rear-facing camera, is almost as costly to manufacture as Apple's fancy iPhone X.

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Android Oreo is ‘coming in March’ to LG V30, G6 and Huawei P10 Plus, at least on one Canadian carrier

If the LG V30, G6 and Huawei P10 Plus can finally get official, stable Android 8.0 Oreo updates on Canada's Fido network this month, you have to presume global rollouts are right around the corner.

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Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs. Galaxy S9+ Show Floor Comparison (Video)

If you're having doubts about upgrading from Samsung's Galaxy S8+ to the spanking new Galaxy S9+, check out our MWC 2018 comparison video and consider three substantially upgraded areas.

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Samsung drop tests its own Galaxy Note 8, just not on camera

Sure, the company will pay for an advertisement to be made and it's all clever and such, but it doesn't show a single impact on a surface.

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Galaxy S8 should fit into Galaxy S9 cases as official Clear View cases reportedly get leaked

And while it's great to know that you could theoretically fit a case meant for the S8 or S8+ onto the S9 or S9+, there's a big caveat that will prevent most from doing so.

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Samsung was 2017’s most copied smartphone brand, Galaxy S7 Edge ruled clones chart

The world's most successful mobile device vendor was also the most copied smartphone brand of 2017, winning the "battle" against Apple by a landslide.

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Samsung sells Galaxy Note 8, S8 and S8+ with bundled AKG on-ear headphones

Galaxy Note 8, S8 and S8+ retail boxes already include decent in-ear headphones tuned by AKG, but for a limited time, you can also get genuine AKG on-ear headphones at no extra cost.

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No display aspect ratio change expected from Galaxy S9, but bezels could still be thinner

Even though the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ are now tipped to match their predecessors' 18.5:9 screen aspect ratios, they may still slim down their bezels.

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Samsung: Microsoft is just selling normal Galaxy Note 8, S8 units

Don't call it no "Microsoft Edition," just a Galaxy S8. Even though Microsoft is selling Samsung's phones with its own apps on them, it ain't the case.

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Here are the best Black Friday deals on US unlocked Galaxy Note 8, S8 and S8+ models

You can probably save more money with trade-ins or device payment plans, but the unlocked Galaxy Note 8, S8 and S8+ are relatively inexpensive too.

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Samsung Galaxy S9 could set new screen-to-body ratio record, at around 90 percent

Fairly reliable tipsters claim it's possible that the Samsung Galaxy S9 will come with a screen-to-body ratio "as high" as 90 percent.

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Verizon quietly launches $30 and up Ellipsis 10 HD, offers free ZenFone V with new lines

Verizon just brought its A game to the Black Friday frenzy, releasing the Ellipsis 10 HD tablet at a crazy low price and giving the ZenFone V away for free.

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Best Buy’s top early Black Friday deal takes $350 off Galaxy Note 8, S8 and S8+

Android power users in love with Samsung have the Galaxy Note 8, S8 and S8+ available at $350 off list prices from Best Buy right now.

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