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Samsung Smartphones Price in Nepal (High-End List)

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Samsung is the number one smartphone brand in Nepal and rightly so. They offer excellent after sales service and are easily available in every nook and cranny of the nation thanks to hundreds of Samsung smartphone stores. Moreover, the price of Samsung mobiles in Nepal is identical to international markets and there is no inflation of prices like other smartphones brand. Unlike Apple, Samsung offers smartphones ranging from budget category to some serious high-end products. In this article, however, we have listed all the high-end Samsung smartphones excluding the Note 7 for some obvious reasons.

SAMSUNG HIGH-END SMARTPHONES
PRICE IN NEPAL

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
OPERATING SYSTEM Android 7.0 Nougat
DISPLAY 5.5-inch AMOLED, DualEdge, QHD (1440 x 2560 pixels, 534 ppi)
PROCESSOR Exynos 8890, Octa-core, 64bit
RAM 4 GB
INTERNAL MEMORY 32 GB
MICROSD Yes; upto 200GB
CAMERA 12MP(back) / 5MP(front)
BATTERY 3600 mAh Non-removable
PRICE IN NEPAL Official Price: Rs. 68,900

Samsung Galaxy S7

Samsung Galaxy S7
Samsung Galaxy S7
OPERATING SYSTEM Android 7.0 Nougat
DISPLAY 5.1-inch AMOLED, QHD (1440 x 2560 pixels, 577 ppi)
PROCESSOR Exynos 8890, Octa-core, 64bit
RAM 4 GB
INTERNAL MEMORY 32 GB
MICROSD Yes; upto 200GB
CAMERA 12MP(back) / 5MP(front)
BATTERY 3000 mAh Non-removable
PRICE IN NEPAL Official Price: Rs. 57,900

Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Samsung Galaxy Note 5
OPERATING SYSTEM Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
DISPLAY 5.7-inch AMOLED, QHD (1440 x 2560 pixels, 518 ppi)
PROCESSOR Exynos 7420, Octa-core, 64bit, 2.1 GHz
RAM 4 GB
INTERNAL MEMORY 32 GB
MICROSD No
CAMERA 16MP(back) / 5MP(front)
BATTERY 3,000 mAh Non-removable
PRICE IN NEPAL Official Price: Rs. 76,900

Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro

OPERATING SYSTEM Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
DISPLAY 6-inch AMOLED, FHD (1920 x 1080 pixels, 367 ppi)
PROCESSOR Snapragon 653, Octa-core, 64bit, 1.8 GHz
RAM 6 GB
INTERNAL MEMORY 64 GB
MICROSD Yes; microSD upto 256GB
CAMERA 16MP(back) / 16MP(front)
BATTERY 4,000 mAh Non-removable
PRICE IN NEPAL Official Price: Rs.59,999

Samsung Galaxy A7 2017

OPERATING SYSTEM Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
DISPLAY 5.7-inch AMOLED, FHD (1920 x 1080 pixels, 386 ppi)
PROCESSOR Exynos 7580 Octa, Octa-core, 64bit, 1.6GHz
RAM 3 GB
INTERNAL MEMORY 32 GB
MICROSD Yes; upto 256GB
CAMERA 16MP(back) / 16MP(front)
BATTERY 3,600 mAh Non-removable
PRICE IN NEPAL Official Price: Rs. 54,900

Samsung Galaxy A7 2016

Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 2016
Samsung Galaxy A7 2016
OPERATING SYSTEM Android 5.1.1 Lollipop
DISPLAY 5.5-inch AMOLED, FHD (1080 x 1920 pixels, 401 ppi)
PROCESSOR Exynos 7580 SoC, Octa-core, 64bit, 1.6 GHz
RAM 3 GB
INTERNAL MEMORY 16 GB
MICROSD Yes; upto 128GB
CAMERA 13MP(back) / 5MP(front)
BATTERY 3,300 mAh Non-removable
PRICE IN NEPAL Official Price: Rs. 39,900

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Samsung Smartphones Price in Nepal (Midrange List)

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Samsung is the number one smartphone brand in Nepal and rightly so. They offer excellent after sales service and are easily available in every nook and cranny of the nation thanks to hundreds of Samsung smartphone stores. Moreover, the price of Samsung mobiles in Nepal is identical to international markets and there is no inflation of prices like other smartphones brand.

Unlike Apple, Samsung offers smartphones ranging from budget category to some serious high-end products. The Samsung Mobile Price might change with offers and discounts. In this article, we have listed all the mid-end Samsung smartphones including the metal body A-series and value for money J-series. 

Here’s more list our experts have made for you:

Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 

Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 price in Nepal
Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 price in Nepal
OPERATING SYSTEM Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
DISPLAY 5.5-inch AMOLED, FHD (1080 x 1920 pixels, 401 ppi)
PROCESSOR Exynos 7580 SoC, Octa-core, 64bit, 1.6 GHz
RAM 3 GB
INTERNAL MEMORY 16 GB
MICROSD Yes; upto 128GB
CAMERA 13MP(back) with LED flash / 5MP(front)
BATTERY 3,300 mAh Non-removable
PRICE IN NEPAL Rs. 39,900

Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 

Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 price in Nepal
Samsung Galaxy A5 price in Nepal
OPERATING SYSTEM Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
DISPLAY 5.2-inch AMOLED, FHD (1080 x 1920 pixels, 424 ppi)
PROCESSOR Exynos 7580 SoC, Octa-core, 64bit, 1.6 GHz
RAM 2 GB
INTERNAL MEMORY 16 GB
MICROSD Yes; upto 128GB
CAMERA 13MP(back) with LED flash / 5MP(front)
BATTERY 2,800 mAh Non-removable
PRICE IN NEPAL Rs. 32,900

Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 

samsung galaxy j7 prime price in Nepal
Samsung galaxy j7 prime price in Nepal
OPERATING SYSTEM Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
DISPLAY 5.5-inch IPS, FHD (1280 x 1920 pixels, 401 ppi)
PROCESSOR Exynos 7870 Octa-core, 64bit, 1.6 GHz
RAM 3 GB
INTERNAL MEMORY 16 GB
MICROSD Yes; microSD upto 256GB
CAMERA 13MP(back) with LED flash / 8MP(front)
BATTERY 3,300 mAh removable
PRICE IN NEPAL Rs. 27,990

Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime 

samsung-galaxy-j5-prime price in Nepal
Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime price in Nepal
OPERATING SYSTEM Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
DISPLAY 5-inch IPS, HD (720 x 1280 pixels, 294 ppi)
PROCESSOR Exynos 7570, Quad-core, 64bit, 1.4 GHz
RAM 2 GB
INTERNAL MEMORY 16 GB
MICROSD Yes; microSD upto 256GB
CAMERA 13MP(back) / 5MP(front)
BATTERY 2,400 mAh removable
PRICE IN NEPAL Rs. 22,990

Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 

samsung galaxy j7 price in Nepal
Samsung Galaxy J7 price in Nepal
OPERATING SYSTEM Android Marshmallow 6.0
DISPLAY 5.5-inch AMOLED, HD (720 x 1280 pixels, 267 ppi)
PROCESSOR Exynos 7870, Octa-core, 64bit, 1.6 GHz
RAM 2 GB
INTERNAL MEMORY 16 GB
MICROSD Yes; microSD upto 64GB
CAMERA 13MP(back) / 5MP(front)
BATTERY 3,300 mAh removable
PRICE IN NEPAL Rs. 26,490

Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 

samsung galaxy j5 price in Nepal
Samsung Galaxy J5 price in Nepal
OPERATING SYSTEM Android Marshmallow 6.0
DISPLAY 5-inch AMOLED, HD (720 x 1280 pixels, 294 ppi)
PROCESSOR Snapdragon 410, quad-core, 64bit, 1.2 GHz
RAM 2 GB
INTERNAL MEMORY 16 GB
MICROSD Yes; microSD upto 64GB
CAMERA 13MP(back) / 5MP(front)
BATTERY 3,100 mAh removable
PRICE IN NEPAL Rs. 23,490

Samsung Galaxy J7 2015 

Galaxy J5-J7 price in Nepal
Samsung Galaxy J7 price in Nepal
OPERATING SYSTEM Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
DISPLAY 5.5-inch AMOLED, HD (720 x 1280 pixels, 267 ppi)
PROCESSOR Snapdragon 615, Octa-core, 64bit, 1.5 GHz
RAM 1.5 GB
INTERNAL MEMORY 16 GB
MICROSD Yes; microSD upto 64GB
CAMERA 13MP(back) / 5MP(front)
BATTERY 3,000 mAh removable
PRICE IN NEPAL Rs. 21,900

Samsung Galaxy J5 2015

samsung Galaxy J5 price in Nepal
Samsung Galaxy J5 price in Nepal
OPERATING SYSTEM Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
DISPLAY 5-inch AMOLED, HD (720 x 1280 pixels, 294 ppi)
PROCESSOR Snapdragon 410, Quad-core, 64bit, 1.2 GHz
RAM 1.5 GB
INTERNAL MEMORY 8 GB
MICROSD Yes; microSD upto 64GB
CAMERA 13MP(back) / 5MP(front)
BATTERY 2,600 mAh removable
PRICE IN NEPAL Rs. 17,900

Samsung Galaxy J Max

Samsung Galaxy J Max price in Nepal
Samsung Galaxy J Max price in Nepal
OPERATING SYSTEM Android Lollipop 5.1
DISPLAY 7-inch TFT LCD, HD (1280 x 800 pixels, 216 ppi)
PROCESSOR Quad-core, 32bit, 1.5 GHz
RAM 1.5 GB
INTERNAL MEMORY 8 GB
MICROSD Yes; microSD upto 200GB
CAMERA 8MP(back) / 2MP(front)
BATTERY 4,000 mAh removable
PRICE IN NEPAL Rs. 21,900

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18:9 Screen Aspect Ratio: Is it here to stay?

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It’s the LG that pioneered in bringing 18:9 screen aspect ratio to the smartphones. The LG G6 is the first phone to sport odd 18:9 aspect ratio on its display. Well, there are many different reasons for LG to come with such decision and we’ll surely be discussing on that. But following its footsteps, even the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ come with fairly similar 18.5:9 aspect ratio. So the question now is, is 18:9 screen aspect ratio the next de facto for future smartphone displays?

What’s so good about 18:9 screen smartphones over 16:9 screen smartphones?

  • The screens with 18:9 or should I say 2:1 aspect ratio, aid in better one hand usability. The taller and narrower phones are giving us better ergonomics without compromising on the screen size.
  • The 2:1 screen aspect ratio seems more practical for multitasking giving better rooms for two apps to be running on square (1:1) split-screens.
  • Since the multimedia contents (Cinematographies and TV shows) have already started being shot and produced on Univisium Format (2:1). It makes more sense to watch such contents on the screen of same aspect ratio.
  • Reading web-contents have become easier in taller displays as they will accommodate more lines on the same page.

What are the current challenges for opting 18:9 screen smartphones over 16:9 screen Smartphones?

Though the 18:9 screen smartphones are already available for purchase and use. The first few months, the experience with the phone wouldn’t be that rich. Since it is only recently that phones with such odd screen aspect ratio made their debut so the contents and the apps aren’t that responsive for such screen type. So, what is the use of a phone with big screen and thin bezels that will still produce black borders by the side of the contents that are based on 16:9 aspect ratio. But, since Google already requested its developers to make their apps to support taller display types, we can expect more apps supporting this 2:1 aspect ratio with time.

Is 18:9 screen aspect ratio the next de facto for future smartphones?

Well, I so much want to go with the “solid Yes” as the answer but for now, I’ll keep myself on the hold since it’ll be too early to judge. But with such big names in mobile phone industry already producing phone screens with the 18:9 aspect ratio, it certainly hinting towards this screen type is here to stay. Not just for the content, but for the usability as well. This aspect ratio makes more sense than any. This new screen aspect ratio already seems to address the customer’s dream of having a big screen phone that doesn’t feel so big on the hands.

Oppo F3 Plus Review: More Than Just a Selfie Expert

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If there’s anything that the youth loves more than social media, it’s clicking selfies. The selfie obsession has reached a fever pitch, so much, so that each time you walk into a public spot, you’ll find yourself surrounded by hundreds of pout faces and smirks. Understanding this obsession, Oppo has been releasing its phones in “F-lineup” that the company titles for being the selfie experts. Stepping up this selfie game, Oppo has launched the very new dual selfie camera phone, the Oppo F3 Plus. This phone has dual selfies cameras and lot’s more. Let’s find out what else this phone is offering other than the wide angle selfies.

Key Specs of Oppo F3 Plus:

  • 6-inch IPS LCD display, 1080 x 1920 pixels, 367 ppi, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 653; Octa-core processor, Adreno 510
  • 4GB RAM/ 64GB internal
  • Rear Camera: 16 MP, f/1.7, dual phase detection autofocus, OIS, dual tone LED flash
  • Front Camera: Dual 16 MP, f/2.0 + 8 MP (120°), 1/3″ sensor size
  • ColorOS 3.0 (Android 6.0 Marshmallow)
  • Hybrid DualSIM/microSD card slot (up to 256GB)
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth 4.1
  • Sensors: Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  • 4000 mAh battery; Fast battery charging: (VOOC Flash Charge)
  • Oppo F3 Plus Price in Nepal: Rs. 54,990

Design:

The design of the Oppo F3 Plus seems to be inspired from that of Oppo R9s since it boosts the same metal-clad design with strip antenna bands on the back and chamfered lines along the front edges.

oppo f3 plus review price in nepal specs

The phone looks intriguing from the front that has a huge display and thin borders. The device with rounded edges and curved back with smooth finish gives a premium feeling as soon as it lands on your palm. At the time of my review, I found it to be a little slippery. All in all, this is a well-built phone with bigger dimensions that more frequently asks you to use it with two hands instead of one.oppo f3 plus camera phone

On the right, it has the power button and the volume rockers are placed on the left. But I wouldn’t say they are well-placed since you have to really stretch your fingers to reach those buttons. These buttons are pretty tactile and give a nice feedback. On the bottom of the phone, are the loudspeaker, microUSB charging port, mic and the 3.5mm headphone jack. Below the display, are the capacitive buttons and in between them is placed the home button that doubles as a fingerprint sensor. The sensor is pretty fast and accurate.

oppo f3 plus fingerprint scanner
The Fingerprint scanner embedded in the home button of the Oppo F3s is fast and unlocks the phone in less than a second.

Display:

The phone comes with a big 6-inch display that comes with the resolution of 1920*1080 pixels. The display with 367ppi isn’t the sharpest but still, the color reproduction and viewing angles are noticeably impressive.

oppo f3 plus display fullhd gorilla glass 5 nepal
The Oppo F3s sports a big 6-inch display that comes with a full HD resolution.

It’s an LCD display that just looks as saturated as the OLED ones. Well, if the display with saturated colors falls in your liking, then this display won’t disappoint you. However, the phone doesn’t come with any display tuning options other than an option to filter the blue color, which can be disappointing to many. Unlike many other phone displays, this display was easy to look at even in direct sunlight. The display is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and it does have a good touch response.

Performance:

Under the hood, the Oppo F3 Plus is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 which is the “Pro” version of the Snapdragon 652 that is claimed to be 10% more powerful than its predecessors. This OctaCore processor is backed by Adreno 510 GPU and is coupled with 4GB of RAM. Hence, the device is snappy fast and the performance was never an issue at the time of my review. The app loading and switching times were noticeably fast and the phone performed quite well even while playing graphics intensive games. But at times, the upper portion of the phone gets hot but that didn’t affect the performance of the phone. The phone offers 64GB of internal storage that is expandable up to 256GB.

Antutu Benchmark Score
Higher is Better

Software/UI:

This device boots on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with Color OS 3.0 layered on top of it. The interface is exactly like that of any other Oppo phones. So, it’ll take time lesser time for IOS users than stock android users to get used to this interface. Other than that, the inclusion of tricks like swiping from the left or right bottom edge to the center of the phone for one hand usability seemed pretty handy. But there are times when the UI pushed me away, for instance, there are two different panels for quick settings and notifications. Just to take a peek at your notifications you’ve to follow two steps, swipe down the status bar and then swipe right to reach the notification panel. That is simply just clumsy.

Camera:

Oppo F3 Plus houses a 16Megapixel rear shooter with f/1.7 aperture and is accompanied by dual-tone LED flash that performs impressively well even in low light conditions. The photos look well-detailed and the color reproduction is pretty close.

oppo f3 plus selfie expert camera phone in nepal
The camera app on the Oppo F3s is straight forward with options for HDR, Ultra HD photos, and manual control.

The camera focuses fast and I didn’t notice any shutter lags. The camera app is straight forward with options for HDR, Ultra HD photos, and manual control. With this phone, you can take 20burst photos at a time. The primary shooter is capable of taking 4K videos at 30fps. Sadly, there isn’t any option for slo-mo videos in this camera phone.

Since it’s titled the “selfie expert”, the front dual cameras (8MP+16MP) are equally appealing as well. The 16MP unit has f2.0 aperture so the selfies from it come out detailed and bright. The second 8MP lens is a 120° wide angle one that lets you pack all your friends in one selfie. Hence, this selfie expert is suitable for taking selfies with the wider field of view. However, the photos taken using wide angle lens seem to have lots of grains in non-ideal lighting condition. There are options to shoot selfie time-lapse and panoramas as well. Like other Oppo phones, this too comes with beauty mode for the enhancement of the selfies. There are different options to apply filters and watermarks while taking the photo. Moreover, you can also take double exposure selfies from this phone.

Connectivity:

For Connectivity, the phone comes with hybrid dual SIM slot, which means, you can either use two SIMS or one SIM and one microSD card. Wi-Fi networks and mobile data were stable. I didn’t notice any call drops throughout my usage. The call quality was excellent, so was the audio coming out from 3.5mm headphone jack.

Battery:

The phone packs in 4000mAh battery that will easily last for a whole day even with heavy usage. Plus, the phone comes with VOOC fast charger that charged the phone impressively fast. I started charging the phone from 0% and it got charged up to 49% in 30mins and 89% in one hour. It took the phone 1hour and 31minutes to get fully charged.

oppo f3 plus battery review
The Oppo F3s packs in 4000mAh battery that will easily last for a whole day even with heavy usage.

Verdict:

Hence, the Oppo F3 plus, a capable camera phone, easily justifies its title of selfie expert. Other impressive features of this phone are its snappy fast fingerprint sensor and sound rich loudspeaker. However, Oppo could have made the phone a little more future proof by the inclusion of Android 7 Nougat and USB type C. Plus, the Snapdragon 653 is a powerful processor but isn’t as powerful as Snapdragon 821 that is powering the device of the same price range.

What I liked about Oppo F3 Plus (PROS):

  • Obviously, the first thing that easily impressed me is its dual selfie cameras. The 16MP unit on the front takes great selfies and performs well while video calling even in low light. The wide-angle 8MP selfie unit gave the sensation as if I was taking photos and videos not from a phone but from an action-cam.
  • The rear primary shooter easily addressed my mobile photography needs.
  • The display is bright and vivid and the white balance was on point.
  • The fingerprint scanner was snappy fast.

What I disliked about Oppo F3 Plus (CONS):

  • It’s 2017 and the phone neither comes with the Android 7 Nougat nor a USB Type-C.
  • It’s not like the Snapdragon 653 isn’t that powerful but it certainly isn’t as powerful as the Snapdragon 821 that is being used in a device that is available in the same price range.

If you are not impressed by Oppo F3 Plus, here are other devices that you might wanna consider:

Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro

Priced at Rs. 59,990, the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro sports a 6-inch 1080P AMOLED display with 2.5D curved glass. It houses a 16MP, f/1.9 rear and 16MP,f/1.9 front cameras. The phone is powered by Snapdragon 653 processor, 6GB RAM, and 4000mAh battery. The device runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and is expected to get Nougat update very soon.

OnePlus 3T

Priced at Rs. 54,990, the OnePlus 3T sports a 5.5-inch 1080P Optic AMOLED display protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 4. It houses a 16MP, f/2.0 rear and 16MP,f/2.0 front cameras. The phone is powered by Snapdragon 821 processor, 6GB RAM, and 3400mAh battery. The device runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and is upgradable to Android 7.0 Nougat.

Deals: Samsung Galaxy A5 and A7 2016 Gets a Huge Price Cut

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After unveiling the latest Galaxy A7 2017 yesterday, Samsung Electronics Nepal has slashed the prices of last year’s midrange metal clad phones, the Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 2016. The Galaxy A5, which was priced at Rs. 48,490 at launch, is now available for purchase for Rs. 32,900 (33% off). The Galaxy A7, which was launched for Rs. 55,490, is now available for Rs. 39,900 (28% off). You also get a 64GB microSD card for free.

Samsung Galaxy A5 2016

The Samsung Galaxy A5 and A7 offer excellent build quality thanks to a full metal body reminiscent of Apple iPhones. The Galaxy A5 has a 5.2-inch display and the Galaxy A7 with a bigger 5.5-inch display. Both these phones offer vivid AMOLED display with 1080P resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection. Powering these phones is a 64bit cortex A53 octacore processor with a maximum frequency of 1.6GHz. While the Galaxy A5 boasts a modest 2GB RAM and 16GB onboard storage, the Galaxy A7 comes equipped with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of storage.

Samsung Galaxy A7 2016

Camera wise, both the phone offers 13MP rear camera with f/1.9 aperture, OIS, and LED flash and the front houses a 5MP front facing camera with f/1.9 aperture. There is a fingerprint scanner that’s embedded in the home button. Both these phones run on Android 6.0.1 with TouchWiz UI layered on top.

Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Samsung Galaxy A7 2016
5.2 inches (1080 x 1920 pixels) at 424ppi 5.5 inches (1080 x 1920 pixels) at 401ppi
Marshmallow 6.0.1 Marshmallow 6.0.1
Exynos 7580 Chipset (1.6Ghz Octacore Cortex A53) Exynos 7580 Chipset (1.6Ghz Octacore Cortex A53)
2GB RAM, 16GB ROM 3GB RAM, 16GB ROM
13 MP Rear Camera with f/1.9 aperture, OIS 13 MP Rear Camera with f/1.9 aperture, OIS
5MP Front Facing Camera with f/1.9 aperture 5MP Front Facing Camera with f/1.9 aperture
2900mAh battery 3300mAh battery
Rs. 32,900 Rs. 39,900

Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8 Plus Launched: Here’s Everything You Should Know About

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After months of speculations and leaks, Samsung finally released the Galaxy S8 and S8+ at a launch event in New York. And in short, the Samsung Galaxy S8 is a beautiful looking device featuring an edge-to-edge display and a large screen on a smaller body.

[Note: The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus are now available in Nepal for Rs. 76,900 and Rs. 86,900 respectively. You also get a 6-months breakage insurance on the purchase of the phone. Read more about the deal here. ]

Additionally, with every purchase of the S8 and the S8 plus, the customers will be getting Breakage Insurance from Shikhar Insurance and 8GB mobile data from Ncell. The Insurance will be valid for six months from purchase. And, the free mobile data will be available as 1GB each month for 8 months that can be activated on any ncell SIM.

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus

Like I mentioned before, Samsung unveiled two versions of the Galaxy S8: the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+. The Galaxy S8 is the standard version among the two and sports a 5.8-inch display while the Galaxy S8+, the premium among the two, has a taller 6.2-inch display. On paper, 5.8-inch and 6.2-inch displays might sound a tad bit larger but the limited bezels have made the devices smaller than their predecessors, the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge.

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus

“The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ usher in a new era of smartphone design and fantastic new services, opening up new ways to experience the world,” said DJ Koh, President of Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electronics. “The Galaxy S8 and S8+ are our testament to regaining your trust by redefining what’s possible in safety and marks a new milestone in Samsung’s smartphone legacy.”

DESIGN AND DISPLAY

The major selling point of the Samsung Galaxy S8 is its design and display. The device features what the Korean company has termed as the ‘Infinity Display’ which makes it looks as though the device has no side bezel at all. The curved display is a cherry on the top as it has made the device look really cool. The top and bottom bezel have been cut down as the display size has increased exponentially.

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus

The standard Galaxy S8 features a 5.8-inch Super AMOLED display with the resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels (570 ppi) whereas the S8+ variant sports a 6.2-inch display with similar specifications ( the only difference being the 529 ppi).

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus

The display is cloaked by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and the bottom of the display has a pressure-sensitive home button. The four corners of the device have slightly curved edges. On the back of both device sit a camera, a fingerprint sensor, a LED flash and a heart rate sensor. Samsung has opted to include its company branding only at the back. The back is made of up a glass panel. There are a speaker, a USB Type-C connector and a headphone jack at the bottom of the device. Samsung has also included a new physical button on the side which can be used to activate its new AI software Bixby. The device is IP68 water and dust resistant.

CAMERA

Both the S8 and the S8+ are equipped with a 12-megapixel rear-facing camera with f/1.7 aperture and Optical Image Stabilization. At the launch event, the officials from Samsung emphasized on its ability to take excellent night shots.

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus

The front-facing camera of the devices measures 8-megapixel. It has an Auto HDR feature, autofocus, and f/1.7 aperture.

Processor and Hardware

Qualcomm’s all new Snapdragon 835 SoC power the US variants whereas Exynos 8895 will power the international variants including Nepal. Nonetheless, both variants will have an Octa-core CPU that is aided by 4GB of RAM. I wanted Samsung to opt for 6GB of RAM but hey it comes with a 10nm processor that is exponentially better than its predecessor.

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus

Both variants of the S8 will feature 64GB of internal storage which can be expanded up to 256GB via a microSD card slot.

An Iris scanner sits at the front of the device. It provides an extra security for the users. Other features include a super-fast face scanning, a fingerprint sensor, Accelerometer, Gyro, Heart rate and SpO2.

SOFTWARE AND BIXBY

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ will run on Android v7.0 Nougat with Samsung’s own TouchWiz UI on top. While TouchWiz has been notoriously known to be a UI with lots of bloatware, the Korean Giants have done a great job to keep the UI in check.

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus

Samsung is trying to compete with the Google Assistant and Siri with its all new personal virtual assistant named Bixby. Issuing voice commands to complete any objective is what the Bixby does. But unlike Google’s Assistant, the Bixby isn’t that intelligent and if far from an artificial intelligence.

List of Samsung Smartphone to get Nougat Update

BATTERY

One of the major drawbacks of the newly unveiled Samsung Galaxy S8 and the S8+ has to be the battery. The smaller one of the two, the Galaxy S8 houses a 3000 mAh battery and the Galaxy S8+ houses a 3500 mAh battery. The battery in these devices will have to power up thousands and thousands of pixels every second. I haven’t been impressed with the battery the company went with. Maybe the battery saga of the Note 7 is why they went with a small battery. But on a flagship standard device, a buyer should not have to compromise on anything.

PRICING, RELEASE DATE AND AVAILABILITY

Both of the variants will be available for buying starting April 21. Samsung will start taking preorders from today. Buyers will get to choose from five color options in the international market: black, silver, blue, gold and gray.

In the US market, the pricing will depend on the carriers.  It looks like an unlocked version of the S8 and S8 Plus might start from $720 and $840 respectively. As for their availability in Nepal, Samsung Nepal has launched Samsung Galaxy S8 and the S8+ in Nepal on April 19, 2017.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Official Price in Nepal [Updated]: Rs. 76,900

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus Official Price in Nepal [Updated]: Rs. 86,900

Android co-founder teases a look at a bezelless smartphone

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Andy Rubin sure is one of the greats in the world of technology. Rubin made headlines when it was announced that Essential Products, the company the co-founder of Android had created, was working on a new flagship smartphone.

Essential Products was started in 2014 and is rumored to be building a bezelless flagship smartphone. This news had come to light earlier this year. Fast forward a couple months and Rubin has shared a picture of the device on his Twitter. And boy, the end-to-end screen phone does look cool.

Taking a look at the picture, we can see a display and a not so bezelless design. There is a small bezel cloaking the screen. Also, it looks as though the device will feature the rounded edges everyone likes on the LG G6. If the rounded edges are forgotten, the device reminds me of the Xiaomi Mi Mix, which features excellent design and aesthetics.

The specifications of the device are still unknown as there aren’t many rumors floating around. It is, however, known that it will feature a modular system which works with the help of a proprietary magnetic connector. It could ship with a metal frame and a ceramic back for that extra protection every smartphone needs. Also, a rumor has mentioned that the device will feature a pressure-sensitive display, kind of like the recent iPhones.

Andy Rubin probably shared the picture to garner attention and ride the hype train. His attempt seems to have been a success as everyone at the tech world is excited to see the end product of this project.

Essential’s bezelless device won’t be the first smartphone to feature such a design. Sharp had implemented this concept on their Aquos Crystal, a smartphone that was launched nearly 3 years ago. Xiaomi had made headlines when it released the Mi Mix last year. The Mi Mix is already available in Nepal for buying.

Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 Launched in Nepal

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Samsung, the Korean giant, is one of the best players in Mobile market of Nepal. Samsung phones’ success in Nepal has various determining factors. One of those factors is the timely release of their new products. As far as Nepalese phone customers are concerned, while buying a phone their preference is always towards the latest. Addressing such concern, Samsung is bringing its 2017’s latest releases even in Nepal one after another. Their next big release is the Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 that has just been launched for Rs. 54,900. The company is offering free 10,400mAh Anker powerbank and 32GB microSD card as a part of launch offer.

Is this pricing right? Well, we’ll address it a little later. First, Let’s get the specs of this new release broken down. That’ll help us address if the A7 2017 is worth all your money or not.

Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 (Specs Breakdown)

The Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 comes with a 5.7 inch Super AMOLED Full HD display. It will have a Corning Gorilla Glass protection but which version is yet to be confirmed.

Also Read: Types of Display Technology in Smartphones

The A7 2017 runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and is powered by Exynos 7880 that has 8 Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.9 GHz. This CPU is coupled with 3GB of RAM and is backed by Mali-T830MP3 GPU. The inbuilt storage of 32GB sounds a little compromised considering its price. However, it is expandable up to 256GB via microSD card.

Coming to the cameras, it has 16MP, f1.9 units both on the front and at the back. Both these shooters can shoot up to 1080p videos at the highest. No 4K video shooting from a phone priced over 50k? Seriously, Samsung??

Also Read: Smartphone Camera Terminology 

This phone with USB Type-C connector houses a 3600mAh battery inside. This water resistant phone also supports fast charging technology.

The phone with front mounted fingerprint sensor packs in every essential sensor we look forward to having in a phone. To mention them all, it has Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth v4.2, A-GPS, NFC, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass and barometer sensors.

Mr. Pranaya Ratna Sthapit, Deputy General Manager, Mobile Business, Samsung Nepal said, “At Samsung, we are always committed to innovate as per the need of our consumers to ensure that they have the most advanced and modern products in the market today.” The latest Galaxy A7 (2017) is a testament to our commitment. We have integrated our consumers’ feedback on our previous models along with our unique design approach and features, to give an added performance and premium experience to the users.”

Coming back to is this phone worth the price? We thought the best would be let you decide it for yourself. To help you decide, we’ve listed a specs comparison between OnePlus 3T and Samsung Galaxy A7 2017:

Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 Vs. OnePlus 3T (Specs Comparison)

Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 OnePlus 3T
Display 5.7 inches Super AMOLED, Full HD, 386ppi 5.5 inches Super AMOLED, Full HD, 401 ppi
Processor Samsung Exynos 7880, octa-core, 1.9GHz, 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 821, quad-core, 2.35 GHz, 64-bit
(Note: Snapdragon 821 is 1.5 times faster than Exynos 7880)
GPU Mali-T830 MP3 Adreno 530
RAM 3GB 6GB
Inbuilt storage 32GB (expandable upto 256GB) 64/128GB (Non-expandable)
Primary Camera 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm, 1080p@30fps 16 MP, f/2.0, OIS, 4k@30fps
Secondary Camera 16 MP, f/1.9, 1080p 16 MP, f/2.0, 1080p
Battery 3600 mAh 3400 mAh
Water Resistance IP68 No

I think this specs comparison might have given you an overview of which phone you should buy. Well, it’s a hard one to answer and is kind of subjective. If it’s the performance then you can never go wrong with OnePlus 3T but the A7 2017 comes with it’s better perks as well. That’s why, the A7 2017 with water resistance, bigger battery, better cameras and expandable memory stands strong with its rival.

Official: NTC Introduces Loan for Pre-Paid Users

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Nepal Telecom(NTC) seems to have made a commitment to provide better service to its users. Recently they initiated the 4G service and now they are on to something more convenient. Today NTC has made an agreement with the Hongkong based company, Hemant Trade Center to provide the loan service for its users. Loan service will be available to Pre-Paid GSM and CDMA users.

Loan Service was introduced way back in 2012 by Ncell as Ncell Sapati of Rs. 20 which has proved to be one of the most beneficial services for the customers. I use Ncell Sapati almost all the time. Air Time Credit Services come in really handy when you’re in middle of something important or unfeasible and can’t manage to get a recharge. Five years after Ncell have introduced the loan service, NTC is finally stepping up to provide the similar service to its costumers.

NTC hasn’t revealed how much money can be taken as a loan but they have stated that there won’t be any additional charges to pay off the loan while recharging which sound pretty great already. This service will be in action within 5months from now. It’ll truly be a convenient feature for the users.

Official: Back from the dead; Samsung Galaxy Note 7 to go on sale again

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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was arguably the best Android smartphone when it was launched last year. It constituted some of the beastly specs and was supposed to be the perfect rival to the iPhone 7 and Google pixel, devices that were not released at that time.

But it quickly became a burning sensation – literally. Problems with the batteries made the Korean giants recall the device not once but twice. In the end, the company had to kill everything associated with the Galaxy Note 7, a move that cost them a whopping 3 billion dollars. They also lost their bragging rights to other smartphone manufacturers.

And fans were, of course, disappointed.

Read More: Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fire fiasco

Samsung explained why the Galaxy Note 7 exploded, a few months ago. And before their investigation had concluded, an official at the company had mentioned that they would be “Reviewing possible options that can minimize the environmental impact of the recall.”

Now the company has issued a statement that they will be relaunching the Galaxy Note 7

this year. To make this happen, Samsung will establish three principles to ensure that Galaxy Note 7 devices are recycled and processed in an environmentally-friendly manner. Here are the 3 principles:

  • Save salvageable components (ie. camera and semiconductors)
  • Obtain metal parts (Copper, nickel, gold and silver) through an “eco-friendly” method
  • devices shall be considered to be used as refurbished phones or rental phones “where applicable.”

Well, since the Note 7’s production has been already ceased, Samsung might sell refurbished devices that will be equipped with a smaller-than-before battery. And it might also come with other tweaks. We will be reporting on this matter once other rumors surface on the internet.

Samsung surely wants to make up for the 3 billion dollars it lost due to the note 7 fiasco. It could also be facing penalties in relation to the disposal of the huge number of the devices. So, it is necessary for the company to take care of the 2.5 million units of the Galaxy Note 7 it has been left with.

Here’s everything you need to know about the (original) Samsung Galaxy Note 7:

• Super AMOLED 5.7 inches (1440 x 2560) Display
• TouchWiz UI skin on top of Android 6.0 Marshmallow
• 64 GB ROM with microSD card (up to 256 GB)
• 4GB RAM
• 12MP, f/1.7, 26mm, Phase Detection Autofocus Rear Facing Camera
• 5MP Front Facing Camera
• Corning Gorilla Glass 5
• Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz Mongoose and 4×1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) CPU
• Exynos 8890 Octa Chipset
• Mali-T880 MP12 GPU
• IP68 certified – dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
• USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
• Fast charging with Qi wireless charging
• Non-removable Li-ion 3500 mAh battery