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Since 2024, the Galaxy Watch Ultra has been Samsung's big, rugged smartwatch. It is a built-like-a-tank smartwatch designed for hikes, open water, and even situations when you want something a little more bold on your wrist. The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, which arrived last month, looks very similar to the first model. But once you start using it, the under-the-hood changes come to light.

Samsung recently launched its Galaxy A27 smartphone at Rs. 28,999 for the base 6+128GB variant. Given the ongoing memory crisis, the handset (like every other smartphone brand) was expected to see a price hike sooner rather than later. And Samsung did not disappoint. Along with its F and M series of smartphones, the brand also hiked the price of its A series twice, bringing the Galaxy A27's starting price to Rs. 33,999. A price difference of Rs. 5,000 isn't that big of a deal for buyers looking for a budget-to-midrange smartphone in India. But it changes the devices the Galaxy A27 now competes with, and that may be a problem for this humble mid-ranger.

With the Galaxy Z Flip, Samsung has arguably done more than any other company to make the clamshell form factor mainstream. It has spent years turning the form factor from a novelty into a phone you can actually use day to day. But after several generations of refinement, it seems that there may be a point approaching where there isn't much left to change. The latest example of this is the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8. It doesn't have sweeping changes, but we've made subtle additions to the parts you interact with every day.