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Samsung introduced its revamped One UI interface in November. The company claims the new design is more intuitive and requires less finger movement on large screens. In addition, it brings a dark mode for stock apps and system elements, which looks sleek and saves battery on OLED displays.
Pre-Black Friday sales continue to trickle out a full week ahead of the day itself, and Samsung is the latest to publish its own preview for upcoming discounts. The variety covers everything from wearables to TVs and even smart home gadgets(and we're happy to tell you about them, too), but the promotions that have us most excited are for the company's latest Note and Galaxy-series phones. Starting on the 18th you can get a Note 9 for $800 unlocked, and a Galaxy S9 and S9+ for $520 and $640, respectively.
With the most recent update, Samsung's Gear IconX became more useful thanks to wireless music transfer, an equalizer, and a few levels of ambient noise transparency to listen to your surroundings. If that sounds worth checking out or if you've been teetering on the edge wanting to grab a pair of fully wireless Bluetooth earbuds but unable to take a plunge, today's deal might be just the thing for you: Amazon is discounting the black IconX to 0.That's the lowest price we've ever seen on the IconX. The last time we spotted them, they were about $150. $140 marks an all-new low and a 30% off the MSRP of $200 (though they've barely ever sold for that much). For that amount, you get a well-liked wireless earbud set with 5hrs of battery life over Bluetooth (7hrs for local MP3 playback) and an additional charge in the storage case, optional fitness tracking, touch controls, and sweat resistance. The IconX also have 3 sizes of earbuds and wingtips to customize the fit to your liking.If you're interested, only the black color is on sale for $140. And contrary to what the "Available from these sellers" text might imply, the $140 price is from Amazon with free shipping.Source: Amazon
Samsung is rolling out a software update to its Gear IconX that'll improve the listening experience on the wireless earbuds, particularly during workouts or on a busy commute. The 2018 version of the buds features several improvements over the previous iteration, including a battery life of 5 hours, up from 1.5 hours, and currently retails between 0 to 0.The IconX's new Equalizer lets users adjust the audio preset using the smartphone app to one of five different profiles: Bass Boost, Soft, Dynamic, Clear, and Treble Boost. A new Ambient Sound function will likely prove very useful to commuters and cyclists who use the IconX outdoors. With it, users can adjust how much ambient sound is let in by the earbuds, so they can tune in to or out of their surroundings at will. Presumably, the feature works by picking up outside sounds through the microphone and rerouting them into the user's ears. Users can also use the Voice Focus function to amplify voices while keeping their earbuds on.
The first time Samsung took a swing at completely wireless earbuds, the results weren't great. However, the 2018 revision of the Gear IconX was much better. These earbuds have better battery life, an improved charging case, and they're super-compact. The MSRP is just a bit high. The price has been coming down on Amazon lately, and even lower than usual right now. You can pick up the black IconX earbuds for $149.89.The IconX are Bluetooth earbuds, but they also include built-in fitness tracking. They'll last about five hours on a charge over Bluetooth, but you can get a little more if you save tracks on the internal 4GB of storage. The charging case can juice up the earbuds a few more times without a cable, but when you do have plug in, it uses a Type-C cable.
The first-generation of Samsung's fully wireless Gear IconX earbuds were good, with one glaring flaw: horrible battery life. When connected to a phone, these could scarcely reach 1.5 hours of playing time. Thankfully, with the second-gen model, Samsung has upped the battery life to a noticeably-better 5 hours. And for Black Friday, you can pick up a set for $149.99, a not-insignificant $50 off MSRP.The '2018 Edition' of the Gear IconX (it's not 2018 yet, though!) doesn't make huge changes over the first-gen model aside from the non-terrible battery life. Samsung advertises the ability to use Bixby or Google Assistant, as well as control music with swipes on the buds. There are also fitness tracking abilities on board, though I wonder how many people actually use them. Battery life is estimated at 5 hours of Bluetooth streaming, 7 hours of on-device listening, and 4 hours of talk time.If you want a set, you have quite a few stores to choose from. Amazon is offering them for $149.99 a set, as are Abt, B&H, and Samsung.com. All retailers have discounted all three colors (black, white, and pink). Hit the source links below to grab a Gear IconX (2018 Edition) of your very own.Source: Abt, Amazon, B&H, Samsung
Samsung showed off several new accessories at IFA a few weeks ago, and two of them are about to go on sale. Starting this Friday (the 13th), you can drop some cash on the Gear IconX earbuds and Gear Sport smartwatch. The aforementioned cash will be substantial, though. The smartwatch is priced at $299.99 and the earbuds are $199.99.
Looking for a pair of truly wireless earbuds on the cheap? Samsung's got just the thing for you: it's selling the first-generation Gear IconX for only $49.99 - a whopping $150 off its MSRP. But given the ridiculously low price, you'll probably have to hurry.
Samsung turned up at IFA in Berlin with some new things to show off, but not a phone—the Galaxy Note 8 was revealed last week. Samsung's IFA push is all about wearables. There's a new Gear smartwatch, a fitness band (thoroughly leaked), and a new version of the IconX wireless earbuds. Only the new Gear Fit has a price and release date, but the others will be in the not too distant future.
We've been calling Bluetooth headphones, 'wireless headphones' for quite some time now. However, truly wireless headphones are a fairly new phenomena. This new generation of completely wire-free headphones are more liberating than ever, but come with a couple of trade-offs from more traditional Bluetooth earbuds. One is battery life, which tends to be shorter, and the other is price, which tends to be higher – but not today. Right now you can pick up a pair of Samsung's Gear IconX headphones for only $79.99 at TechRabbit, that's almost half off.I haven't tried the Gear IconX myself, but the reviews over at Amazon are a little mixed. Reviewers praise the headphones comfort and sound, but complain that the battery life is short (around 3 hours, which is on par for truly wireless headphones) and the advertised activity tracking feature doesn't work very well. With all that being said, with free shipping and 30 day returns at TechRabbit, they are still worth taking a chance on for 80 bucks if you are wanting to try a pair.
Remember the Gear Fit? More than two years ago, everyone was excited to check it out because it was the first fitness tracker to feature a curved display that was supposed to hug your wrist and not look completely weird on it. The hype only lasted a couple of months as Samsung released wearable upon wearable dragging the Gear Fit into oblivion by sheer intra-brand competition. It seems that the concept wasn't completely abandoned though as Samsung is gearing up (oh snap!) to release a second generation of the product.