Samsung has just announced that it will support AirDrop-style transfers on Galaxy S26 series phones, and there’s a key difference from how it works on Pixel phones.

TrendForce, which tracks global smartphone shipments and production, reports that Samsung’s production matched Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) last year. Total global smartphones reached 1.25 billion across the industry.

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Two companies, four earbuds, and a price gap that's quietly disappeared. Samsung and Apple are closer than they've ever been — and further apart in ways that will matter differently depending on who you are.

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Apple will claim 44 per cent of North America's foldable market in 2026, overtaking Samsung in a single year, per Smart Analytics Global forecast.