Samsung introduced as we speak that it’s holding the following Galaxy Unpacked occasion on February 1 at 10.30 AM PT/1.30 PM ET. The corporate will expectedly announce the S23 collection of telephones at its first in-person occasion in three years. The South Korean tech large is internet hosting this occasion in San Fransico with a “Get able to share the epic” tagline.
Whereas Samsung’s press announcement simply had a GIF indicating a number of digicam arrays, it posted teasers on Weibo hinting in direction of high-megapixel sensors and improved low-light pictures. The primary teaser mentioned “Wow-worthy decision is coming quickly” whereas the second teaser mentioned, “Beautiful night time pictures are coming quickly”.
Samsung used a 108-megapixel sensor in S22 Extremely final yr. The teasers posted by the corporate indicated that it may use Samsung’s personal 200-megapixel sensor — which was launched last October — in S23 Extremely.
The corporate’s newest cellphone is more likely to be powered by Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. Whereas there could be small design modifications and spec bumps throughout the lineup, it received’t be as drastic as deciding to dedicate a slot for S-Pen in S22 Ultra and effectively retiring its Galaxy Note lineup.
Similar to the final yr, Samsung is letting clients reserve the new flagship device without hearing about it in change for $50 of Samsung Retailer credit score. Fortunately, consumers may have a option to not purchase the system in any respect.
Samsung is strategically putting this occasion proper between the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, which simply concluded, and the Cellular World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, which is scheduled for February-end.
Final week, the Korean tech firm posted its results for the quarter ending December, registering report low income within the final eight years. The corporate blamed the financial downturn and decrease demand for smartphones as core causes for these numbers.