SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s smartphone brand Galaxy has been chosen as South Korea’s best brand for the 12th consecutive year, a survey showed Monday. The Galaxy phone earned a brand index reading of 937.6 points out of a possible 1,000 points, according to the survey by Brandstock, a South Korean [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy smartphones has faster download speeds than Apple Inc.’s iPhone 12 models on local networks in South Korea, a market tracker said Monday. Ookla, which runs internet speed measurement tool Speedtest, conducted a 5G download speed test for major smartphones in the third quarter of this [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday unveiled an 8K movie shot on its Galaxy smartphones as the South Korean tech giant targets young consumers. The South Korean movie titled “Untact” premiered in support of Samsung. The movie was filmed on Samsung’s Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20 devices in 8K [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Following Apple Inc.’s recent decision to support its newest smart device operating system, iOS 14, on older generation iPhone models dating back as far as six years, controversy has reemerged over Android smartphones, which have a shorter duration of technical support. Consumers say that a flagship smartphone model costing [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Everland, the amusement park operating unit of Samsung C&T Corp., is incorporating cutting-edge information technology to amusement facilities and customer service to provide smart access to visitors. Samsung C&T announced on Sunday the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Friends program for Everland in collaboration with Samsung Electronics. The program [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it will launch a program to allow iPhones users to try out the latest Galaxy smartphones for a one-month period, as Apple Inc. releases its newest models in the South Korean company’s home market. Under the program, iPhone users can purchase the latest Galaxy [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 64GB is now available at bargain-bin prices, it it hasn’t already sold out, that is. According to reports from within the mobile communications industry, telecommunications giant SK Telecom upped its total subsidy offer for the phone to 616,000 won irrespective of users’ data plans. [...]
New York, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest flagship phablet, the Galaxy Note 7, on Tuesday in New York. The new Galaxy Note comes in four colors (Coral Blue, Gold, Silver, and Black) and features a 5.7-inch display, 3,500 mAh battery, a USB-C charger port, and a long-anticipated iris scanner for [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – With the launch of the Galaxy Note 7 imminent, a recent Gallup Korea study revealed that the Galaxy Note series is least preferred by housewives and older men and women in Korea. Phones in Samsung’s Galaxy Note series are distinguished from the Galaxy S series by larger displays and [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The latest version of Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Note smartphone appears to focus on saving costs, rather than delivering cutting-edge functions, industry sources said Friday. The Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, which is expected to be released on Aug. 2 in New York, is likely to show similar features with [...]