Как сообщает ресурс C-Net, сегодня их лондонский корреспондент стоял в очереди с 5.30 утра, чтобы купить новейший смартфон Samsung Galaxy Fold. Ранее такая же ситуация наблюдалась в столице Южной Кореи Сеуле, где первая партия в 3.800 аппаратов разлетелась за считанные минуты. Samsung пришлось срочно ускорить поставки своих первых смартфонов-трансформеров с гибким дисплеем, чтобы удовлетворить растущий спрос.
При заявленной цене в 2.000 долларов США, на чёрном рынке (например, в Гонконге) эти гаджеты уже предлагаются за $5.000 и выше.
Сегодняшний старт европейских продаж говорит о том, что, несмотря на технические сложности, возникшие на старте (первоначально Galaxy Fold должны были поступить на рынок в конце апреля), отсрочка их выпуска не снизила интерес людей к принципиально новому форм-фактору. Это действительно революционный сдвиг в мобильной индустрии со времён первого iPhone, представленного более десятилетия назад тогдашним главой Apple Стивом Джобсом. В то время американцы обвиняли Samsung в "раболепном копировании" купертиновского девайса, усмотрев в первой инкарнации Galaxy S "знакомые черты". Это даже послужило предлогом для многолетней судебной тяжбы двух корпораций, которая, по сути, закончилась вничью. При номинальной "победе" Apple сумма штрафа для Samsung была снижена в несколько раз (хотя первоначальный иск составлял миллиард долларов).
И вот, спустя десятилетие с того момента, всё сильно изменилось. Samsung диктует моду, утвердив на рынке фаблеты со стилусом (например, серию Galaxy Note), а теперь предложил коммуникаторы совершенно нового типа. По сути это смартфоны, способные превращаться в планшет. Именно поэтому их вполне логично называть трансформерами, то есть устройствами, обладающим свойствами "два в одном".
Тем не менее стоит подождать некоторое время, чтобы оценить практичность новинки, когда первые обладатели Galaxy Fold опубликуют подробные отчёты о своих впечатлениях.
Queue for the first Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G in London
According to C-Net, today their London correspondent stood in line from 5.30 in the morning to buy the newest Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone. Previously, the same situation was observed in the capital of South Korea, Seoul, where the first batch of 3800 units was sold out in a matter of minutes. Samsung urgently had to speed up the delivery of its first smartphonees with flexible display to meet growing demand.
With a declared price of $ 2,000, in the black market (for example, in Hong Kong), these gadgets are already offered for $ 5.000 and above.
Today's start of European sales says that despite the technical difficulties that arose at the start (initially the Galaxy Fold was supposed to hit the market in late April), the postponement of their release did not reduce people's interest in a fundamentally new form factor. This is truly a revolutionary shift in the mobile industry since the first iPhone, introduced more than a decade ago by then Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
Now everything has changed a lot in the mobile industry. Samsung dictates fashion by introducing large phablets with a stylus (for example, the Galaxy Note series), and also proposed communicators of a completely new type (Galaxy Fold). In fact, these are smartphones that can turn into a tablet. That is why it is quite logical to call them "transformers", that is, devices that have two-in-one properties.
Nevertheless, it makes sense to wait a while to evaluate the practicality of the new product, when the first owners of Galaxy Fold publish detailed reports on their impressions.
Samsung Electronics объявляет о начале предзаказа на носимые TIZEN-устройства Galaxy Watch Active2 в России. Рекомендованная производителем розничная цена новинки составляет 31.990 и 26.990 рублей – за версию в стальном корпусе с диаметром циферблата 44 мм и 40 мм, а также 24.990 и 19.990 рублей – за модель в лёгком алюминиевом корпусе 44 мм и 40 мм соответственно. При оформлении заявки в интернет-магазине Samsung и фирменных салонах в период с 17 по 26 сентября покупатели получат в подарок внешний аккумулятор ёмкостью 10 Ач со встроенной беспроводной зарядкой1.
C новой моделью Galaxy Watch Active2 Samsung продолжает задавать направление развития отрасли носимых устройств. Новинки обладают рядом уникальных функций для персонализированного контроля за состоянием здоровья, расширенными возможностями для общения, продуманным дизайном, который можно настроить под себя благодаря алгоритму подбора цвета My Style2, и простым интуитивным интерфейсом.
Старт продаж Galaxy Watch Active2 в России состоится 27 сентября.
1 После окончания предзаказа внешний аккумулятор можно приобрести в интернет-магазине Samsung за 3.990 рублей.
2 Оформления My Style доступны только при использовании смартфонов Galaxy/Android.
The New TIZEN-powered smartwatch Samsung Galaxy Active2 has arrived in the European market
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. introduced Galaxy Watch Active2, the newest addition to the Galaxy smartwatch portfolio. As part of the Galaxy family, Galaxy Watch Active2 is purposefully designed with new, intuitive, and refined features to bring more customisation to consumers’ lifestyles, enhance their health and wellness as well as enable seamless, connected living.
The Galaxy Watch Active2 lets users live better through small, yet meaningful, daily changes—from reaching wellness goals such as sleep, fitness, and stress management to completing tasks efficiently. Whether you want to take time to meditate, be notified of every update, or fall somewhere in between, Galaxy Watch Active2 complements your lifestyle and delivers on what makes a difference—all while looking sleek and stylish in the process.
The Galaxy Watch Active2 is masterfully designed to be both beautiful and customizable. The Galaxy Watch Active2 comes in two different sizes—44mm and 40mm in diameter—and two styles: lightweight aluminum with a casual Fluoroelastomer (FKM) Band, and premium solid stainless steel with a leather strap. The smartwatches can be personalised with a range of additional stylish strap and watch-face options.
The Galaxy Watch Active2 features a brand new upgrade to our signature rotating bezel—and turns it digital to make it even more convenient to navigate while maximising the screen size. Now directly on the beautifully curved Super AMOLED screen, the rotating touch bezel turns both clockwise and counter-clockwise to advance screens so you can easily select favorite apps. Plus, the upgraded One UI offers a simple, clear and natural user experience for navigation.
And for those users who want a watch as stylish as they are, you can now match your Galaxy Watch Active2 face to your look with the My Style[1] colour extraction algorithm. Available in the Galaxy Wearable app, simply take a photo of your outfit, choose from five different colour patterns, and your watch face changes in seconds.
The Galaxy Watch Active2 also serves as your guide to improved health and wellness, providing actionable insights that can help you make positive lifestyle choices in your diet, exercise, mental health, sleep and more.
With exercise, for example, the smartwatch can manually track more than 39 workouts with seven of them automatically activated—including running, walking, cycling, swimming, rowing machine, elliptical machine and dynamic workouts. With an updated Running Coach, you can monitor your running pace in real-time and enjoy seven different running programs to help meet your goals. The Galaxy Watch Active2 even incorporates innovative new health sensors on the back, which take in readings faster, so you know you’re getting insights quickly to maximise your fitness routine and stay on track.
The Galaxy Watch Active2 also helps you track stress levels through Samsung Health, our health and wellness app[2]. It also provides access to guided meditation programs through an integration with the leading sleep and meditation app, Calm.
The Galaxy Watch Active2 makes it easy to stay connected to your life, and your other devices, even while you’re away or on-the-go. The Galaxy Watch Active2 with LTE connectivity allows you to make and receive calls freely from the watch, while apps are accessible with a tap of the finger. Now you can interact with a social post, and even watch a short video clip right from your wrist.
Another way we’re making it even easier to stay connected is through our partnership with Spotify. Sign into your Samsung account with single sign-on from your phone or Galaxy Watch Active2, and easily browse through your music and podcasts on Spotify and enjoy a continuous listening experience. The Galaxy Watch Active2 brings you seamless device interaction experiences, and makes accessing your music and podcasts even easier.
As part of the Galaxy family, the Galaxy Watch Active2 brings the best of Samsung’s Galaxy ecosystem to the smartwatch for those who want to do it all. When the Galaxy Watch Active2 is paired to your Galaxy smartphone, for example, the Watch Camera Controller[3] on the Galaxy Watch Active2 allows you to take photos, start recording a video, preview footage on the watch, switch between front and rear lenses, set a timer and then check the final photo or video — all from your wrist. You can also use Wireless PowerShare on your Galaxy smartphone to charge your smartwatch in an easy and intuitive way.
Plus, all the Samsung services you get with Galaxy ecosystem—like Samsung Health, SmartThings, Samsung Pay,[4] and more—are seamlessly integrated with your watch and across your devices. You can use, for example, Bixby to navigate your watch, start a workout or check the weather. And of course, everything you do on your watch is protected by Knox technology.
For more information about the Galaxy Watch Active2, visit here.
[1] My Style watch face is available on Galaxy/Android smartphones only
[2] Stress tracking not active during sleep and workouts
[3] Downloadable from Galaxy App Store. The app is compatible with Galaxy S10e/S10/S10+/S10 5G, Note9, S9, S9+
[4] NFC support only
