Last week Samsung detailed the global One UI 5.1 rollout schedule for its premium phones. The company’s mid-range offerings are also starting the transition to version 5.1 of the Samsung UI. The first to get it are Galaxy A33 5G and Galaxy A53 5G units in South Korea with firmware versions A336NKSU3CWB3 and A536NKSU4CWB3, respectively. The pair received One UI 5.0 with the Android 13 update in November. This new update brings the version of One UI that was introduced with the launch of the Galaxy S23 series this month. One UI 5.1 update arrives on the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G...
Samsung opened the Galaxy S23 pre-orders after the series launch, and consumer interest has been great in South Korea. According to local sources, there were 1.09 million pre-orders, over 7% more than the Galaxy S22 last year. It is the highest amount of pre-orders ever for a Galaxy S lineup in the Asian country, and only the Galaxy Note10 family saw a higher number, with nearly 1.4 million back in August 2019. Korean media reveals 60% of all orders were placed for the Galaxy S23 Ultra model. The vanilla Galaxy S23 accounted to 24%, while the Galaxy S23+ got the smallest share,...
Last year Samsung launched an exclusive Galaxy S22 Ultra Mercedes Benz edition, this year the company has partnered with another German carmaker, BMW, to create the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra BMW M Edition. The company won’t be stepping on iQOO’s toes, however, as the exclusive edition will only be available in South Korea and only 1,000 units will be made. Locals can pre-order one (link to SK Telecom’s online store) until February 13 at a price of KRW 1,727,000 for a 12/512GB unit. For comparison, the same memory capacity on a regular S23 Ultra costs KRW 1,600,400 (not including some...
Last year Samsung launched an exclusive Galaxy S22 Ultra Mercedes Benz edition, this year the company has partnered with another German carmaker, BMW, to create the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra BMW M Edition. The company won’t be stepping on iQOO’s toes, however, as the exclusive edition will only be available in South Korea and only 1,000 units will be made. Locals can pre-order one (link to SK Telecom’s online store) until February 13 at a price of KRW 1,727,000 for a 12/512GB unit. For comparison, the same memory capacity on a regular S23 Ultra costs KRW 1,600,400 (not including some...
Apple Pay will finally become available in Samsung's home country of South Korea "in the coming months", in partnership with Hyundai Card, the credit card service unit of Hyundai Motor Group. The launch of Apple Pay will be interesting to follow, as it will go head to head with Samsung Pay in the latter's home market. Understandably, so far Samsung Pay has dominated the mobile payments space in South Korea, with a market share of around 80%. Last week, Korea's Financial Services Commission confirmed that credit card firms in the country are allowed to launch the Apple Pay service on...
Apple Pay will finally become available in Samsung's home country of South Korea "in the coming months", in partnership with Hyundai Card, the credit card service unit of Hyundai Motor Group. The launch of Apple Pay will be interesting to follow, as it will go head to head with Samsung Pay in the latter's home market. Understandably, so far Samsung Pay has dominated the mobile payments space in South Korea, with a market share of around 80%. Last week, Korea's Financial Services Commission confirmed that credit card firms in the country are allowed to launch the Apple Pay service on...