T
he world’s biggest
smartphone
maker, Samsung
has unveiled
its new flagship
smartphones
including a new foldable phone
called the Galaxy Fold in San
Francisco, stealing the spotlight
from the upcoming Mobile World
Congress in Barcelona. Along
with Galaxy Fold, Samsung
unveiled its flagship smartphone
in three variants. Samsung
also launched three wearables,
including Samsung Galaxy
Watch Active, Galaxy Fit, and
Galaxy Buds.Samsung’s groundbreaking
phones would also come with
a premium price-tag when they
arrive in India from March,
and not all buyers would be
willing to invest in first generation
flexible smartphones before they
prove themselves.SamSunG GaLaxY
watch activeLast year Samsung unveiled
Galaxy Watch, and this unpacked
event Samsung introduced Galaxy
Watch Active which has a smaller,
sleeker aluminium design. It’s
more rounded than the Galaxy
Gear Sport, and also misses
widely popular rotating dial. The
Galaxy Watch Active gives the
watch a style that’s more like a
traditional watch. There’s only a
40mm size option for the Galaxy
Watch Active but comes with a
5 ATM water-resistance rating,
so it’ll be able to handle a dip in
the pool with ease. Like most of
Samsung’s wearable range, the
Galaxy Watch Active is running
Samsung’s proprietary Tizen
operating system with One UI.SamSunG GaLaxY
FoLdSamsung Unpacked event
started by revealing Samsung
ambitious project which was
named Galaxy Fold. It was a
much-anticipated smartphone
with a 4.6-inch screen on the
front and it can be opened up
like a book to reveal a 7.3-inch
foldable screen which has no
gap near the folding area.
Talking about cameras, the
phone feature six cameras. It
will come with a special edition
of Google’s Android software
to support its two screens.
The Galaxy Fold, which uses
a sophisticated hinge with
interlocking gears that click into
place. It will be thicker than a
standard smartphone, but still
small enough to sit inside a
pocket.SaMSUNG
UNPaCkED
30 I I MAR 19
Shintu Dhang