This
Korean electronics giant is yet to set a very high competing ground for its
all-time rival Apple by its new inventions which include a newly designed
flagship smartphones, a virtual reality headset and a mobile payment system.
A
day before the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung announced its most
awaited and much redesigned galaxy s series phones; the Galaxy S6 and the
Galaxy S6 Edge. Samsung also announced a second Virtual reality headset called
Samsung Gear VR.
Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge
Not
wanting to fall victim of the peer pressure being encountered in today’s
smartphones market, Samsung has made up its mind to give a whole new design to
its flagship smartphones. So to say, Samsung has decided to do away with the
very durable plastic mainstay in favour of some more premium materials, in this
case aluminium and glass. This flagship phones of the year will be made of
purely aluminium metal lines as well as plenty of glass.
It
is cool to note that these two devices have very little difference in there
specification with a very small difference in dimensions and battery life. Some
of the new Samsung feature that come packed in these devices include:
- · No microSD card
- · Camera quick launch
- · Improved fingerprint scanning
- · Wireless charging
- · Embedded battery
- · Quick charging
Unfortunately,
none of these devices is waterproof. Also, the devices will feature the latest
Android software, Android 5.0 Lollipop
Samsung also
announced that these devices will be launched in the second quarter and will be
made available to 22 wireless operators in the whole world. Cricket and US
cellular are among the major US carriers who will offer both the devices.
Networks based in UK and Australia have not yet been announced.
Samsung
Galaxy Gear VR Innovator Edition
At Mobile World
Congress, Samsung announced its second Virtual reality Accessory. This Samsung
Galaxy Virtual Reality Innovator Edition will work with all these Flagship
phones, Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge.
This headset is
also 15% lighter when compared to its predecessor that was developed by Oculus.
It has redesigned straps as well as some ventilation, all aimed at improving
the comfort when wearing it for a long time.
Samsung
pay
It’s clear that
the world can’t just have too many payment systems. But it is also clear that
the best payment system can practically outdo all the others. Is this what
Samsung is aiming at? At the Mobile World Congress, Samsung announced its interest
in mobile payment services. Samsung is turning mobile phones into a
“self-contained” unit in the sense that the Samsung Pay application actually
add a “wallet” into its smartphones.
This application lets users pay for goods, services and other bills by
just waving their devices over a register, an alternative to using credit cards
or cash.
It is crystal
clear that the first devices to get Samsung Pay are the Samsung Galaxy S6 and
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. In summer, this application will launched in South
Korea and USA, and then later on in China and Europe. This is a perfect answer
to Apple’s Apple Pay that was announced last year with iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone
6.
The Samsung
version does not only use near-field communications. It has also included a
technology which will give room for use by any register that accepts credit
cards. After recently acquiring LoopPay, Samsung has included Magnetic Secure
Transmission to its flagship phones. This technology is used alongside
traditional credit card swipe reader. This payment method will therefore be
made compatible with close to all terminals in the world.
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