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Samsung welcomes Apple’s rivalry in the foldable market
The South Korean tech conglomerate Samsung has brought an admirable revolutionary to the tech market by launching foldable smartphones. Ever since Samsung’s foldable devices started to gain worldwide popularity and users’ admiration, other manufacturers also stepped out to join this league. Recently, one of Samsung’s officials has shared their thoughts on others joining the foldable market, especially the iPhone owner ‘Apple’.
Informatively, Choi Won-Joon, the Executive Vice President of Samsung, said at Mobile World Congres (MWC) event that they would welcome their straight rival, Apple, if they move forward to release foldable devices. Not only Apple but they said to welcome the Chinese manufacturers as well in the foldable leagues because they believe this move will engage more people in the consumer experience unique to foldable phones.
Choi stated, “We will naturally welcome Apple if it advances into the foldable market.” He also said, “It means that not only Chinese players but also Apple approves of the value of foldable phones that Samsung Electronics opened and that they will be enjoyed by more people.” Afterwards, he added that Samsung Electronics would focus on playing a key role in making foldable phones more popular rather than focus on the competitors
Let us inform you that Choi is the Head of the mobile R&D office at the mobile eXperience (MX) business of Samsung. Choi also was in charge of Samsung’s newly-launched flagship Galaxy S23 series development. He said in the manner of Galaxy S23’s sales, Samsung seems to get a double-digit growth than the predecessor, as announced during the unpacked event.
Samsung Electronics is running a campaign named “Gift Funding,” likely to promote its gadgets as gift ideas for several celebrations.
The Korean Electronics Firm began this campaign today, May 16th. Following the ‘Bespoke Wedding Funding’ for newlyweds introduced back in 2023, the giant has now decided to introduce the upgraded ‘Samsung Gift Funding’ so that anyone can participate at any moment when the celebration is required.
It showcases the requirements of consumers who want to grab practical gifts that are necessary for meaningful anniversaries; for instance, weddings and moving, as well as birthdays, graduations, and school entrance exams. If you choose the product you want on Samsung.com and share the gift funding participation link along with a message card with those around you, your friends will be able to participate in funding up to the amount intended and express your congratulations.
The Korean giant is bringing out several collaborations along with the famous webtoon ‘Cheese in the Trap’ as well as the well-known characters ‘Today’s Meme, Bbangppangi, and Jamangloopy’ to present special message cards.
Samsung.com is introducing a new “split payment system” for their “Gift Funding” campaign, which will permit you to divide the overall price between multiple people, making it easier to meet the expense of a bigger gift together. This also lets you use different credit cards to pay for your section of the gift.
A Samsung Electronics official stated, “Through gift funding, we can express congratulations and gratitude in a more meaningful and special way.” “I hope you pass it on.”
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Samsung is back with a bang in the game as it regained the lost battle on the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).
The metrics reveal that Samsung not only won back the ground in customer satisfaction but also crossed over its biggest rival Apple in the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index. This is being speculated on by one of our colleagues.
ACSI stands for the American Customer Satisfaction Index, which is an annual report that evaluates consumer satisfaction and opinions on various products on the market. The index assigns scores to brands on a scale of 1 to 100 based on ratings from customers, which means that the higher the ACSI score, the higher the consumer satisfaction.
Since 2022, Apple has been in the top position; now, as per the metrics of recent customer satisfaction surveys, Apple and Samsung are tied for the top spot with a score of 82 out of 100. Finally, this year, Samsung has regained its leading position in the competition as it matches Apple’s score.
This means that Samsung users are quite satisfied with their products, as are Apple customers. The rest of the other OEMs, for instance, Motorola, have made an impressive boost of 3% from 75 in 2023 to 77 in 2024. However, Google’s score is a bit disappointing, as the brand saw a 1% decline in satisfying the consumer from 78 to 77.
These metrics are prepared based on what phone manufacturers show as improvements in customer satisfaction in areas such as video quality, battery life, and ease of phone calls. The ACSI also included mobile network operators (MNOs) in their report, and customer satisfaction was at its highest for AT&T, with the MNO scoring 76 out of 100, whereas customers were least satisfied with US Cellular and Verizon, with both scoring 74 out of 100.
Noticeably, AT&T raises the competition when it comes to customer satisfaction regarding call quality and network capability. Overall, MNOs saw an improvement in satisfaction in areas such as network coverage, mobile application quality, and call reliability.
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The lower the SAR, the less radiation the smartphone emits! Here we are discussing the updated list of smartphones with the maximum SAR values.
We can’t neglect the fact that RF (radio frequency) waves are the basic need of smartphones to transmit and receive signals. Here, the term SAR stands for the Specific Absorption Rate, which is an estimate of how much radiation a phone emits, with a maximum acceptable value of 1.6 W/kg.
Here’s the question: RF waves are the source behind transmitting and receiving signals, but what if this radiation is harmful? The report from Stocklytics says that there’s a cause for concern that smartphone radiation might be going up, even though safety limits are in place.
As per the report, two Xiaomi phones are listed that consider high radiation levels, which are:
- The Mi A1 smartphone emits 1.75 W/kg at the ear and 0.76 W/kg at the body.
- The Mi Max 3 smartphone emits 1.58 W/kg at the ear and 1.42 W/kg at the body.
It is also reported that the Mi Max 3 5G variant also has similar ear radiation of approximately 1.59 W/kg but even higher body radiation at 1.56 W/kg.
Jumping on the Samsung Galaxy devices which are also on the list of remitting radiation –
- The Galaxy A23 5G allegedly reaches 1.5 W/kg at both the ear and body.
- Galaxy Z Fold 4 touches 1.30 W/kg at the ear and a maximum of 1.51 W/kg at the body.
- The Galaxy Z Fold 5 has 1.24 W/kg at the ear.
5G technology is also a concern since it uses a wider range of frequencies, which might lead to maximum radiation emissions from smartphones. However, it appears that regulators are paying attention to this and are expected to impose stricter limits on radiation output soon.
Luckily, here are some smartphone devices with fewer emissions:
Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 4a emit 1.36–1.39 W/kg at the ear, and the iPhone 7 series emits 1.36–1.39 W/kg at the ear, whereas the Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy A55, and Galaxy A35 series, and Xiaomi Redmi 5A and Note 7 Pro all have relatively low SAR values.
You can easily reduce exposure to smartphone radiation by some precautions; for instance, during calls you can use a wired headset or speakerphone to keep your phone away from your head, and it is also a recommended idea to keep your phone on airplane mode when signals are weak as the device tends to effuse higher radiation to connect to distant antennas.
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