Samsung is launching its subsequent crop of cell units — presumably the rumored Galaxy S24 sequence — on Jan. 17, the corporate stated Tuesday. In what will probably be one of many first main smartphone launches of 2024, Samsung’s units are anticipated to incorporate new AI-powered options amongst different routine digicam and processor upgrades.
Samsung sometimes focuses on digicam enhancements to set its new telephones other than earlier fashions. But this yr, AI is predicted to play a giant function within the Galaxy S24 sequence. The units will doubtless be the primary new telephones to incorporate Galaxy AI, which the corporate described as a “complete cell AI expertise” when it teased the function in November. Otherwise, rumors and leaks counsel that a brand new titanium construct and a design with flatter edges could possibly be in retailer for the top-of-the line Ultra mannequin.
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The occasion will happen on the SAP Center in San Jose, California, at 10 a.m. PT. It will even be livestreamed throughout Samsung’s channels. In typical Samsung trend, the corporate is providing a promotion for individuals who need to reserve new Galaxy units early. Now via Jan. 16, prospects who reserve a tool via Samsung’s web site or app will get a $50 credit score.
Samsung’s January Unpacked occasion comes as tech corporations discover new methods to infuse cell units with generative AI, or AI that may create content material and conjure conversational (however not all the time correct) solutions in response to prompts based mostly on coaching knowledge. Google’s Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, for instance, embody AI-fueled picture modifying options for erasing, shifting and resizing objects in photographs. Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor for smartphones, which is predicted to energy the Galaxy S24 sequence, was additionally designed to deliver extra AI to telephones.
Based on supposed leaks and Samsung’s Galaxy AI announcement from November, it sounds just like the Galaxy S24 sequence will additional sign that smartphones are shifting in an AI-centric route.