South Korea
Samsung Wise II 2G is a simple candybar phone for South Korea
Amidst the sea of Galaxy phones, Samsung has announced a simple clamshell phone for those who want basic functionality like calling and texting. The Wise II 2G phone will be available on SKT and will sport features like dual display – 3-inch WQVGA internal and 2.2-inch QVGA external, notification feature to send to preset recipients [...]
Galaxy Pop is now official in South Korea
Just as expected, Samsung has announced the Galaxy Pop (SHV-E220S) for the South Korean market. Samsung is targeting the device to youngsters with its colourful choices of gray, white and orange hues. On the features front, the 9.05mm thin phone comes with a 1.4GHz quad-core CPU, LTE support, Android 4.1. It also features a 4.65-inch [...]
Galaxy Premier to launch as Galaxy Pop in South Korea, feature quad-core CPU?
Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy Premier as Galaxy Pop, if this post on a Korean forum is to be believed. The phone is identified as SHV-E220 and is planned for a launch in February. Interestingly, the post also claims the phone to have an 1.4GHz Exynos 4412 quad-core unlike the dual-core CPU found [...]
Samsung announces Galaxy Grand for South Korea, comes with 1.4GHz quad-core CPU
Samsung today announced the Galaxy Grand in South Korea and unlike the international version that is making in roads in different countries, the South Korean Galaxy Grand is powered by a 1.4GHz quad-core CPU. We’re not sure why Samsung went with a quad-core chip opposed to the dual-core one found in the international variant but [...]
Samsung unveils White ATIV Smart PC in South Korea
Samsung has announced a new colour option of ATIV Smart PC for its home market. Priced at 1,090,000 won, South Korean consumers can now buy the device in white colour in addition to the standard blue. Apart from the change in hue, we’re still looking at the same ATIV device with full fledged Windows 8 [...]
Samsung makes Amber Brown and Ruby Wine colours for Galaxy Note II official
As seen in a flyer last month, Samsung has now officially announced the Amber Brown and Ruby Wine colours for the Galaxy Note II. The S Pen will also get a matching paint job and will take the total number of colour options for the Galaxy Note II to four. The new colours will be [...]
Samsung starts taking pre-order of 85-inch S9 UHD TV in South Korea
Samsung unveiled their range of UHD TVs, including the 85-incher S9 last week and now they’ve announced the pre-order of the 85-inch TV set. The pre-order is limited to Samsung’s home market and given the very high asking price of 40 million won (US$37,860), Samsung will sell only 77 units of the TV in this [...]
Galaxy S III now available in black and red in South Korea
Samsung has added two new colour options for Galaxy S III in South Korea. The South Korean variant will now be available in Sapphire Black and Garnet Red, in addition to Pebble Blue, Marble White and Martian Pink. Just like other hues, Samsung expects the new colours to receive a positive response. Internationally, the Galaxy [...]
Samsung sells 1 million Galaxy Note II units in South Korea
Samsung’s Galaxy Note II has managed to surpass sales of 1 million units in its domestic market. The news comes via MK News who says the smartphone-hybrid device reached this milestone in just over 90 days since the launch in September. Samsung last month announced to have sold over 5 million Galaxy Note II units [...]
Samsung announces Smart TV IPTV solution for South Korea
Samsung’s set-top box free Smart TV IPTV solution is available with TeliaSonera in Estonia but this is the first time Samsung has launched a similar solution for its domestic market. LG U+ IPTV subscribers will be the first recipients wherein they can download the LG U+ TV app on their 2012 Smart TV and [...]