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Samsung India records 1.2 million smartphone shipments on first day of festive sale
On the occasion of Navratri and Diwali festivals, India’s annual festive sale started last week. Samsung took a big part in the sale and offered exciting deals on its smartphone, tablets, laptops, wearables, and other products. Resultantly, Samsung India records over 1.2 million smartphone shipments during the festive sale.
After the festive season sale started in India, Samsung announced that it has sold over 1.2 million Galaxy smartphones in the country through its online sales channels including Amazon, Flipkart, and Samsung.com and that too in just one day. These smartphones are worth more than INR 10 billion.
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According to the information, among all brands, one in three smartphones sold was a Galaxy device on the first day of sale. That’s all because of the massive discounts offered by the company on all segments – from budget to flagships, of its smartphones.
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Samsung offered the flagship Galaxy S20 FE, Galaxy S21 FE, and Galaxy S22 smartphones at record low prices through commercial websites. The Galaxy M13 and Galaxy M33 were the best-selling smartphones on Amazon’s Great Indian Festival sale while the Galaxy M32 was also a popular pick on the site.
On the other side, Flipkart’s Big Billion Days sales most sold the Galaxy F13 and Galaxy F23 in the low-cost segment. Whereas, the Galaxy S21 FE and Galaxy S22+ was the top pick for people who wants flagship smartphones.
Indian loves Galaxy S21 FE the most:
The Galaxy S21 FE offer is one of the most highlighted during the festive sale. The company has significantly reduced the price of this affordable flagship smartphone. The Galaxy S21 FE (8GB + 128GB) has a price tag of INR 74999, which regularly sells for INR 49999 is available for just INR 34999 during the sale. In addition, there are other banks offers as well.
Samsung’s latest foldable phones come with Google Messages by default. The company has now revealed the reason behind this move on Galaxy devices. Samsung says Google Messages replaced Messages to foster RCS adoption.
According to AndroidAuthority, a source explained Samsung’s decision to switch to Google Messages as the default messaging app. The recently released Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6 come with Google Messages with RCS enabled by default.
Looks like promoting Google Messages on Galaxy devices will boost RCS adoption. Samsung Messages isn’t already installed on newer phones. However, one’s stopping you from getting it on your Galaxy from the Galaxy Store.
While many apps support the RCS feature, Google Messages offer the best user experience. Making it a default messaging app is an effort to boost the adoption of RCS tech. Apple is also preparing to bring RCS chat functionality to iMessage for iPhones.
What Samsung source said:
- Even if messaging apps follow the RCS standard, the availability may be limited depending on which app the other party uses. That’s why we decided to make Google Messages the common messaging platform, allowing Galaxy users to communicate more freely. This also enables a messaging app to respond to changes of the RCS standard more quickly and efficiently.
Previously, Samsung devices launched in the US came with two messaging apps. This time, the company has removed the Samsung Messages. During the first setup, users are notified that Google Messages is the default messaging application.
Samsung SmartThings gained the international standard ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification. The company has officially announced this major development in its global connected living platform.
SmartThings received ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for information security management systems. Certification reiterates that the SmartThings Cloud operates per international standards.
To be certified, a company has to meet the standard across a total of 123 detailed items, including policies for information security, access control for information assets, and incident response.
SmartThings receiving the ISO 27001 certification is the result of our sustained focus on the protection of information in a hyper-connected world with exponentially increasing intelligence.
Seungbum Choi, Executive Vice President and Head of Device Platform Center at Samsung Electronics said “this is just another step in our drive to fortify the platform’s security. We will continue to find new ways to ensure that SmartThings’ personalized services are provided even more safely.”
BSI Prez says that they have recognized that the operation capability and security level of Samsung SmartThings is excellent. It will further boost trust in the SmartThings platform and strengthen business competitiveness.
ISO 27001 is the leading global standard for ISMSs and was established by the International Organization for Standardization. It provides companies with guidance to manage the risks to information assets systematically and achieve information protection goals.
Samsung Health app integrated the Dr.diary (Doctor Diary) glycated hemoglobin feature. The blood sugar management platform announced the launch of its glycated hemoglobin estimation functionality on Samsung’s Health application.
According to ETNews, Dr.diary announced the integration of a glycated hemoglobin level feature in Samsung Health. Galaxy users will now be able to check the estimated glycated hemoglobin level provided by Doctor Diary.
To activate the feature, Health app users will have to permit certain conditions of data in the Blood Sugar service. It is worth noting that glycated hemoglobin is a key figure for diabetes diagnosis, which users will find worth using in the Health app.
Established in 2017, Dr.diary is a blood sugar management platform. It analyzes and predicts the changes in glycated hemoglobin using its own algorithm. Earlier this year, the firm secured a patent for “glycated hemoglobin estimation based on blood sugar data table.”
Song Je-yoon, CEO of Doctor Diary, said, “With our predicted glycated hemoglobin level prediction algorithm being installed in Samsung Health, more people will be able to recognize their glycated hemoglobin level and manage their health more efficiently.”
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is a standardized numerical value of the percentage of hemoglobin, such as hemoglobin, which has been glycated by glucose. Glycated hemoglobin reflects the average blood sugar level over the past 2-3 months.
Samsung Health (with Wear OS Galaxy Watch) users can conveniently check their estimated glycated hemoglobin level within the app and use this information to manage their blood sugar levels through diet and exercise.