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Samsung launches Galaxy Z Flip 4 Maison Margiela Edition [U: Internationally]
Samsung has introduced the Galaxy Z Flip 4 Maison Margiela Edition internationally. It is an exclusive, limited-edition bundle that features a customized version of the new Galaxy Z Flip 4 smartphone in addition to a number of Maison Margiela’s brand products.
Interested customers can purchase the Maison Margiela edition of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 at €1,899 ($2000) in Europe. It’s worth mentioning that there is no information about the US variant of this special edition.
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Initial story: November 8 …
Samsung officially launched the Galaxy Z Flip 4 smartphones on August 10. Now the company has collaborated with Parisian Haute Couture house Maison Margiela to introduce the special edition of this smartphone named Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Maison Margiela Edition.
It is a limited edition smartphone that comes with a unique design and matching accessories. Each element of this special edition focuses on Margiela’s originality and values, which highlights the authentic core and essence of the brand.
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Furthermore, from the device itself to its UX, cover, and packaging, the elements of Maison Margiela’s iconic design philosophy were thoughtfully extended to many aspects of the Galaxy Z Flip 4 Maison Margiela Edition.
Galaxy Z Flip 4:
Maison Margiela’s signature solid white color with a matte finish was incorporated into the smartphone with a drop of gray to create the optimal shade of white.
The phone also adopts Maison Margiela’s Decortic technology, which exposes an object’s core by pulling the outer layers of the back, with fine, translucent lines that line the phone’s internal circuitry.
UX:
The device comes with a completely new UX design including wallpapers and icons. The paintbrush artwork is designed with advanced 3D modeling technology to capture the texture of rough brush strokes. It also captures the scanning motion of X-rays for a see-through look.
Accessories:
The Galaxy Z Flip 4 Maison Margiela Edition comes with two iconic phone cases. The first is a unique leather cover that reflects the house’s iconic bianchetto technique, which reduces an object down to the simple beauty of a white canvas and its four stitches emblem, which signifies anonymity.
Meanwhile, the second cover is a spin on Maison Margiela’s emblematic numeric coding ring, evoking the house’s DNA.
Whereas, the box of the device is itself a work of art, playing with the reimagined idea of the house and exposing the rough surface of the inner pulp material to provide a packaging design that has never been seen before.
Availability:
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Maison Margiela Edition will only be available in select markets, including China (Hong Kong), France, and Korea, starting from December 1, 2022. The company has not revealed the prices of these smartphones nor told if they will be available in other countries or not.
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Samsung is reviewing LockStar for Galaxy S24 AOD customization. The Korean community’s moderator confirmed that the latest flagship phones don’t support personalization of the always-on-display using Good Lock’s LockStar module.
Thanks to the new screens, Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series brings an iPhone-like Always On Display feature. However, the company seemingly missed bounding it with Good Lock for customization. As a result, users are facing issues tweaking it through LockStar.
However, the latest input confirms that Samsung is considering LockStar support for Galaxy S24 AOD. This will allow users to renovate the always-on-display functionality on their device in various aspects including removal of certain elements.
LockStar doesn’t support AOD customization in the Galaxy S24 series. While an internal review is underway, a possible release may happen shortly. Meanwhile, the moderator hasn’t shared any specific timeline regarding the availability of the support.
Good Lock’s LockStar is one of the most popular plugins for Galaxy customization. Not only the lock screen, the LockStar also lets users tweak the AOD function. The suite will likely add support for the newly released phones well before July Unpacked.
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Huawei is making a stunning comeback in its home ground. The company scored a 70% year-on-year growth in its smartphone sales in China in the first quarter. At the same time, sales of Apple dropped by over 19%, reports Counterpoint Research.
The report highlights that the Chinese phone maker is set to outpace Apple in China. As Apple is already facing heat, it’s alarming for all smartphone vendors including Samsung. After Apple, Huawei’s next target will be Samsung which leads the Global market.
Huawei, which was at 9.3% in the first quarter of 2023, jumped to 15.5% in Q1 this year. Apple led the Chinese market in 1Q23 with approximately 20% market share slipped to 15.7% in the first quarter of this year, dropping to the third spot in China.
Earlier, IDC pointed out that Apple is facing a market decline as it lost momentum in China. The local government’s push for local vendors is also helping Huawei to eat Apple’s market. Well, Vivo and Honor were the top two brands by market share.
“Apple’s sales were subdued during the quarter as Huawei’s comeback has directly impacted Apple in the premium segment,” said Ivan Lam, senior research analyst at Counterpoint.
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Apart from mobile, Samsung is also focusing on the PC market. The company has recently launched its new all-in-one PC “All-in-One Pro.” At the event, the VP of Intel Korea Samsung Business Division announced the intention to work with Samsung for the AI PCs market.
Galaxy AI is a hit, helping Samsung sell the Galaxy S24 series worldwide. The Korean tech giant is also bringing AI capabilities to its laptop line. Compared to smartphones, laptops, and PCs would offer way better AI features and abilities to bolster productivity.
Samsung’s All-in-One Pro features Intel’s Core Ultra AI PC processor CPU. Thanks to Intel’s external GPU, Arc, graphics performance in the all-in-one PC has also improved twofold compared to the previous generation, and power efficiency has been improved by 25%.
“In this trend where AI is present everywhere, the PC is the product that we experience directly and use for production activities,” stated Bae Tae-won.
As far as AI features are concerned, Intel is committed to offering a complimentary “AI Creator App Package” that consists of the Luminar Neo photo editing software named “Affinity” as well as the Magix video editing application “Vegas.”
Apart from Intel, Samsung also partnered with Microsoft to bring a dedicated Copilot key to the wireless keyboard of the All-in-One Pro PC. Such kind of collaborations offer deeply enhanced user experience as accessing AI-powered Copilot is just a keypress away from you.
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