Galaxy S22 Series Gets Great Reviews around Globe

Spectators experience the Nightography technology of Galaxy S22 series, displayed at Samsung Electronics’ pavilion at Mobile World Congress 2022 in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 28. (Photo: Samsung Electronics)

Samsung Electronics released the most powerful Galaxy S22 series in major countries around the world on Feb. 25. The latest tablet Galaxy Tap S8 series has been also put on the market.

The countries in which the Galaxy S22 series was released on the day totaled 40, including Korea, the United States, Canada, UK, France and other whole area of Europe. Galaxy Tap S8 series was also released in Korea, the United States and Europe.

Samsung Electronics plans to expand the number of countries with the release of the latest products to about 130 by mid-March.

Samsung Galaxy S22 series has received rave reviews from consumers around the world, especially its Nightography technology, which takes excellent night photos, differentiated S Pen productivity experience, and more souped-up mobile experiences, including reinforced neutral processor unit (NPU).

Preorders, conducted in about 70 countries after the S22 series was unveiled on Feb. 10, saw their best-ever results in the history of the Galaxy smartphone.

Preorders for Galaxy S22 series more than doubled those of the Galaxy S21 series.

Galaxy S22 Ultra has led the sensation preorders, with a more than 60 percent portion. Preorders for about 1,020,000 Galaxy S22 series were done in Korea.

The record preorders for the Galaxy S22 series forced the company to move the opening of prior subscribers’ phones from Feb. 24 to March 5.

Galaxy Tap S8 series, with the first-ever Ultra version, has enjoyed popularity with powerful multi-tasking and a large-sized display. Global preorders for the series have more than doubled those of the previous model series.

Galaxy Tap S8 Ultra, with a 14.6-inch large-sized display, has led the glowing reviews with a 50 percent share.

Senior Vice President Choi Bang-sup, in charge of strategy marketing at Samsung Electronics’ Mobile Experience Business, said, “Galaxy S22 and Galaxy Tap S8 series have established themselves as the most-ever beloved ones among the Galaxy category.”

Samsung Electronics will redouble efforts to offer innovative mobile experiences via the Galaxy ecosystem to more customers, Choi said.

Samsung Electronics’ 5G vRAN Wins CTO’s Choice Award at MWc 2022

Samsung Electronics’ fully-virtualized 5G RAN was awarded CTO Choice: Outstanding Mobile Technology Award and the Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough at the annual Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2022.

Samsung’s vRAN solution offers an advanced option for mobile operators seeking improved efficiencies and management benefits from deploying a software-based 5G network infrastructure.

“We are honored that Samsung Networks’ fully-virtualized 5G RAN was recognized as the supreme champion with the CTO’s Choice Award, representing our dedicated efforts in network advancement,” said Lee June-hee, Executive Vice President and Head of R&D, Networks Business at Samsung Electronics.

“Samsung believes vRAN is a powerful enabler for network transformation and will pave the path towards next-generation networks. As a global leader in virtualization with successful commercialization experiences, we continue to lead the journey, redefining what is possible for 5G network innovation.”

“In one of the most fiercely contested categories in the GLOMOs, the judges felt that the Samsung entry showed innovation in one of the most exciting parts of the market,” said Shaun Collins, Chair of the Judges, GLOMO Awards (Executive Chairman, CCS Insight).

“It was clear the 21 carrier CTOs also thought that and selected Samsung’s entry for the prestigious CTO Choice Award this year.”

This award is backed by Samsung’s commercial track record of wide-scale vRAN deployments in North America, Europe and Asia.

Samsung delivered its 5G vRAN solutions for a large-scale commercial network service in the United States that launched in December 2020, providing reliable mobile services to millions of users.

The company was also the world’s first in commercializing 5G 64T64R Massive MIMO radios on 5G vRAN using C-band spectrum (3.5GHz).

With a fully disaggregated architecture, Samsung’s vRAN runs on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) servers, offering features and performance that are equivalent to traditional hardware-based equipment.

The company’s vRAN brings reliability, scalability and flexibility to mobile operators’ networks.