It is becoming a “good habit” for Samsung to make the official launches of its gadgets on several continents. If you have a good memory, you will remember the “Samsung Week” that took place here in Angola.
But this time, the official launch of the new top-of-the-range smartphone “Galaxy Note 3” and the famous “Galaxy Gear” smart watch was made in South Africa, with the presence of the head of Samsung in Angola, Rui Gamboa.
In the press release we can highlight the following:
Samsung Electronics Africa has just launched the GALAXY Note 3 in South Africa, the latest version of the highly successful Android smartphone hybrid and tablet computer. The initial version of the GALAXY Note was released in 2011, creating a new category of equipment. The undeniable success reinforced Samsung's belief in allowing more and better equipment and features Note to its customers. At the same time, Samsung publicly unveiled GALAXY Gear, an equipment that allows greater freedom in mobile communications and at the same time put its users at the center of the fashion world.
The GALAXY Note 3 has a wider screen, is thinner and lighter, and has a longer battery life. Of note is the introduction of Pen Click S, which reinvents and modernizes the classic note-taking experience, allowing you to perform day-to-day tasks with just one click. A simple click on the Pen Click S button opens up five powerful features that make tasks easier. Thus, there is no need to jump between screens, memorize commands or walk looking for different menus. For example, Action Memo allows you to write a note by hand, and automatically performs a function that converts this handwriting to formatted content.
GALAXY Note 3 has 2.3 GHz Quad Core or 3G 1.9 GHz Octa LTE processor (depending on the market for which it is intended); 5,7 screen inches (144 mm); Android operating system 4.3 (Jelly Bean); megapixel 13 main camera; and dimensions of 151 mm in length, 79 mm in width and 8 mm in thickness; weight of 168 grams.
GALAXY Gear, the new clock-to-wrist watch, integrates smart device technology into everyday life, eliminating the separation of mobile devices from the fashion world by creating technology that can be "dressed" as a clothing accessory. With the GALAXY Gear placed on your wrist, you end up needing to constantly check your various equipment. Everything is placed on the same device, which immediately notifies your user of incoming messages, such as phone calls, SMS, emails and alerts. Its built-in speaker lets you make calls without having to use your hands.
Rui Gamboa, responsible for Samsung in Angola, was present at the launch of these equipment in South Africa. "Angola could not fail to integrate into this great international event. They will certainly be two successful products in the Angolan market. The Angolan population is very much given to new technologies, and Note 3 and Gear are products of immense quality and full of potentialities in an exponentially growing market like Angolan. "
In this event, some considerations were also made regarding the mobile telecommunications market in Africa. Samsung estimates that 20 will be sold in the next few years to 22 millions of smartphones in sub-Saharan Africa, half of which will be from Samsung. In fact, since the original "smartphone" Note was released, at the end of 2011, were sold more than 38 million copies, of which 28 million last year. The nature of investment in communications on the continent has changed, and Africa has become the third strongest continent in terms of mobile phone subscriptions (around 650 million signatures). The African mobile market is expected to reach 2020 by 234 billions of dollars.
It now remains to be seen whether Samsung will have a special price for Africa ...
