Samsung is holding its next Galaxy Unpacked event on February 1, teases camera improvements • TechCrunch

Samsung introduced right now that it’s holding the subsequent Galaxy Unpacked occasion on February 1 at 10.30 AM PT/1.30 PM ET. The corporate will expectedly announce the S23 collection of telephones at its first in-person occasion in three years. The South Korean tech large is internet hosting this occasion in San Fransico with a “Get able to share the epic” tagline.

Whereas Samsung’s press announcement simply had a GIF indicating a number of digicam arrays, it posted teasers on Weibo hinting in direction of high-megapixel sensors and improved low-light images. The primary teaser stated “Wow-worthy decision is coming quickly” whereas the second teaser stated, “Beautiful evening images are coming quickly”.

Samsung used a 108-megapixel sensor in S22 Extremely final yr. The teasers posted by the corporate indicated that it might use Samsung’s personal 200-megapixel sensor — which was launched final October — in S23 Extremely.

The corporate’s newest telephone is more likely to be powered by Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. Whereas there could be small design adjustments and spec bumps throughout the lineup, it received’t be as drastic as deciding to dedicate a slot for S-Pen in S22 Extremely and successfully retiring its Galaxy Word lineup.

Similar to the final yr, Samsung is letting clients reserve the brand new flagship system with out listening to about it in trade for $50 of Samsung Retailer credit score. Fortunately, patrons could have a option to not purchase the system in any respect.

Samsung is strategically inserting this occasion proper between the Shopper Digital Present (CES) in Las Vegas, which simply concluded, and the Cell World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, which is scheduled for February-end.

Final week, the Korean tech firm posted its outcomes for the quarter ending December, registering file low earnings within the final eight years. The corporate blamed the financial downturn and decrease demand for smartphones as core causes for these numbers.