Just like each and every entry in the Galaxy A series, the Galaxy A52 and A52 5G were designed to offer more people access to Samsung Electronics’ powerful innovations. Both devices feature a sophisticated new design, and both are packed with technologies that empower users to express themselves.
Featuring a 6.5-inch, FHD+ 90Hz Super AMOLED display, a versatile quad camera with 64MP high-resolution, and water and dust resistance, the Galaxy A52 opens the door for users to do more with their mobile device, more freely than ever before.
The Galaxy A52 5G takes everything that makes the Galaxy A52 so great and makes it even better with features like 5G connectivity and a 120Hz refresh rate. The smartphone’s speed, power, and performance make everything from texting to creating content that much smoother and more enjoyable.
Samsung’s Tizen smart TV streaming platform
further extended its lead in 2020 as the number of Tizen devices in use
worldwide increased by 21% year-on-year to 162.3 million, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics’ TV Streaming Platforms service. Strong growth was also seen in
Google’s Android TV (+42%), Roku TV OS (+40%), and Amazon’s Fire OS (+35%),
while Sony’s PlayStation, Microsoft’s Xbox, and Google Cast each saw declines.
According to the report, Global TV Streaming Platform and Vendor Market Share, the total number of TV streaming devices in
use worldwide increased by 122 million in 2020 compared to a year earlier,
reaching 1.28 billion.
Tizen retained the number one position overall, with a
share of 12.7%, up from 11.6% a year earlier. Tizen was followed by LG’s WebOS
(7.3%), Sony PlayStation (6.4%) and Fire OS (6.4%).
The report predicts that
the number of Tizen devices in use will increase to 184 million by the end of
this year, while Google, LG, Roku, and Amazon will continue to battle for the
other leading positions.
TV streaming platforms like Tizen, WebOS, Fire OS and
Roku TV OS are the foundations of the new age of television and video viewing.
Samsung’s Tizen platform has grown strongly over the past five years,
overtaking more established platforms such as PlayStation, Xbox, and Apple’s TV
OS.
Samsung is now monetizing Tizen’s growth by offering the platform’s
capabilities to integrate and deliver targeted advertising to TV and video
viewers on TV screens. Amazon, Roku, and Android TV have also been growing
rapidly in recent years and are likely to provide stiff competition to Samsung
in the next few years.
There is significant
regional variation in platform usage. Roku is the leading platform in the US,
where it controls nearly 20% of connected TV devices in use. However, Tizen is
the leader in 22 of the 25 countries surveyed in the report, and WebOS ranks
second in 13 markets.
“Samsung’s smart TV market
leadership gives it a great foundation to sustain Tizen as the leading TV streaming platform for years to come,” says David Watkins, Director, TV
Streaming Platforms. “However several other major players are also growing
rapidly and many have the resources to build a serious challenge to Samsung if
the strategic ambition is there.”
“The transition to global
internet-based television and video services during this decade will be enabled
by smart TV systems controlled by a few leading technology vendors,” comments
David Mercer, VP and Principal Analyst.
“As streaming on TVs becomes the
preferred video viewing behaviour, content providers will rely increasingly on
the UI, analytics, advertising and content discovery capabilities of connected
TV platforms and the firms controlling them. As we are seeing in smartphones
today, we envisage strategic conflicts eventually emerging between content and
TV streaming platforms which will raise challenging structural and regulatory
questions.”
Samsung will hold a new 2021 Unpacked event on March 17th. According to several recent leaks around the web, Samsung will probably announce new A-series smartphones.
Models A52 and A72 both 5G might be presented at the event.
Los ecuatorianos ya cuentan con
un prototipo de vacuna contra el COVID-19. Se diseñó en la ESPOL y
se prevé que en los próximos meses empiece su fase de pruebas
preclínicas en colaboración con el Instituto Nacional de Investigación
en Salud Pública (INSPI) y la Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas (ESPE).
Washington Cárdenas ─jefe del
Laboratorio para Investigaciones Biomédicas de la Facultad de Ciencias de la
Vida (ESPOL)─ explica que este trabajo empezó en marzo del 2020,
cuando se presentó el proyecto de creación del prototipo de vacuna a la
Corporación Ecuatoriana para el Desarrollo de la Investigación y la Academia
(CEDIA).
Esta institución confió en la
iniciativa politécnica y otorgó un financiamiento de 20.000 dólares al
proyecto.
Con estos recursos, los investigadores
de la ESPOL comenzaron el trabajo:
Analizaron la
secuencia genética del virus causante del COVID-19,
Enviaron a
sintetizar un fragmento del virus en el extranjero,
Crearon una
plataforma genética para el fragmento sintetizado del virus,
Una vez
clonado el fragmento viral en la plataforma genética, este se introdujo en
cultivo celular para producir la proteína codificada. La proteína se
cosechó del medio de cultivo y se está purificando para los ensayos
preclínicos.
Este proceso fue diseñado por el profesor
e investigador de la ESPOL Washington B. Cárdenas, quien tiene un doctorado en
Biología Evolutiva y un Postdoctorado en Virología Molecular.
Él elaboró el procedimiento a seguir a
nivel genético, desde la determinación del fragmento del virus que se debía
sintetizar, la creación de la matriz para el fragmento sintetizado e, incluso,
introdujo instrucciones genéticas a esta matriz para la correcta producción de
la proteína viral.
Cárdenas explica que esto ha
sido posible gracias a los recursos económicos otorgados por
CEDIA, al personal altamente entrenado del Laboratorio
para Investigaciones Biomédicas de la ESPOL y a la tecnología para
manipular virus a nivel genético con la que cuenta este laboratorio
politécnico, que por sus características es único en el país.
¿Qué sigue?
Actualmente, los investigadores de ESPOL están optimizando el proceso de producciónde la proteína viral. Es decir, buscan la
manera de conseguir más proteína, insumo necesario para ser inyectado en las
pruebas que es necesario realizar con roedores.
Se prevé que estas pruebas se inicien en los próximos
meses, con la ayuda de colaboradores del INSPI, y de la ESPE.
Washington B. Cárdenas prevé que, trabajando con el
presupuesto actual, a mediados
del año 2022 la vacuna esté lista para producción.
¿Por qué es importante este
proyecto?
Es posible que para la
fecha en que este prototipo de vacuna esté listo para su producción, en el país
si se han tomado las medidas necesarias, buena parte de la población nacional
ya haya sido inmunizada por dosis traídas del extranjero.
“Pero hay que pensar mucho más allá”, dice el jefe del
Laboratorio para investigaciones Biomédicas de la ESPOL, quien reflexiona: “Pero, ¿y qué haremos en la próxima pandemia?, la cuestión es
estar preparados y este prototipo nos lo permite”.
“La importancia de este trabajo radica en que, con
nuestro prototipo, estamos
creando una plataforma modular que no solo servirá para la actual pandemia.
En el futuro se podría cambiar la secuencia genética de SARS-CoV-2 y poner otra
de cualquier virus del que nos interese obtener una vacuna”, puntualiza.
Más apoyo financiero
Este proyecto arrancó
con recursos económicos otorgados por CEDIA y con fondos de la ESPOL. Sin
embargo, debido a la naturaleza de los insumos necesarios para este tipo de
trabajo, las necesidades de financiamiento son actualmente atendidas con
autogestión del Laboratorio para Investigaciones Biomédicas.
Más prototipos de vacunas
Además del prototipo
inicial de vacuna, el equipo de investigadores politécnico ha diseñado cuatro
modelos adicionales. Dos de ellos ya empezaron a ser trabajados en el
laboratorio.
Pruebas PCR gratuitas durante la
pandemia
Desde marzo 2020 hasta
la fecha actual, la ESPOL ha realizado cerca de 20.000 pruebas PCR para
diagnosticar COVID-19, muchas de las
cuáles se hicieron gratuitamente en sectores urbano-marginales de Guayaquil,
gracias al apoyo de la Fundación CRISFE.
Actualmente, en el marco de un Convenio
Interinstitucional entre la Junta de Beneficencia de Guayaquil y la ESPOL, el
laboratorio aplica gratuitamente un número de estas pruebas a pacientes
oncológicos del Hospital de Niños Roberto Gilbert E.
According to Omdia, a market research company on displays, LG Display accounted for 92.5 percent of the market for vehicle OLED panels in terms of sales in 2020. Samsung Display accounted for 6.9 percent and China's BOE the remaining 0.6 percent.
LG Display developed plastic OLEDs (P-OLEDs) in 2019. Starting with the Escalade of General Motors (GM), it has been supplying the new vehicle display products for luxury cars of global automakers such as Mercedes-Benz and Cadillac. As P-OLED panels are expensive, LG Display’s main customers are high-end car manufacturers less burdened with parts prices.
P-OLED panel makers use plastic instead of glass substrates in producing panels. This allows them to create three-dimensional designs as well as two-dimensional designs such as circles and polygons. P-OLED panels are also considered suitable for cars with curved surfaces. Currently, the mainstream of the vehicle panel market is liquid crystal displays (LCDs), but the proportion of P-OLEDs is expected to jump in the future as it has the advantage of offering good picture quality and strong flexibility.
Samsung Display is seeking to expand its market share. It will supply OLED panels for Hyundai Motor’s IONIQ 5, the first model to be produced using the automaker’s electric vehicle platform E-GMP.
Samsung Display was able to supply OLED panels to Hyundai Motor as it has been supplying OLED panels to Audi's electric vehicle e-Tron since 2018. The e-Tron has rear view cameras on the side of the car doors, allowing drivers to see the rear of their vehicles on an OLED display. A similar technology will be applied to the IONIQ 5.
The market for OLED panels for vehicles will grow by more than 60 percent annually from 240,000 units in 2020 to 4.4 million units in 2025, IHS Markit forecast.
However, small OLED products for vehicles offer low profitability. "We cannot rule out the possibility that Hyundai Motor decided to collaborate with Samsung Display to lower costs,” an industry insider said.
Samsung Introduces 1.4μm 50Mp ISOCELL GN2 with Faster and More True-to-Life Auto-Focusing.
Dual Pixel Pro technology utilizes 100-million phase-detecting photodiodes that perceive phases both vertically and horizontally for faster and more accurate auto-focusing.Staggered HDR solution brings richer detail and more vibrant colors than real-time HDR while reducing energy consumption by up to 24-percent.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today introduced Samsung ISOCELL GN2, a new 50-megapixel (Mp) image sensor with a large 1.4-micrometer (μm)-sized pixels. With enhancements to its predecessor, the ISOCELL GN1, the GN2 offers up to 100Mp imaging, improved auto-focusing through Dual Pixel Pro technology, powerful staggered HDR, and vivid results through Smart ISO Pro, regardless of the lighting environment.
“ISOCELL image sensors and its technologies have made vast improvements to deliver the quality and performance one would expect from top-tier prograde cameras,” said Duckhyun Chang, executive vice president of sensor business at Samsung Electronics. “Our new ISOCELL GN2 features Dual Pixel Pro, an innovative all-direction auto-focusing solution that elevates the agility to capture moments as they unfold. Adding on Smart ISO Pro and a variety of advanced pixel technologies, pictures from GN2 are more true-to-life than ever.”
The 1/1.12-inch ISOCELL GN2 is a highly versatile image sensor when it comes to image resolutions. With 50 million 1.4μm-sized pixels on hand, the GN2 offers exceptionally detailed photographs in regular settings. In low-lit environments such as indoors, the sensor can simulate a larger 2.8μm-pixel with four-pixel-binning technology to absorb more light, delivering brighter and sharper images.
For those who appreciate more detail in photographs or are prone to post-processing such as image cropping, the GN2 offers an option to take pictures in 100Mp resolutions. In 100Mp mode, the GN2 meticulously re-arranges the color pixels using an intelligent re-mosaic algorithm, creating three individual layers of 50Mp frames in green, red and blue. These frames are then up-scaled and merged to produce a single ultra-high 100Mp resolution photograph.
The ISOCELL GN2 is Samsung’s first image sensor to offer Dual Pixel Pro, the company’s most advanced phase-detection auto-focus solution yet. By employing two photodiodes within every pixel of the image sensor, Dual Pixel Pro makes use of one hundred million phase detecting agents for ultra-fast auto-focusing. In addition, the solution also offers all-direction focusing by splitting the pixels not only vertically, as with Dual Pixel, but also diagonally. This diagonal cut allows the focusing agents to better recognize the top and bottom of the frame, allowing the sensor to get in focus quickly even when there are no pattern changes in a horizontal direction. Low-light focusing and tracking of moving objects are improved as well, as every pixel of the sensor works as focusing agents.
For taking pictures in mixed-light environments, such as sunsets or indoors with daylight coming through a window, the GN2 increases its dynamic range with a staggered-HDR feature, a time-multiplexed HDR technology that uses rolling shutters over the same pixel arrays to capture multiple frames in short, middle, and long exposures. By maximizing the dynamic range, staggered-HDR ensures rich detail and vivid color in highlights and dark shadows within the scene, making it an ideal solution for shooting high-contrast sights. Staggered-HDR is able to reduce the energy consumption of a sensor by up to 24-percent when compared to the predecessor’s real-time HDR mode, contributing to the improved energy efficiency of the overall system.
The GN2 also comes with Smart ISO and Smart ISO Pro. Smart ISO intelligently sets the sensor’s conversion gain, allowing the picture to be taken using an optimal ISO; low ISO for brighter outdoors or high for dimmer indoors. Unlike Smart ISO, which uses readouts from a single ISO per picture, Smart ISO Pro, which uses an intra-scene dual conversion gain (iDCG) solution, takes readouts from both high and low ISO to instantly create high dynamic range images with less motion-artifacts. In addition, in extreme low-light, Smart ISO Pro quickly takes and processes multiple frames in high ISO, raising the light sensitivity close to one-million ISOs and taking mobile night photography to greater heights.
Camera experiences can be more fun and creative with the GN2, where precious moments can be captured more dramatically and everyday events can be turned into short videos. The GN2 supports full-HD videos at 480 frames-per-second (fps) or 4K at 120fps, enabling wider possibilities for mobile video-shooting.
Samsung ISOCELL GN2 is currently in mass production.
After years of research and development, Samsung Electronics has completed the
development of pen input technology for foldable smartphone and it has decided
to include the option to the Galaxy Z Fold 3 that is expected to be released
this second half of 2021. The company has completed making every preparation
and it plans to mass-produce relevant components and the actual foldable
smartphone starting from May and July respectively.
The key development project of the Galaxy Z Fold
3 was implementing the pen input option. Samsung Electronics goal was to have
owners of the Galaxy Z Fold 3 use the option whether the smartphone is folded
shut or is unfolded.
However, it had been very difficult for Samsung
Electronics to implement the pen input option in foldable smartphones as it
needed to add the option to foldable displays that already require advanced
technologies.
The pen input option in particular caused
different issues. For example, components such as a digitizer that recognizes the
pen’s movement need to be foldable as well. Also, the foldable display needs
to withstand the impact and pressure caused when a pen is used, and foldable glass
(ultra-thin glass) that can withstand dents that can be caused by a pen is also a
must.
It has been reported that Samsung Electronics has
finally secured key technologies that can implement the pen input option in
foldable smartphones after years of research and development.
“Samsung Electronics has developed necessary
technologies such as digitizer and ultra-thin glass (UTG) that allow foldable
smartphones to properly react to pen input.” said one official from the
industry who is familiar with the situation related to Samsung Electronics’
foldable smartphone development. “It has been heard that Samsung Electronics
has made necessary preparations for mass-production.”
Samsung Electronics is also the first one to
implement pen input technology in foldable smartphones. Once it introduces the final product in the second half of this year, its position in the global foldable
smartphone market will be elevated even higher and it will be able to further
separate itself from its competitors.
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 is a foldable smartphone
that is folded from side to side and it is the follow-up model to the Galaxy
Fold and the Galaxy Z Fold 2 that were released in 2019 and 2020
respectively. The foldable smartphone line is the flagship line that represents
Samsung Electronics’ foldable smartphones and it is integrated with the latest
technologies every year it is released.
Samsung Electronics is the only smartphone
manufacturer in the world to mass-produce and release foldable smartphones. The
company and Samsung Display have been creating synergy in the foldable
smartphone field as Samsung Display has been a stable supplier of foldable
displays for Samsung Electronics. Although other smartphone manufacturers such
as Huawei, Motorola, and Royole also released their own foldable smartphones,
there is a huge difference between them and Samsung Electronics when it comes
to supply necessary components and production capacity.
With this success, Samsung Electronics is
pioneering a new market as the only smartphone manufacturer in the world to
mass-produce foldable smartphones has widened the gap between itself and its
competitors in the global foldable smartphone market once more.
The final worldwide smartphone market share for the year 2020 was lead by Samsung with 266.7 million units sold 20.6%, followed by Apple with 206.1 million units 15.9 %, and Huawei in third place with 189 million units 14.6%.
The worldwide smartphone market continued to improve in the holiday quarter of 2020 (4Q20) returning to familiar ground with 4.3% year-over-year growth. According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 385.9 million devices during the quarter. While the full year 2020 declined 5.9% compared to 2019, the progress toward market recovery has been impressive and IDC believes the momentum heading into 2021 will remain strong.
"There are a lot of elements at play that is fueling the smartphone market recovery – pent-up demand, continued supply push on 5G, aggressive promotions, and the popularity of low to mid-priced phones," said Nabila Popal, research director with IDC's Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers. "Vendors also seem to be better prepared for the second lockdown, ensuring they have the right channel set up ready to fulfill orders and reach the end consumer. Lockdowns also have people spending less on areas like leisure, travel, and dining out – and smartphones are benefitting from this. In addition to all these factors, the fast recovery and resilience of the smartphone supply chain also has to be given some credit."
In terms of vendors, there was a clear shift among the Top 5.
Apple delivered a phenomenal performance in 4Q20, returning to the number 1 position with 90.1 million devices shipped, driven by the success of the iPhone 12 series. This represents the highest shipment volume from a vendor in a single quarter and resulted in 23.4% market share and 22.2% year-over-year growth.
Samsung moved to number 2 with 73.9 million device shipments and 19.1% market share. With the continued success of the A series and growth in nearly every region, Samsung saw year-over-year growth of 6.2%.
Xiaomi finished the quarter in the third position with shipments of 43.3 million and 11.2% market share while OPPO was fourth with shipments of 33.8 million and 8.8% market share. Both companies successfully capitalized on declining Huawei shipments, growing 32.0% and 10.7% year over year respectively, by focusing on aggressive product portfolios and building partnerships.
Huawei fell to the number 5 spot with shipments of 32.3 million and 8.4% market share. The company continues to suffer under the weight of U.S. sanctions and saw a dramatic year-over-year decline of 42.4%.
"The recovery of both the smartphone market and its supply chain has been truly impressive and the year-end growth is testament to how far we've come," said Ryan Reith, program vice president with IDC's Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers. "The majority of the world is either in some form of lockdown or still waiting to return to normal day-to-day life, yet smartphone sales are rebounding as though nothing ever happened.
This illustrates the importance of smartphones in everyone's life and provides a strong foundation for market demand. As the world progresses towards a post-pandemic environment, IDC believes demand will grow and the market recovery will accelerate."
Today, we are introducing the next feature update to Windows 10, version 21H1. As people continue to rely on Windows more than ever to work, learn and have fun, we understand the importance of providing the best possible update experience to help people and organizations stay protected and productive. It is a responsibility we do not take lightly and why for the first time an H1 (first half of the calendar year) feature update release will be delivered in an optimized way using servicing technology while continuing our semi-annual feature update cadence. In today’s blog, I will cover details on how we plan to service the release, its scope, and the next steps.
Fast and focused
Based on feedback and learnings during the past year of extensive remote work, learning, and play, version 21H1 will be delivered with servicing technology (like that used for the monthly update process and how 20H2 was delivered). Windows 10, version 21H1 will have a scoped set of features improving security, remote access, and quality. The features we are releasing in this update are focused on the core experiences that customers have told us they’re relying on most right now. So, we optimized this release to support our customers’ most pressing needs.
New features include multicamera support for Windows Hello and security-related performance improvements.
Windows Hello multicamera supports setting the default as the external camera when both external and internal Windows Hello cameras are present.
Windows Defender Application Guard performance improvements including optimizing document opening scenario times.
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Group Policy Service (GPSVC) updating performance improvement to support remote work scenarios.
Customers running either Windows 10, version 2004 or version 20H2 who choose to update to the new release will have a fast installation experience because the update will install like a monthly update. For consumer or commercial users coming from versions of Windows 10 earlier than the May 2020 Update (version 2004), the process of updating to the new release will be the same as it has been and will work in a similar manner to the previous Windows 10 feature updates, using the same tools and processes. As this Windows 10 release is targeted for the first half of 2021, all Windows 10 editions of version 21H1 will receive 18 months of service.
Next steps
Our multilayered approach to the development and launch of feature updates continues and includes fully leveraging the Windows Insider Program to obtain user feedback and data insights on quality. We will begin releasing 21H1 builds to Windows Insiders in the Beta channel today to those Insiders who seek to opt-in, and new features will be offered in future Windows Insider Preview Builds as they are ready. Broad availability of Windows 10, version 21H1 will begin later in the first half of this calendar year, and we will provide more information on the release and how to get it as we get closer to the launch of this next feature update. We look forward to hearing your feedback.
Editor’s note – Feb. 17, 2021 – The bullet point on Windows Hello multicamera support was updated for clarity.
Motorola will make available the upcoming Moto G10 and G30 in a few weeks in selected European countries.
Phantom Black
Pastel Sky
Some specifications:
MotoG10 (Capri)
6.5-inch display
60HZ refresh rate
Snapdragon 460
48MP
4GB/6GB RAM
64/128GB storage
512GB microSD storage
5000 mAh Battery
10W charging
4G
rear-mounted
fingerprint scanners,
physical
Google Assistant buttons
Around $180
Moto G 30 (Capri Plus)
6.5-inch display
Snapdragon 662
eight Kryo 260 CPU cores (four based on A73, four on A53), plus an Adreno 610 GPU
4GB/6GB RAM
64/128GB storage
512GB microSD storage
64MP triple rear
cameras
13MP front camera
5000 mAh Battery
90HZ refresh rate
20W charging
4G
rear-mounted
fingerprint scanners,
physical
Google Assistant buttons
Around $220
Both the Moto G10 and G30 have plastic bodies with a water-repellent design, earning them an IP52 rating - dustproof and able to stave off dripping water.
