Samsung Electronics, a global leader in digital media and convergence technology, is tightening its grip on the global smartphone market having expanded its Galaxy S series with the introduction of the much anticipated Galaxy S5.
According to Strategic Analytics, Samsung shipped a record 86 million smartphone worldwide during the fourth quarter of 2013, further boosting its stakes of the worldwide market as Apple’s share fell over the same period.
Despite announcing a record 51m iPhone sales, Apple’s share of the global smartphone market fell to 17.6 percent in the three months ending in December, a 4.4 point dip from the year ago quarter. By comparison, Samsung, the Korean smartphone maker, upped its piece of the pie to 29.6 percent over the same period, up 0.6 percent year-over-year.
The company has also introduced the NX30 smart camera – a professionally inspired compact device, to the Nigerian market. The new Samsung Galaxy S5 which is powered by a 2.5GHz quad-core processor boasting a 5.1-inch super amole display.
The new Samsung Galaxy S5 is upgraded with a 16-megapixel camera, new fitness tracking features, a heart rate scanner and is dust and water (IP67) resistant. The device also highlights a new fingerprint scanner, a unique feature that is integrated with the device’s home button providing the consumers with security and biometric screen-locking feature. However, the camera NX30 is a high-performance device featuring wireless network connectivity that compatibly embodies style and functionality.
The NX30 camera raises the bar for compact system cameras all over the world boasting outstanding imaging performance.
Built on 20.3 megapixel sensor, the NX30 camera is capable of capturing high-definition images with sharp, life-like colours that are clear in all lighting conditions. Speaking with journalists in a press briefing recently held in Lagos, Brovo Kim, managing director, Samsung Electronics, said the Samsung Galaxy S5 device will be made available to the West African market at a Galaxy S5 Premier event scheduled to hold in Lagos in April. He said Samsung has been consistent in carrying out researches aimed at giving optimum satisfaction to the customers, noting that the new Galaxy S5 features five distinctive technical characteristics that makes its absolutely different from other Galaxy series.
“We have come to realise that the Samsung Galaxy S5 smart device is an investment that is solely built on the philosophy of solving the customers’ needs. This philosophy is also in line with our commitment to maintaining our leadership momentum in Nigeria and globally,” he said. Commenting on the new NX30 camera, Emmanouil Revmatas, director of information technology and mobile, Samsung Electronics said the new NX30 camera is a gateway to a new visual communication era and shifts a paradigm in communication.
“With the growth of social networking, the prevalence of smartphones and tablets, the rate of communicate has become tremendously faster and unique.
“There is an increasing need to articulate our experiences through pictures and videos and the NX30 smart camera has been created to lead the way in this new era of visual communication,” he further explained.
He further noted that not only does the NX30 camera deliver incredible speed and accuracy through advanced video and photographic features, it is truly built around the user, with upgraded smart camera functionality making shooting and sharing seamless,” he said.
Justice Godfrey Okamgba
