Barcelona (AFP) – Virtual reality and accessories have been the hallmarks of the presentation of South Korean manufacturers Samsung and LG on Sunday on the eve of the opening of the World Congress of mobile telephony, while the number three the sector, the Chinese Huawei, created the surprise by unveiling its first laptop.
Samsung, the world leader in the sector, pushed the thing up to stage the appearance of his new smartphone, the Galaxy S7 through its virtual reality headset Gear VR, presented in January at the consumer electronics Show in Las Vegas CES audience.
in the process, this giant on -Korean unveiled its new camera Gear 360, which, by filming 360 degrees high resolution, producing videos plunging the viewer into the immersion, and announced a partnership with Facebook around the uses of virtual reality.
“over a million people look daily 360 degree videos on Facebook now. We want to make Facebook the best video platform for virtual reality and Samsung is the only company in the world can bring a good experience in terms of virtual reality, “said Mark Zuckerberg, who attended the presentation.
back in the saddle by a 2015 years that saw him take his place as world number one at the expense of American Apple, Samsung also introduced its Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, improved versions of the S6 and S6 Edge, with a battery with a capacity 20% higher than for a smartphone that wants less energy, a 15 megapixel camera with improved image quality, low light and a total immersion water resistance shallow and a processor improve the quality of video games.
“We want to put the Galaxy S7 at the center of a new experience between partners, products and services. No other group is better positioned than Samsung to achieve this objective, “insisted DJ Koh, president of the mobile branch of the group.
” In order to maintain its leading position in the market, Samsung will invest much more than its competitors to promote virtual reality. This will probably make noise but do it will be beneficial to all consumers? Not in 2016, access to virtual reality platforms that will more limited, “said Thomas Husson, an analyst at Forrester
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If Samsung hoped to strike a blow with virtual reality, however, it was overtaken by south Korean rival LG, which unveiled its new top model of modular range, the G5, accompanied him as a reality helmet Virtual, the VR 360, and a camera capable of shooting 360 degrees to produce high resolution videos.
in general, it is the accessories that LG has focused its presentation, offering no fewer than a half dozen items pouvent be plugged into its new smartphone, the wide angle lens to the LG Cam Plus, additional camera features a self-contained battery, via a hi system -fi developed in collaboration with the Swedish B & amp;. O Play
A compelling choice for Thomas Husson, that, with “its removable battery and accessories, the new LG device widely renews the range group and represents an interesting attempt to compete with its eternal Korean rival “, Samsung.
Meanwhile, Huawei has created a surprise by not having new smartphone but its first laptop, Matebook form of convertible tablet notebook, designed for high-end business market, in direct competition with the iPad Apple Pro and the Microsoft Surface Pro.
“the business world needs a battery which has a large autonomy, “explained the director of the consumer products division of the group, Richard Yu, presenting his new device. It has a 12-inch screen, weighs just 640 grams without the keyboard, and is not more than 6.9 millimeters thick, with 10 hours of battery life in normal use.
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