South Korean smartphone-maker Samsung Electronics has finally set the launch date and venue of its upcoming smartphones ― the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus ― for Aug. 13 in New York, according to news reports.
A Samsung official was quoted by a local news outlet as saying that “the Korean firm has sent invitations to its customers and partners for the New York unveiling event on Aug. 13.”
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Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 4. Samsung |
It had been rumored that the launch event would be advanced to Aug. 12 from the usual launch at the IFA electronics trade show in Berlin, Germany, in September.
The Note 5 will be the first model of the Note lineup to be unveiled in the U.S. city.
The Seoul-based tech behemoth launched its Galaxy S4 and smart TV models in 2013 in New York.
It is said that Samsung has moved up the launch of the Note 5 from the traditional September release to take on California-based Apple’s new iPhone, expected to be unveiled in September.
Apple dealt a blow to Samsung when it rolled out its iPhone 6 and 6 Plus a week ahead of the introduction of Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge in September last year.
By Kim Young-won (
wone0102@heraldcorp.com)