New Samsung Galaxy flagship phone expected to be unveiled 1 March
New Samsung Galaxy flagship phone expected to be unveiled
1 March
Samsung has sent out invitations to its annual launch
event, known as Unpacked, where the company will likely show off the Galaxy S6.
by Rich Trenholm February 2, 2015 4:05 PM PST
Samsung will host its next Unpacked event in Barcelona,
Spain.
The next Samsung flagship device is set to be unveiled on
1 March. Samsung has licked the envelopes and sent out invitations to
journalists for Galaxy Unpacked, the regular event at which its new devices
take their first steps.
The tantalising all-black invitation reads "What's
Next" and hints at a curved device. (Either that or a fork.) The rumoured
Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone is expected to be the big draw at the event that
Sunday evening in Barcelona, Spain, ahead of the Mobile World Congress trade
show.
It's an important time for Samsung to launch a new
flagship device, as the Korean company has seen its lead in the mobile market
slide during a worrying five quarters in a row of profits shrinking.
At last February's Galaxy Unpacked event, Samsung
revealed the Galaxy S5 and the Gear 2 and Gear Fit wearable smart devices. Then
in September, the second Unpacked of the year saw the launch of the Galaxy Note
4 phablet, curved-screen Note Edge and virtual-reality Gear VR headset.
Recent devices have shown off new aesthetics including
metal casings and curved screens -- as well as new Tizen software -- which are
likely to continue in 2015.
The first Unpacked of each year takes place at the annual
mobile-industry trade show known as Mobile World Congress. MWC sees mobile
manufacturers, phone networks and others gather in Barcelona to show off their
wares for the coming year. From mobile phones and tablets, the show has
expanded to smart-home devices, wearables, and the Internet of Things -- the
idea of connecting more devices and objects to the Web.
Many of the big press conferences take place that
weekend, with HTC, Huawei and Nokia all revealing their new kit on the same day
as Samsung. As always, we'll be there in force, so keep it CNET for all the
first impressions, glossy photos and in-depth videos of all the cool kit you need
to know about.
If you're not traveling to Barcelona for Mobile World
Congress, you can watch the live stream for the Unpacked event here.
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