Harnessing the technology in its Galaxy S21 Ultra and new S23 Ultra devices to broadcast live, 24/7 streams of wild animals in the Balule Nature Reserve, part of Kruger National Park

Coinciding with World Animal Day, Samsung has announced the expansion of its Wildlife Watch pilot, in partnership with Africam and The Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit, to protect against animal poaching in the South African bush.

Launched in 2021, the programme uses Samsung technology as a live ‘surveillance system’ to enable anybody to watch wildlife in the Balule Nature Reserve in South Africa, part of the Kruger National Park. The pilot was a tremendous success in keeping one of nature’s most endangered animals, the rhino, safe thanks to the virtual rangers who took the watch with Samsung.

Leitah Mkhabela, Black Mamba Ranger said, “Not a single attempt to poach rhinos in the reserve has been observed since the pilot launched. However, poaching of other wildlife in the reserve has not gone away. Tourism is still below pre-Covid levels meaning fewer eyes are monitoring the park, the cost-of-living crisis has led to an increase in poverty, and recruiting new rangers is difficult because of low pay and challenging working conditions.” 

In the latest enhancement to the programme, Samsung will utilise technology in Galaxy S21 Ultra and new S23 Ultra devices to broadcast the 24/7 live streams of wild animals.

With an advanced camera system and re-engineered Nightography capabilities, along with a 200MP Adaptive Pixel sensor and 10x Optical Zoom Telephoto Camera, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra devices will film live footage day and night. They will also support the rangers by improving the quality of the evidence they send back to HQ to use as evidence for poaching investigations and, the durable materials used to construct the devices, will improve resilience in the bush when the rangers are using them out on patrol. The S23 Ultra is IP68[1] grade water and dust resistant.

The impact the Galaxy SmartTag has on improving the safety of the rangers and helping them coordinate conservation efforts in the bush will also be tested. Using SmartThings Find, Black Mamba HQ will monitor where individuals are in the reserve.

To help locals understand the importance of wildlife conservation from a young age, Samsung has worked with The Black Mambas to create ‘The Samsung Bush Babies Animal Insights’ an educational programme for young people in local communities highlighting the importance of wildlife diversity, conservation, and protecting the reserve for generations to come. The Freestyle Projector will deliver optimal viewing in a compact, portable device enabling The Black Mambas to teach the Bush Babies Animals Insights initiative from anywhere.  

Mark Holloway, MX Director of Category Management, Samsung Europe said, “Samsung’s Wildlife Watch pilot encouraged thousands of people across the world to lend their eyes to prevent poaching in the African bush. It demonstrates the positive role technology can play in tackling real-world challenges. For this World Animal Day and beyond, Samsung wants to continue raising awareness on the importance of wildlife conservation and encourage people worldwide to take the watch and lend their support to The Black Mambas in this fight to protect nature”. 

Everyone is invited to ‘Take the Watch’ this year and become a virtual ranger, helping to protect endangered animals from poaching by monitoring them in real-time in their natural habitat and enjoying live sightings of these spectacular animals from their own homes. 

By becoming a virtual ranger and taking the watch on wildlife-watch.com, you can alert rangers if you see animals in danger or signs of poaching by clicking at the bottom of the live stream page, share what you see via snapshots on social to encourage others to take part, and donate to The Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit. With different camera views, it’s never the same watch twice, and you might witness elephants, lions and even giraffes in the wild wherever you are. 

Virtual Rangers who want to understand more about the signs of poaching activity can learn more by watching The Black Mambas Boot Camp. This six-part series provides tips from the rangers on the sights and sounds to look out for when taking the watch and explains the important work they do on their patrols. To see the films go to: www.wildlife-watch.com/  

To watch the live stream, help protect vulnerable animals and donate to the Black Mambas go to wildlife-watch.com   

Disclaimer:

[1] The IP68 rating means complete dust protection and temporary immersion in up to 1.5m of freshwater for up to 30 minutes. Based on lab test conditions. Not advised for beach or pool use. Water and dust resistance of devices is not permanent and may diminish over time.

An EPIC Mother’s Day with the Galaxy S23 Ultra!

Mothers bring light, richness, joy, meaning and direction through everything they do in our lives. Think comfort, hope and security and without even trying a picture of mom emerges. They are life’s true everyday superheroes. To mark this year’s Mother’s Day, Samsung the special role played by all mothers. In keeping to its culture of celebrating its people, Samsung produced an epic video with the Galaxy S23 Ultra to honour and pay tribute to all mothers at head office for their magnificence both at home and the office.

The line between mobile gaming and PC or console gaming is blurring, and Samsung engineers have been working to obliterate it entirely. With the Galaxy S23, Samsung aimed to set a new standard for what a premium mobile device can do.

Well, mission accomplished

With the latest hardware, software, processing and more, the newest Galaxy smartphone comprehensively advances every aspect of the device. Galaxy has even optimized the games themselves through open collaboration with developers. The result: a world-class gaming experience with performance elevated in every area.

Creating the Ultimate Gamer’s Smartphone

At the heart of the Galaxy S23 series is the Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy. As the most powerful chipset ever in a Samsung Galaxy smartphone, gamers get to have the optimal experience on their smartphones. It makes graphics smoother, with more stable frame rates. And it’s more power-efficient compared to previous models.

That’s increasingly important as mobile games become more demanding. Graphics on mobile titles are getting closer to what’s possible at home. Processors have more 3D rendering challenges. More textures and objects in a scene, plus higher frame rates and increasing resolutions.

The Galaxy S23 handles all this with ease. Samsung worked closely with Qualcomm to optimize the chipset for Galaxy. When development began, the priority was to ensure early GPU compatibility, reliability and optimized performance. The result is a faster GPU designed to keep up with the demands of power users. The new CPU structure also boosts the processing abilities of Galaxy S23 series by about 30% compared to the Galaxy S22 series.

Supporting all this is a key innovation empowering our gaming mission: Galaxy’s vapor cooling chamber. An overheated chipset may have to limit resources to protect both the user and the device. This causes game performance downgrades such as framerate drops. The vapor cooling chamber, made larger on the Galaxy S23 Ultra and brought to the S23+ and S23 models, reinforces gaming performance as it dissipates heat.

Making the Future of Gaming More Mobile

To excel at handling increasingly demanding workloads, a smartphone needs excellent hardware and software — and precise optimization to get the most out of both. The Galaxy S23 delivers the fastest mobile graphics of any Galaxy device. But more importantly, it can now sustain intense gaming performance for longer periods of time than on previous the S series. This was one of the biggest gaps between static and mobile gaming, and Galaxy is closing it.

Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy is also designed to support new technologies such as ray tracing. Capable of handling light source effects such as shadows and reflection, the Galaxy S23 series could enable game developers to apply ray tracing effects on mainstream mobile games. But Samsung is going further as engineers are already working on more future-ready advancements so Galaxy smartphones can handle even more complex effects.

While plenty of smartphones can play games well on the go, Galaxy is striving for something extraordinary. Something like the Galaxy S23 series. Or as we like to think of it, the ultimate gamer’s smartphone — that’s only going to keep getting better. All these advancements help address one of the latest gaming challenges – cross-platform gaming. This is when mobile, console and desktop versions of a game need to share data across devices. This results in higher CPU and GPU loads than conventional games, which is a lot to handle. Good resource management is critical, as is the intelligence to balance performance and power.

Availability

Find your next Galaxy in stores and online. The Galaxy S23 Ultra is available for only R30,999 and the Galaxy S23 Plus and Galaxy S23 Base are R26,499 and R20,995 respectively.

Samsung proudly supports Busan’s bid for the World Expo 2030.

Samsung, through its Future Generation Lab (FGL) marketing division, which is tasked with connecting the company with the next generation of the African consumer, saw an awesome opportunity to take the brand to Generation MZ and considering that Pantone Sundays is one of the platforms where they converge, jumping on board was a no-brainer for FGL. Hosting the latest Pantone Sunday in Braamfontein was also a stroke of genius as it is the epicentre of the target market.

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Updated on March 28 2023 : 10% Recycled PBT (Polybutylene Terephthalate), which is sourced from discarded PET bottles has been used in case front part of Galaxy S23 Ultra

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – 28 February 2023 – The mobile technology world continues to evolve and the possibilities of what one can achieve with something as handy as a smartphone are now seemingly endless. People can now earn a living and in some cases even gain fame and fortune, all from the palm of their hands.

There is a variety of opportunities and businesses that people run through their smartphones and as the phones get better, so do those possibilities. From the connectivity to the functional features that the latest smartphones have like powerful cameras, a lot can be done and users have been capitalising on these advancements. With the advent of social media in the early 2000s, it would’ve been hard to believe that only a few years later, people would not only be using it to make a living, but they would be using only their mobile phones to do it all.

Samsung released their first camera phone in 2000, the SCH-V200, and since then, they have made huge strides in their technology to where they currently are. The company has remained one of the most competitive innovators in the camera phone sector.

“At the core of everything we do at Samsung is our strategic aim of using technology to make life easier. The products and services we develop are driven by our customer-centric values and with the sole purpose of enhancing everyday life for everyone who uses them, including but not limited to using our mobile phones to make a living. The Galaxy series has not only revolutionised the smartphone but has consistently remained amongst the top-rated performers. The series transformed how people work, play, get healthy and stay entertained and we are not about to reduce the momentum,” said Justin Hume, Samsung South Africa’s Vice President of Mobile Experiences.

At the recent global launch of the latest Galaxy S series at Unpacked on 1 February 2023, as widely anticipated, great smartphone innovation was on full display. With all new devices unveiled at every Unpacked event, Samsung has consistently ensured improvements on previous models, and this year was no different.

The first ever Galaxy S device featured a VGA-class front camera, capable of the bare minimum like making video calls, as well as a 5-megapixel (MP) rear camera that could record HD videos. Looking at the latest Samsung flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S23 Ultra, with its 200MP camera, there is a long list of things that one can do with it. From film producers, social media influencers, podcasters, storytellers, professional gamers, bloggers/vloggers, and people who offer online tutoring or other forms of training, the latest phone camera has got more than enough capacity to allow them creative control to produce their most epic work. One could argue that this phone has shattered boundaries.

Samsung proudly supports Busan’s bid for the World Expo 2030.

You got into 2023 with a fresher outlook, a set of goals and a steely determination to achieve them come hell or high water. Maybe you’ve lacked the resolve and motivation before whenever you’d set yourself some ambitions for a new year. Things can be different this time around. Oftentimes we need some assistance in the form of relevant resources to achieve our targets. The good news is with an arsenal of Samsung devices at your disposal, realising some of those lofty goals you’ve set yourself for the new year becomes relatively easier.

Maybe you set out to be healthier, take control and manage your finances better, and take up a side job as a short filmmaker, a social media influencer or a vlogger. You could also be passionate about gaming and think you could potentially earn money from it, or it could be something as seemingly easy as simply enjoying the outdoors or nature more. With Samsung Galaxy devices such as the Galaxy Watch5, Galaxy Buds and the newly launched Galaxy S23 Ultra, you can do all those things and a whole lot more.

Having the Galaxy Watch5 helps you set and keep track of your health and fitness goals. So whether it’s improving your running times, growing muscle or losing weight, the smartwatch has great features that can give you all the deeper insights and data you need to stay on course and achieve your goals. The Galaxy Buds are there to complement the smartwatch if you enjoy having your favourite playlist as part of your exercise routine or simply listening to high-quality sounding music as you enjoy the outdoors for leisure.

Have you been looking for a way to earn yourself some extra income? Combining your passion or hobbies with the power and pull of social media is one way to do just that. And having a smartphone like the Galaxy S23 Ultra, with its 200-megapixel super camera, gives you the platform to exploit those opportunities. Your passion and talent for cooking could see you start and grow your own channel; maybe you’re just an entertainer and want to share your side-splitting jokes on video – the smartphone’s camera is more than equipped to handle the task. Either way, whatever it is you set out to do becomes more feasible with these Galaxy devices.

“We believe the Galaxy S23 Ultra and the S23 series as a whole, is the perfect upgrade to any mobile device, and we make it seamless for everyone to join the Galaxy ecosystem. Ultimately, our mission is to make life easier for our consumers through our innovations and products, and if we can help them to achieve some of their personal milestones, even better,” said Justin Hume, Samsung’s Vice President of Mobile Experiences.

Samsung proudly supports Busan’s bid for the World Expo 2030

With its new, cutting-edge design, the Galaxy S23 series demonstrates that innovation brings both high-performance and sustainability for the ultimate premium experience.

The Galaxy S23 series raises the bar for both quality and aesthetics with less environmental impact than previous generations. To achieve this, Samsung has incorporated recycled materials in more device components than in any other previous Galaxy smartphone and designed the packaging box using 100% recycled paper. The presence of recycled materials in the Galaxy S23 series has also been increased, rising from six internal components made from eco-conscious materials in the Galaxy S22 Ultra to 12 internal and external components incorporating recycled materials in the Galaxy S23 Ultra.

The Galaxy S23 series makes living more sustainably easier and without compromise. By continuing to increase recycled materials in Galaxy devices, this helps to reduce the impact on the environment. Specifically, the use of recycled ocean-bound plastics in the Galaxy S23 series could prevent more than 15 tons of discarded fishing nets from entering the world’s oceans by the end of 2023, helping to reduce ocean pollution. These devices are built to last with better durability and reliability, so consumers can now enjoy a premium Galaxy experience for as long as possible.

This series is revolutionising how sustainability and innovation coincide. Building on Galaxy’s use of ocean-bound plastics, Samsung has now added even more recycled materials to the Galaxy S23 series, including aluminium and glass. It is the first Galaxy device to feature Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus® 2, which offers improved strength for long-term use and contains an average of 22 percent pre-consumer recycled content.^[1]

These next Galaxy flagship smartphones will also be the first to deliver improved drop performance on rough surfaces like concrete² – the world’s most abundant engineered material, it redefines tough for consumers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

This series is therefore UL ECOLOGO® certified³, meaning that the product has been certified for reduced environmental impact. It puts a focus on the environment and has achieved an Environmental Claim Validation for containing an average of 22 percent pre-consumer recycled content, as validated by Underwriters Laboratories (UL). (Products bearing the UL Environmental Claim Validation Mark undergo routine audits and testing to retain their status).

With Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Corning’s Mobile Consumer Electronics business that includes its ground-breaking cover glasses as well as glass and optics for semiconductor products, which enhance performance, deliver new connectivity features, and support immersive user experiences with augmented reality and 3D sensing.

Justin Hume, Vice President of MX Business at Samsung South Africa says: “As Samsung, we are committed to combatting climate change, and we are guided by our new environmental strategy that strives to make the technology we depend on more sustainable. That is why we consider every phase of the product lifecycle with sustainability top of mind.

“We are now also equipping and encouraging customers to partake in product sustainability efforts with standby power saving technology and remote management for devices. At the end of the product lifecycle, Samsung makes recycling and upcycling efforts easier for customers with its eco-packaging and EPS cushion recycling program. We believe that our efforts will help to reduce the overall carbon footprint and preserve the earth’s natural beauty.”

Galaxy S23 series also provides four generations of OS upgrades and five years of security updates, so users are protected for longer. For more, see infographic below. Also, for those who are interested in pre-ordering⁴ the latest Galaxy devices, please click the respective links below:

• Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: https://www.samsung.com/my/smartphones/galaxy-s23-ultra/buy/
• Samsung Galaxy S23+ | Samsung Galaxy S23: https://www.samsung.com/my/smartphones/galaxy-s23/buy/

Samsung proudly supports Busan’s bid for the World Expo 2030.

Disclaimers:

^{2 Corning® recently developed this version of Gorilla® Glass and Samsung will be the first company to use the material.}

^{3  UL ECOLOGO® Certified products and services are verified for reduced environmental impact based on environmental performance criteria throughout its life cycle, including energy reduction, materials, health, environment, manufacturing and operations. Galaxy S23 series met the UL 110 which is the UL Environmental Standard for Mobile Phones Sustainability}

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The Galaxy S23 Ultra is in a league of its own. By integrating the peak performance and productivity of the Note series with the ground-breaking photographic capabilities of the S series, the Galaxy S23 Ultra enables impactful connections like no other.

Thanks to upgraded functionality on the Galaxy S22 Ultra, taking beautifully vivid photos has never been easier with the Galaxy S23 Ultra. Shoot vibrant photos, stand-out selfies and cinematic videos with less noise even in dark conditions with Nightography. Additionally, the new Adaptive Pixel 200MP sensor enables epic, high-resolution photography with class-leading detail for crisp, lifelike photos.

The Galaxy S23 Ultra also offers the ultimate gaming experience on the go with fast and smooth mobile graphics. Heavy-duty games run with ease thanks to the exclusive Snapdragon^® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy in collaboration with Qualcomm.

Immerse yourself in more of your favourite content with the Galaxy S23 Ultra. The bright and large 6.8-inch QHD+ display is powered by a 5,000mAh battery, which offers efficient and longer-lasting¹

performance.

Check out the infographic below for a closer look at how the Galaxy S23 Ultra helps users fuel their passions.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Samsung has partnered with PRIMEDIA to provide the country’s GenMZers with an impressive line-up of South Africa’s biggest artists coupled with the launch of the new Galaxy S23 series. This is a summer music festival experience for friends and families, set against the scenic backdrop of the Cape winelands, and it is set to mark a new era of Samsung Galaxy’s ultimate premium phone experience, while bringing the power of the most advanced mobile technology.

The organisers of the Galaxy KDay are determined to live up to their promise of taking this year’s festival to a whole new level with massively talented artists. The Galaxy KDay music festival, brought to you by Samsung and Kfm 94.5 is an opportunity for festival goers to enjoy another impressive season of live music, while the Galaxy S23 Series will bring the world of trendy attendees into sharper focus at this year’s festival. The epic 200MP camera of the new Galaxy S23 Ultra will give revellers more freedom to explore their creativity, like taking crisp photos and videos, from dusk until dawn.

This device is more than just a smartphone, the Galaxy S23 Series is a new way to share epic moments – perfect for those who are always one step ahead of the trends. Festival goers will enjoy the fact that this series is able to push the limits of what’s possible in a premium smartphone, allowing you to create impactful connected experiences that are built to last. Because the Galaxy S23 Series comes with better durability and reliability, you will all be able to enjoy a premium Galaxy experience for as long as possible – while dancing to your favourite tunes at the event. The Galaxy S series will help these GenMZers to stand out in a crowd more than before.

Whether you are a pro-grade photographer, content creator or just want to share your memorable moments from the music festival, the new Galaxy S23 Series is the ultimate creative tool offered in a variety of models that are differentiated for individual needs. In addition, the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ are equipped with more powerful batteries and storage for every user.

Now, you can stream, scroll and film your experience at the festival effortlessly. Filming a favourite song at this concert, snapping a selfie, or grabbing a group shot of friends, you can get sharper images and videos[i]. Visual noise that usually ruins low-light images is corrected by a new AI-powered image signal processing (ISP) algorithm that enhances object details and colour tone.

In a Samsung Galaxy-first, Galaxy S23 Ultra boasts a new 200MP Adaptive Pixel sensor that captures classic moments with incredible precision. And because selfie cameras are more important than ever in how we communicate today, Galaxy S23 series introduces fast autofocus and Samsung’s first Super HDR selfie camera, jumping from 30fps to 60fps, for noticeably better front-facing images and videos[ii]. In addition, for those of you who express yourselves in your own unique ways and are always one step ahead of trends – the Galaxy S23 series comes in four core colours inspired by nature: Phantom Black, Cream, Green and Lavender.

Justin Hume, Vice President of MX Business at Samsung South Africa says: “The Galaxy S23 Series combines Samsung Galaxy-exclusive performance, standard-setting camera quality and future-looking sustainability in one premium experience, so you do not have to choose one over the other.

“The Galaxy S23+/Galaxy S23 is able to reimagine the Samsung Galaxy S Series experience for different demands and lifestyles, helping everyone including those attending this Galaxy KDay music festival the opportunity to take their passions and everyday experiences further. So, no matter which model you choose, the Galaxy S23 Series gets you through the day with ease.”

Samsung proudly supports Busan’s bid for the World Expo 2030.

Disclaimers:

[i] Compared to Galaxy S22 Ultra

[ii] Availability of Super HDR selfie camera may differ by third party app.