JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – 29 November 2021  – Samsung, a global leader in technology has announced that 43 of its new product and service innovations received CES® 2022 Innovation Awards honours, including four Best of Innovations accolades, from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The annual awards programme spotlights standout design and engineering across multiple consumer technology product categories.

Samsung’s presence across multiple categories exemplifies its deep heritage developing cross-category innovations that propel the industry and society forward. This year, CTA recognized Samsung Honourees in a range of categories, including Computer Peripherals & Accessories, Computer Hardware & Components, Digital Imaging/Photography, Embedded Technologies, Gaming, Headphones & Personal Audio, Health & Wellness, Home Appliances, Home AV Components & Accessories, Mobile Devices and Accessories, Smart Home, Software and Mobile Apps, Sustainability, Wearable Technologies and Video Displays.

The CES Innovation Awards are sponsored by the CTA, the owner and organizer of CES – the world’s largest and most influential technology event. CES 2022 returns to Las Vegas next year, after a digital-only version of the event in 2021. Jong-Hee (JH) Han, President and Head of Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics, will deliver the pre-show keynote address on Tuesday, Jan. 4 at 04:30 AM SAST in the Venetian’s Palazzo Ballroom in Las Vegas, NV.

Some of Samsung’s award-winning products that earned accolades this year include the following:

Innovation Honorees: 

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G – The Galaxy Z Fold3 brings Samsung’s leading smartphone camera technology to the ground-breaking foldable form factor—gaining recognition in both the Digital Imaging/Photography and Mobile Devices & Accessories categories. The Galaxy Z Fold3 continues Samsung’s pioneering legacy in foldable smartphones. It brings together innovations like IPX8 water resistance, and the first ever Under Display Camera and S Pen support on a foldable, all on a 7.6” screen that folds to fit in your pocket. With its impeccable craftsmanship and ground-breaking form factor, the Galaxy Z Fold3 creates truly unique experiences — the ideal combination of productivity, performance and portability creates truly unique experiences — the ideal combination of productivity, performance and portability.

Samsung Galaxy Watch4 – Recognized in the categories of Health & Fitness and Wearable Technologies, the Galaxy Watch4 series is Samsung’s most innovative smartwatches yet, with a reimagined OS and UX, sophisticated design, and cutting-edge fitness features. Plus, an all-new OS and UX make Watch4 act provide the most intuitive experience yet. The Watch4 series marks a new era of smartwatch innovation.

Samsung Galaxy A Series – Also winning in Mobile Devices & Accessories category is the Galaxy A series, a family of five smartphone devices packed with impressive features at a price that works for everyone. You can take stunning shots with powerful multi-camera systems, see immersive content on vivid displays, and enjoy peace of mind with long-lasting, fast-charging batteries. Galaxy A series devices are versatile and accessible with leading features including the A52 5G’s 120Hz refresh rate and IP67 dust and water resistance. No matter what you’re looking for, the Galaxy A series makes some of the most popular Galaxy innovations available to all.

Samsung Galaxy Buds2 – In the category of Headphones & Personal Audio, Galaxy Buds2 are recognized for continuing Samsung’s audio legacy with an innovative, ultra-comfortable fit and the essential features consumers love most — at the most accessible price in our Buds line-up. With an updated design that’s our smallest and lightest yet, Galaxy Buds2 provide all-day comfort. Plus, they deliver stunning sound and immersive audio with Active Noise Cancellation, dynamic two-way speakers, and an enhanced Ambient sound mode. Buds2 deliver premium but accessible earbuds — bringing you an advanced sound experience wherever you are, while still looking stylish.

Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 – Samsung’s Galaxy Book Pro 360 reimagines the PC to meet the needs of mobile-first users, scoring it a win in the category of Computer Hardware & Components. Embedded with the mobile DNA of a Galaxy smartphone, it was designed to make your day-to-day experience more intuitive than ever. Enjoy powerful performance and smartphone-like connectivity — because the Book Pro 360 is our first 5G PC offered in the U.S. The Book Pro 360 also comes with an upgraded S Pen, so you can use your PC as a creative canvas. With a Super AMOLED display and fast charging all-day battery, this PC will help you conquer your day, at home and on-the-go.

Samsung SmartTag+ – Another Mobile Devices & Accessories winner, SmartTag+ helps you easily keep track of the important things in your life. Equipped with ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, SmartTag+ pinpoints the exact location of your misplaced items with best-in-class accuracy and range. Simply attach the Galaxy SmartTag+ to keys, purses, or even a pet’s collar, and you’ll never lose them again. Whether the item is in your room or across the neighbourhood, just use your compatible Galaxy smartphone’s camera and AR arrows in the SmartThings Find service will point you to exactly where you left it. Turn anything into a trackable item with SmartTag+.

Samsung ISOCELL HP1 ― The ISOCELL HP1 scores a win in the category of Embedded Technologies, as the industry’s first 200MP 0.64μm mobile image sensor. The HP1 provides 16,384 x 12,288 effective pixels that match a 1/1.22” optical format. With a 4×4 pixel-binning technology, the sensor can merge 16 pixels into one large 2.56μm-sized pixel to produce bright 12.5MP images with less noise in low-light environments. The sensor can also capture crystal-clear videos at ultra-high definition of up to 8K 30fps.

The 970 series maximizes the potential of NVMe bandwidth. The 970 PRO enables sequential read speed of up to 3,500 MB/s and sequential write speed of up to 2,700 MB/s, which means it can read a five-gigabyte (GB) movie in a mere second and write in 1.9 seconds.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 02 May 2018 – Samsung Electronics introduced the Samsung 970 PRO and EVO, the third generation of its industry-leading consumer solid state drive (SSD) line-up. Having led the market with the first consumer-focused NVMe SSD in 2015, Samsung continues to push the performance barriers with this latest generation of SSDs that are built for tech enthusiasts and professionals so that they can enjoy higher bandwidth for intensive workloads on PCs and workstations.

Craige Fleischer, Vice President of Integrated Mobility Samsung South Africa says, “Samsung has led the NVMe SSD industry since its inception and the company continues to define the latest standards of consumer storage with unprecedented performance of the 970 PRO and EVO SSDs.” Fleischer adds that, “The 970 series sets a new bar in all aspects for the NVMe SSD market with ground-breaking performance, superior reliability and best-in-class capacity.”

The Samsung 970 PRO and EVO are designed based on the M.2 form factor standard and with the latest PCIe Gen 3×4 lane interface. The 970 series maximises the potential of NVMe bandwidth, delivering unparalleled performance for processing large volumes of data, including 3D, 4K graphics work, high-end games and data analytics.

The 970 PRO enables sequential read speed of up to 3,500 MB/s and sequential write speed of up to 2,700 MB/s^[1], while the EVO features sequential read speeds of up to 3,500 MB/s and sequential write speed of up to 2,500 MB/s^[2]. The sequential write speeds represent an enhancement of up to 30 percent over the previous generation^[3], thanks to Samsung’s latest V-NAND technology and the newly designed Phoenix controller. The 970 EVO, in particular, utilises the Intelligent TurboWrite technology, which uses a large buffer size of up to 78GB^[4] to enable faster write speeds.

In addition to the advancements in performance levels, the 970 PRO and EVO deliver exceptional endurance and reliability. Featuring a five-year warranty^[5], or up to 1,200 terabytes written^[6] – 50 percent higher than those provided for the previous generation^[7] – the 970 PRO and EVO are built to last. The Dynamic Thermal Guard technology safeguards against overheating by automatically monitoring and maintaining optimal operating temperatures, while a heat spreader and new nickel-coated controller further lower the SSD temperatures.

The 970 PRO and EVO also provide greater system design flexibility for the high-performance computing systems. Offering a variety of high capacity options in a compact M.2 form factor – including the single-sided 2TB EVO model – the 970 series enables convenient storage expansion across a wide range of computing devices.

The 970 EVO will be offered in 250GB, 500GB, 1TB and 2TB^[8] capacities and the 970 PRO in 512GB and 1TB capacities. The 970 PRO and EVO will be available for purchase worldwide starting May 7, 2018, with manufacturer’s suggested retail prices starting at R1,999.00 and R21,049.00 respectively. For more information, including warranty details, please visit www.samsung.com/SSD, www.samsungssd.com.

Key Specifications

^{* Five years or TBW, whichever comes first}

^{[1] 970 PRO and EVO performance may vary based on SSD’s firmware version, system hardware and configuration. Performance measurements based on IOmeter 1.1.0. *Test system configuration: Intel Core i7-7700K CPU @4.2GHz, DDR4 2400MHz 32GB, OS-Windows 10 Built 10240, Chipset–ASUS PRIME Z270-A.}

^{[2] Performance may vary based on SSD’s firmware version, system hardware and configuration. Performance measurements based on IOmeter 1.1.0.}

^{Write performance measurements are based on Intelligent TurboWrite technology.}

^{The sequential write performances after TurboWrite region are: 300 MB/s(250GB), 600 MB/s(500GB), 1,200 MB/s(1TB) and 1,250 MB/s(2TB).}

^{The random write performances after TurboWrite region are: 80,000 IOPS(250GB), 160,000 IOPS(500GB) and 300,000 IOPS(1TB/2TB).}

^{* Test system configuration: Intel Core i7-7700K CPU @4.2GHz, DDR4 2400MHz 32GB, OS-Windows 10 Built 10240, Chipset–ASUS PRIME Z270-A.}

^{[3] Up to 29% and 32% in sequential write speeds, respectively, have increased when compared to Samsung 960 PRO and EVO.}

^{[4] 970 EVO Intelligent TurboWrite buffer size varies based on the capacity of the SSD: 13GB for 250GB model, 22GB for 500GB model, 42GB for 1TB
model and 78GB for 2TB model. For more information on the TurboWrite, please visit www.samsungssd.com.}

^{[5] Five years or TBW, whichever comes first. For more information on the warranty, please find the enclosed warranty document in the package.}

^{[6] Warrantied TBW(Total byte written) for 970 PRO: 600TB for 512GB model, 1,200TB for 1TB model;}

^{Warrantied TBW(Total byte written) for 970 EVO: 150TB for 250GB model, 300TB for 500GB model, 600TB for 1TB model, 1,200TB for 2TB.}

^{[7] 50% increase when compared to Samsung 960 PRO and EVO.}

^{[8] 1GB=1,000,000,000 bytes by IDEMA. A certain portion of capacity may be used for system file and maintenance use, so the actual capacity may differ from what is indicated on the product label.}