Yesterday the official presentation of Samsung’s new Galaxy S23 mobile family took place through its first Unpackerd event of the year. And despite the fact that since the end of last year it was commented that this family would incorporate satellite communication functions similar to the one included by Apple in its iPhone 14 mobile family, the truth is that there was no mention of it.
Now we know that Samsung is taking its time to be able to carry out satellite communication functions on its mobile devices, including its new Galaxy S23 family, being an aspect in which it has been surpassed by brands like Apple with the iPhone 14 and Huawei. with your Huawei Mate 50.
In this sense, TM Roh, President and Head of the Mobile Communications Business at Samsung Electronics, has told the Cnet publication that the satellite communication function will reach the company’s devices when it is “ready”. More precisely, he has pointed out that:
When the time is right, the infrastructure and technology [estén] ready, so of course for Samsung Galaxy, for our mobile division, we would also actively consider adopting this feature.
One aspect that should draw attention is that the new Galaxy S23 mobile family has a special edition of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor for its mobile devices, which will be the ones it uses globally to the detriment of its Exynos processors, and that perhaps save some surprises that we still do not know about.
It should also be remembered that almost a month ago Qualcomm introduced Snapdragon Satellite as a new satellite connectivity platform aimed at high-end Android smartphones, although its application will already be seen in the second half of this year, and that in addition of high-end Android mobiles, it can also be integrated into other electronic devices.
At the moment we do not know the reasons why Samsung does not give due importance to this feature, which is being well received by those responsible for searches in environments where there is no mobile coverage, for locating people thanks to the use of mobile phones that They already have satellite communication function.
We’ll see if Samsung changes its mind, especially when this year we could see new mobile models with integrated satellite connection.
