Samsung ramps up its Unpacked event teasers

[HEXUS]

It has just released a folding phone teaser, 'power of sound' teaser, and a gaming teaser.

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[half_empty_soul]

another fail with unfolding phone for £2k? thanks but no thanks

[philehidiot]

another fail with unfolding phone for £2k? thanks but no thanks

It had a specific target audience and was effectively a large scale prototype to test on tech nerds. I think people like us were never even close to being in the target market and as a result, will naturally reject it as preposterous.

Speaking of £2 grand, Vodafone want me to upgrade to an S20 for £71/month. Total cost of contract is £1733. I've been with them for a couple of decades and I'm sick of going through this "I'm going to leave" tosh every time to get a reasonable offer, combined with waiting ages on the phone or web chat. Competitors are offering the same for £40 / month - TCO is £999. Still a huge amount of cash but at least in the realms of acceptable.

I think I might just terminate my DD, given it's so hard to just get the contract ended.

[Saracen999]

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I think I might just terminate my DD, given it's so hard to just get the contract ended.

While I sympathise, I really wouldn't do that.

At a bare minimum, read the cancellation terms VERY carefully, comply to the letter and be sure to document having done so. Then cancel it. Just cancelling the DD is a good way to end up on a debt collector's list, and/or default marks on your credit record.

[mtyson]

"At this summer’s Galaxy Unpacked, we’ll be introducing five new power devices," says Samsung.

[big_hairy_rob]

"We used to sell loads of flip phones"
<make flip phone>
"Buy our phones - only a crazy amount of money"
<few buy it>
"Wow this is popular, let's make a bigger, more expensive one..."

[Gentle Viking]

Power devise, probably mean for power users, so a large phone that can unfold to a tablet.

It do not matter what Samsung do, if it become popular people will buy it at any cost, just look at the fruit company, they sell phones just fine at 100 % more than it cost to make.
And get people to upgrade just about every year.
And even if it dont cost a dime, people will buy in to it too if it is popular, just look at the different social media stuff making people and the world sick.
I care not for phones.

[philehidiot]

While I sympathise, I really wouldn't do that.

At a bare minimum, read the cancellation terms VERY carefully, comply to the letter and be sure to document having done so. Then cancel it. Just cancelling the DD is a good way to end up on a debt collector's list, and/or default marks on your credit record.

Hmm... you may have a point. Perhaps I terminate it by strapping my cancellation letter to a few plague ridden bodies and delivering it via trebuchet?

[mtyson]

Five teased devices in this video:



Paused at about 25 seconds in you can see silhouettes of:

>Note device
>Folding device
>A watch
>Earbuds
>Something else