Samsung Galaxy A72, Galaxy A52 Launched in India: Price, Specifications & More

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South Korean giant Samsung has launched the Samsung Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 mid-range smartphones in India, a couple of days after the global launch of the smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy A-series smartphones have been launched in four colour options – Awesome Black, Awesome Blue, Awesome Violet, and Awesome White. The three smartphones come with quad rear cameras, Dolby Atmos support, IP67 certification, and more features.

Both the smartphones also come with a 90Hz refresh rate display. Samsung Galaxy A52 has been priced at Rs 26,499 for the base 6B RAM + 128GB storage variant and Rs 27,999 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant. The Samsung Galaxy A72, on the other hand, is priced at Rs. 34,999 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant, and the top-spec 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant is priced at Rs. 37,999. Customers can also avail launch offers on the new Samsung Galaxy A-series smartphones including a cashback of up to Rs 2,000 on HDFC Band credit cards, debit cards, and EMI transactions for the Galaxy A52 and up to Rs 3,000 on the Galaxy A72. Alternately, customers can get cashback of INR 2000 and INR 1500 on Galaxy A72 and Galaxy A52 respectively on EMI transactions done via Zest Money.

SAMSUNG GALAXY A52 SPECIFICATIONS

The Samsung Galaxy A52 comes with a 6.5-inch full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-O display with a 90Hz refresh rate. The smartphone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SoC, paired with 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of internal storage. The smartphone is backed by a 4,500mAh battery. In terms of optics, there is a quad rear camera setup that houses a 64-megapixel primary sensor, a 12-megapixel secondary sensor, a 5-megapixel depth sensor, and a 5-megapixel macro shooter. There is also a 32-megapixel selfie camera up front. In terms of connectivity, the Samsung Galaxy A52 has 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/ A-GPS, and a USB type-C port.

SAMSUNG GALAXY A72

The Samsung Galaxy A72 comes with a 6.7-inch full-HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-O display with 90Hz refresh rate. The smartphone is powered by an octa core processor with up to 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of internal storage, which is expandable to up to 1TB via a microSD card. There is a quad rear camera setup on the Samsung Galaxy A72 that includes a 64-megapixel primary sensor, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle shooter, a 5-megapixel macro shooter, and an 8-megapixel telephoto shooter. Connectivity options on the Samsung Galaxy A72 include 4G, Wi-Fi, GPS/A-GPS, and a USB type-C port. `

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Samsung Galaxy A52, Galaxy A72 launched in India: Price, launch offers and more – Times of India

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Two days after globally launching the Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 smartphones, Samsung has today launched the two handsets in India as well.
Here is a look at their India price and availability, along with their specs
Samsung Galaxy A52 price
The Galaxy A52 smartphone has been launched in India in two storage options. While the base variant that offers 6GB RAM and 128GB storage is priced at Rs 27,499, the 8GB RAM and 128GB variant is priced at Rs 27,999.
Samsung Galaxy A72 price
The Galaxy A72 is also available in two storage models. The base variant offers 8GB RAM and 128GB storage costs Rs 34999 and the 8GB RAM and 256GB storage variant costs Rs 37,999.
Samsung Galaxy A52, A72 launch offers
As an introductory offer, Samsung is offering a cashback of up to Rs 3000 on HDFC Bank credit cards, debit
cards and EMI transactions for Galaxy A72 and up to Rs 2000 cashback on Galaxy A52.
Also, customers can get a cashback of Rs 2000 and Rs 1500 on Galaxy A72 and Galaxy A52 respectively on EMI transactions done via Zest Money.
Further, buyers can also avail no-cost EMI offers, with zero down payment and processing charges, across major banks and NBFC partners.
Samsung Galaxy A52 specs
The Galaxy A52 smartphone offers a 6.5-inch FHD+ sAMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate. It comes powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor, paired with 6GB or 8GB RAM. Both models come with 128GB storage.
For camera duties, the Galaxy A52 has a quad-camera setup, where the primary camera is a 64MP sensor. This is paired with a 12MP ultra wide-angle camera, a 5MP bokeh sensor and a 5MP macro sensor.
Backed by a 4500mAh battery, the Galaxy A52 has 25W fast charging support even though in the box the company will ship a 15W charger in the box.
Samsung Galaxy A72 specs
The Galaxy A72 smartphone offers a 6.7-inch FHD+ sAMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate. It comes powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor, paired with 8GB RAM. Users get to choose between 128GB storage or 256GB storage.
For imaging duties, the Galaxy A72 also has a quad-camera setup, where the primary camera is a 64MP sensor. But with this handset, buyers get a 12MP ultra wide-angle camera, an 8MP telephoto sensor and a 5MP macro sensor.
Backed by a 5000mAh battery, the Galaxy A72 has 25W fast charging.

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huawei: aHuawei may start charging Samsung, Apple and other phone companies for using its patents – Times of India

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Chinese technology giant Huawei has had a rough run with the US government. With its technology under heavy scrutiny in the US and the sanctions, the company has plans to make up for some of its losses by charging big smartphone companies like Apple and Samsung for using its 5G-related patents, claims a report by CNBC.
Big smartphone companies like Apple and Samsung rely upon 5G modems from Qualcomm but Huawei has the maximum number of 5G-related patents in the world. The report has cited GreyB, an intellectual property research company, which claims that Huawei has the highest number of “declared 5G patent families of any company, at 3,007, and that 18.3% of those are in use.” Next in the list of the most number of patents are Samsung, LG Electronics, Nokia, Ericsson and Qualcomm.
According to the report, Huawei may charge Apple and Samsung $2.50 per smartphone sold. The Chinese smartphone maker plans to keep its licensing rates lower than that of competitors like Qualcomm or Nokia. This way, it could fetch Huawei $1.2-$1.3 billion from 2019-21, though these are rough estimates and the actual figure may go higher.
5G is the future and despite launching 5G phones, the smartphone giants may have to depend upon companies like Qualcomm and Huawei for 5G modems that could give faster connectivity. Apple may come up with its own 5G modems to reduce its dependability on Qualcomm. The Cupertino-based tech giant, with its M1 chip for MacBooks, has shown that it could do without the Intel chips in the past. For the nonce, Huawei’s patents may start a new revenue stream for the company.

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Samsung warns of severe chip crunch, will likely skip the Galaxy Note 21 this year

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Samsung Electronics Co warned it’s grappling with the fallout from a “serious imbalance” in semiconductors globally, becoming the largest tech giant to voice concerns about chip shortages spreading beyond the automaking industry.

Samsung, one of the world’s largest makers of chips and consumer electronics, expects the crunch to pose a problem to its business next quarter, co-Chief Executive Officer Koh Dong-jin said during an annual shareholders meeting in Seoul. The company is also considering skipping the introduction of a new Galaxy Note — one of its best-selling models — this year, though Koh said that was geared toward streamlining its lineup.

Industry giants from Continental AG to Renesas Electronics Corp. and Innolux Corp. have in recent weeks warned of longer-than-anticipated deficits thanks to unprecedented Covid-era demand for everything from cars to game consoles and mobile devices. Volkswagen AG said this week it’s lost production of about 100,000 cars worldwide. In North America, the silicon shortage and extreme weather have combined to snarl more production at Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. The fear is the crunch, which first hit automakers hard, may now disrupt the much larger electronics industry.

 

“There’s a serious imbalance in supply and demand of chips in the IT sector globally,” said Koh, who oversees the company’s IT and mobile divisions. “Despite the difficult environment, our business leaders are meeting partners overseas to solve these problems. It’s hard to say the shortage issue has been solved 100%.”

Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone maker, is working with overseas partners to resolve the imbalance and avert potential setbacks to its business, its co-CEO said. Its shares slid 0.6% in Seoul on Wednesday, while suppliers and Asian chipmakers including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and SK Hynix Inc. also fell.

Chipmakers like Samsung and TSMC are at the forefront of a global effort to plug a shortfall in supply of semiconductors, the building blocks of a plethora of consumer gadgets. The deficit has closed auto plants around the world and now threatens supply of other products. While the Korean company is the leading maker of made-to-order silicon after TSMC, it relies on external suppliers and manufacturers for certain parts like power management and radio chips.

Larger-than-anticipated Covid-era demand for smartphones has also stretched stores of Qualcomm Inc.’s Snapdragon chips, the go-to processors for mobile devices. Qualcomm designs the chips, known as app processors, but relies on Samsung and TSMC to produce them and the Taiwanese chipmaker’s capacity has been strained.

“The tightened supply of Qualcomm AP chips produced by TSMC is affecting everybody except Apple,” said MS Hwang, analyst at Samsung Securities. “PCs will soon be hit due to the short supply of display driver ICs, and the profitability of TV will be affected by soaring LCD panel prices.”

Compounding matters, Samsung’s own production got sideswiped last month. Its fab in Austin, Texas — which makes chips both for internal and external consumption — was sidelined in February by statewide power outages and hasn’t resumed full production. The resulting shortfall in production of Qualcomm 5G radio frequency chips could reduce global smartphone output by 5% in the second quarter, research firm Trendforce estimates. But the outage there is likely to affect Samsung’s mid-tier phones and laptops more than its top-of-the-range models or server chips, said Greg Roh, a senior vice president at HMC Securities.

“If Samsung is publicly talking about future products, you know that the silicon crunch is serious,” said Avi Greengart, analyst and founder of consultancy Techsponential.

Carmakers got hit first by the chip crunch in part because of poor inventory planning and are expected to miss out on $61 billion of sales this year alone. Honda Motor Co. on Wednesday said it will temporarily suspend some production next week at a majority of US and Canada plants, underscoring the deepening crisis.

Some analysts say shortages could get mostly ironed out in coming months. But the concern is that tight supply in certain segments — such as in more mature semiconductors where it takes time to build capacity — could eventually throttle the broader consumer electronics industry and jack up prices if it persists. Semiconductors are now near the top of official agendas from Washington to Brussels.

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At the same time, China’s insatiable appetite for chips — fueled in part by its rapid recovery from the pandemic — and inventory stockpiling by local companies is fueling demand. Sales for the country’s chip industry climbed 18% to 891.1 billion yuan ($137 billion) in 2020, China Semiconductor Industry Association Chairman Zhou Zixue told a conference in Shanghai Wednesday.

“The IC shortage will be a problem to frustrate the supply chain in next six months,” said Charles Shum, an analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence.

On Tuesday, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co — the assembler of most of the world’s iPhones — joined a chorus of industry executives stressing it’ll take time to resolve imbalances in demand and supply.

“We see a shortage, we feel it. But the impact for most of our customers is not that big,” Hon Hai Chairman Young Liu told reporters in Taipei. “For certain customers that have better than expected orders, then there’s some impact. For major customers that plan well, where there’s no big surge on orders, those customers are doing fine.”

Koh said Samsung may decide not to introduce its Galaxy Note during 2021’s second half, breaking a years-long streak of annual launches for the marquee line. The Note series contributed roughly 5% of Samsung’s smartphone shipments over the past two years, IDC estimates, but accounts for a more significant chunk of revenue because it’s one of the priciest in the lineup.

“Note series is positioned as a high-end model in our business portfolio,” he said. “It could be a burden to unveil two flagship models in a year so it might be difficult to release Note model in 2H. The timing of Note model launch can be changed but we seek to release a Note model next year.”

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Samsung has good and bad news for Galaxy Note series fans – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: If you are a fan of the Galaxy Note series from Samsung, then here’s some bad news for you. The consumer electronics giant has confirmed that it will not be launching new Galaxy Note series smartphones this year.
During Samsung’s 52nd annual shareholder’s meeting, DJ Koh, co-CEO of Samsung’s IT and Mobile Communications division has confirmed that this year it will be difficult for the company to release the new Galaxy Note 21 series.
Koh added that the reason behind this is the shortage of chips and clash with the existing products. To recall earlier this year, Samsung launched that Galaxy S21 Ultra which comes with S Pen support.
Koh also mentioned that the company is not doing away with the Galaxy Note series and Samsung will come up with the Galaxy Note 22 series.
DJ Koh said, “Galaxy Note is an important product category to us that has been continuously loved by consumers for the past 10 years in the global market. The S Pen user experience is an area that Samsung’s mobile business has worked harder on than anybody else. Their launch timing may be different, but we will make sure that we don’t let Galaxy Note consumers down.”
Meanwhile, Samsung is all set to launch its new Galaxy A series of smartphones today. The company has scheduled the Galaxy Awesome Unpacked 2021 event for 7.30pm. The event will be live-streamed on the company’s official website and YouTube channel.
Although the company has not yet revealed the name of the devices it may launch at the event. But it is expected to unveil the 4G and 5G variants of Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 smartphones.

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Samsung Galaxy Awesome Unpacked event at 7:30pm today: How to watch live stream – Times of India

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Samsung will host the Galaxy Awesome Unpacked event today. The event will start at 10 am ET (07:30 pm IST). The event will be livestreamed on Samsung newsroom website along with the company’s YouTube channel.
Although the company has not revealed the names of devices that it may launch at the event. But it is expected to unveil the 4G and 5G variants of Galaxy A52 and A72.
How to watch live stream
As mentioned above, the event will start at 7:30pm IST. those interested can watch the event live via the link below

Samsung Galaxy Awesome Unpacked event : What to expect
Samsung, as per online reports, may launch Galaxy A52 4G and Galaxy A72 4G smartphones. The handsets have been subject to various rumours and leaks online. Samsung Galaxy A72 5G has also appeared on the Google Play Console.
Samsung Galaxy A52 is rumoured to come with a 6.5-inch display. It is likely to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G processor and may pack 6GB RAM.
The handset is tipped to offer a refresh rate of 90Hz. On the camera front, the device is expected to feature a quad-camera setup at the back. It may offer a 64MP main sensor, a 12MP ultra-wide, a 5MP depth, and a 5MP macro lens.
Samsung Galaxy A72 is expected to sport a 6.7-inch display. It is likely to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor with 6GB and 8GB RAM options.
On the camera front, the phone may have a 64MP sensor, a 12MP ultra-wide, a 5MP telephoto sensor, and a 2MP macro lens.

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Samsung Galaxy M42 to be the first 5G smartphone in Galaxy M series – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Samsung recently expanded its Galaxy M-series of smartphones with the launch of Galaxy M12 smartphone. It appears that the company is now gearing up for the launch of another M-series device.
According to a Dutch website, Galaxy Club and WiFi Alliance listing, Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy M42 smartphone soon. The report also suggests that it will be the first 5G-enabled Galaxy M series smartphone.
The smartphone is expected to run Android 11 operating system topped with the company’s own layer of One UI 3. Rumours also suggest that the smartphone will be backed by a 6,000 mAh battery. The report also adds that the smartphone will come in three colour options — Blue, Black and White.
Samsung Galaxy M42 is said to sport a 64MP rear camera and 32MP front camera.
Meanwhile, Samsung has announced that it will host an event on March 17. Dubbed as Galaxy Awesome Unpacked 2021, the event will start at 10 am ET (7.30 pm IST) and will be live streamed on YouTube. The company is expected to launch the 4G and 5G variants of Galaxy A52 and A72 on this date.
As per online reports, the Galaxy A52 is expected to offer a 6.5-inch display and be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G chipset with 6GB RAM. Whereas, Galaxy A72 is expected to offer a 6.7-inch display and be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SoC with 6GB and 8GB RAM options.

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Samsung launches 980 NVMe SSD drive without DRAM – Times of India

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Electronics brand Samsung has launched 980 NVMe SSD drive without DRAM. The new drive offers PCIe Gen.3.0 x4 and NVMe 1.4 interface. Samsung says that with the 980 NVMe SSD drive, it seeks to make ‘blazing NVMe speeds more accessible to a wider range of users’.
Samsung 980 SSD is priced at Rs 6,499 for the 250GB, Rs 8,999 for the 500GB and Rs 16,999 for the 1TB.
Samsung’s 980 utilizes Host Memory Buffer (HMB) technology to overcome any performance drawbacks. Coupled with the company’s latest sixth-generation V-NAND and optimized controller and firmware, Samsung 980 drive is said to provide NVMe performance with six times the speed of SATA SSDs.
The drive has a sequential read and write speed of up to 3,500MB/s and 3,000 MB/s. While the random read and write speed could go up tp 500K IOPS and 480K IOPS, respectively.
The drive also features TurboWrite 2.0 for sustained performance. It is equipped with the new ‘Full Power Mode’ to continuously run at peak performance for uninterrupted work and play.
The drive comes with Dynamic Thermal Guard technology, a nickel-coated controller and heat spreader label solutions for safety. It is claimed to improve power efficiency of up to 56% when compared to the previous 970 EVO.

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SC backs camera makers Nikon, Samsung

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed multinationals Nikon, Canon, Sony and Samsung a major relief when it quashed an order of the Central Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) and upheld an exemption given to the companies from paying basic customs duty for import of their digital still image video cameras.

The exemption from paying duty charges was on the basis of a 2005 notification, which was amended in 2012.

The companies had moved the apex court against CESTAT’s 2107 order denying them the exemption, leading to confiscation of goods, demand of interest and imposition of penalty under various sections of the Customs Act of 1962.

DRI action

The CESTAT order was based on a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) action to recover the duty from the companies for cameras imported by them to Delhi in 2012. An Additional Director General of DRI had issued notice under Section 28(4) of the Customs Act to the companies for recovery of duty.

The DRI action was taken despite the cameras having been cleared for import after a team led by a Deputy Commissioner of Customs at the Delhi airport found them eligible for duty exemption.

The DRI had argued that Customs authorities were “induced” by “willful misstatements and suppression of facts” about the cameras.

‘No authority’

A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde, in a 21-page judgment said the DRI had no authority to initiate recovery against the companies.

The DRI’s Additional Director General was not even the “proper officer” to authorise recovery, it held.

Justice Bobde, who wrote the judgment, said the “proper officer” was the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or his successor as it was his office which had assessed the cameras initially and found them fit for exemption per the notification.

“Where one officer has exercised his powers of assessment, the power to order re-assessment must also be exercised by the same officer or his successor and not by another officer of another department though he is designated to be an officer of the same rank. In our view, this would result into an anarchical and unruly operation of a statute,” the bench said in its verdict.

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Vijay Sales offers special discounts on International Women’s Day – Times of India

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Retail electronics chain major Vijay Sales has announced that it is holding a special sale on the occasion of International Women’s Day, which is on March 8.
The store is holding a five-day sale that starts today, March 6 and will go on tillMarch 10.
The discounts will be valid across stores as well as online, said the company.
Customers can get discounts and no-cost EMI, low-cost EMI schemes with up to 7.5% cashback of up to Rs 1,250 across a wide range of products.
This includes categories like smartwatches, personal care, kitchen appliances, audio products and more.
The retailer also announced that the smartwatch and bands range is selling from Rs 1,349 and it will be offering up to 55% on brands like Apple, Boat, Noise, Lenovo, Garmin, and Realme.
The true wireless and Bluetooth earphones range is available at a starting price of Rs 1,299 from brands like Boat and Noise. Portable speakers are selling at up to 25% discount.
During the Women’s Day sale, Vijay Sales is offering discounts up to 40% on microwaves and LEDs, and up to 35% on washing machines. This includes products from brands like Samsung, LG, Whirlpool, Panasonic, and Haier.
Additionally, Apple products are available at a cashback offer of up to Rs 6,000.

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