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Tae-moon Roh
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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked February 2026 Livestream

🎥 Feb 05, 2026 📺 IGN ⏱ 105m 👁 707960 views
Rewatch the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked presentation and the reveals of the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, Galaxy Buds4, and a slew of AI innovations.
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About Tae-moon Roh

At Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event in London on July 22, 2026, Roh Tae-moon unveiled the company’s latest foldable phone series and its first AI glasses. During the event, he stated that AI is becoming “infrastructure, the invisible backbone of our daily lives” and announced plans to bring Galaxy AI to more than 800 million devices within the year. He emphasized that trust is a design principle at Samsung, citing the Knox security platform and on-device AI as measures to keep user data under their control. In a subsequent interview, Roh welcomed Apple’s anticipated entry into the foldable phone market, saying, “In a mature market, more companies will enter. We welcome this.” He asserted that Samsung’s seven years of accumulated technology and customer understanding “cannot be caught up overnight” and that the company believes its Galaxy lineup is ahead. Roh also stated that Samsung is preparing to ensure supply and timing for Galaxy AI, calling the goal of providing it to 800 million users “the first step.”

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Transcript (122 segments)
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Unknown0:01
It hurts. It hurts me. It also hurts me thinking about my children and grandchildren. What will be here on the reef for them?
We're working together to save these vital yet endangered ecosystems, one photo at a time.
The first time that I entered the fishing boat and I saw them removing so much plastic from the sea of their nets and then throwing them back. For me, that was shocking.
I just decided to turn this anger, this negative emotions into something productive. I didn't want to be part of the problem and I wanted to become part of the solution.
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Leer Salapakis1:28
My name is Leer Salapakis. I grew up in a family of fishermen that for generations they were seeing the sea as a provider. They were going there getting feed, bringing it to the table, feeding their family. I'm a little bit outside of the cycle. I was able to witness that this is not a provider anymore, but more like a patient. And I think this time she needs our help.
When I started approaching fishermen, I was telling them that we can actually collect plastic from the sea and make a difference. They thought I was crazy.
They were like, you know, what are we going to become like garbage collectors? I started with my father and his friends here from this local port. In the beginning there were just three people.
My father told me that, you know, cleaning plastic and stuff is nice but I should get a real job. And like all more traditional people my father is also worried about change. And then when he realizes that the change is for the better then he starts to adapt it.
Fishermen started to talk. The results and so of the sea around them started to become more cleared. Like a very simple idea ended up becoming a movement with thousands of fishermen in multiple countries in the Mediterranean Sea.
More plastic was arriving every day to the port and then the whole port was collecting plastic. That visual proof convinced the others to join.
This plastic that we are collecting is not just waste and from there after the plastic is sorted goes to a recycling facility and it's turned into pellets like little balls of plastic that then you can melt and make new products.
We realize that plastic cleanups is not enough. We're transferring the problem from the sea to the land. We needed to change this plastic from a waste into something new. So we're able to turn this plastic from waste into a resource, part of a new economy. The circular economy.
My work is not just for today, but it's also for tomorrow. The next generation is the hope of this world. I believe this is how change happens. You start small and then this grows and then in the end you create a movement.
Today me and my father are back at the sea that has been our home. And this day it feels different because I'm on a kayak that is made out of plastic that we collected from the sea. This is what it means to come full circle.
Let's start today. Start small. Start local.
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Unknown8:32
The connected Olympic Games together, the IOC and Samsung. Samsung believes in the power of the Olympic Games as an unparalleled platform to showcase its technologies on the biggest stage. Building on our long history, we continue to bridge athletes and fans through innovations that redefine the Olympic Games experience.
The Olympic Games allow us to open up our mobile broadcasting technology to billions of people around the world.
I would like to claim that it is a revolutionary way that we covered this opening ceremony with the support of Samsung is that although there is a consumer device eventually it has the capacity and the capability to act also as a professional device. Without this kind of technology it will be impossible to create this behind the scenes coverage that we do.
You can put it in so many more places than you can put a professional camera. People are much less bothered by something the size of a phone than they are by the size of a broadcast camera.
Every Olympic athlete is a hero. Samsung Galaxy joins their Olympic Games journey from the very first step, capturing the pride of a new challenge.
It was really good because we did a different photo and was really funny. Do it with Samsung.
The most touching moment of an athlete's career. Galaxy is there on the podium to capture this glory and make it a memory that lasts forever. A moment only the Olympic Games can deliver.
It was really nice for me to capture the moment with a Samsung phone on the podium. It was just amazing.
Innovation beyond the spotlight. Galaxy AI supports Olympic Games operations by breaking language barriers, ensuring seamless communication across nations and cultures.
And as we move towards Milano Cortina, innovations like Galaxy powered broadcasting, AI interpreter tools are set to create an even more seamlessly connected Olympic experience for the athletes, fans, and the volunteers and the worldwide audience.
Samsung Galaxy played a key role in connecting athletes, fans, and everyone involved in making the games possible. Through our commitment to openness, Galaxy will continue to expand and enrich the values and experiences of the Olympic Games.
More connections create more open possibilities. Open always wins.
This is where it all began with a simple belief that our technology can enrich people's lives and the world we live in. That belief has spread around the globe to everyone, everywhere and led to countless innovations.
We open up people's possibilities to connect people anytime, anywhere, to empower your creativity, to express yourself your own way, to unfold more of your world.
Now more than ever, people need more inspiration, expression, and connection. That's why we keep innovating to open up new possibilities. Because at the center of everything we do is you.
We've always been committed to using technology for the greater good. After incorporating oceanbound plastic into our Galaxy devices, we recognized an opportunity to go even further in our commitment to the world's oceans.
If you're a pessimist and don't believe in human ingenuity. By the end of the century, the majority of the world's coral reefs will be gone. That's a real possibility.
It's not just part of our culture. It's who we are. We're ocean people.
Hurts. It hurts me. It also hurts me thinking about my children and grandchildren. What will be here on the reef for them?
We're working together to save these vital yet endangered ecosystems, one photo at a time.
The first time that I entered the fishing boat and I saw them removing so much plastic from the sea of their nets and then throwing them back. For me, that was shocking.
I just decided to turn this anger, this negative emotions into something productive. I didn't want to be part of the problem and I wanted to become part of the solution.
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Leer Salapakis16:01
My name is Leapakis. I grew up in a family of fishermen that for generations they were seeing the sea as a provider. They were going there getting fees, bringing it to the table, feeding their family. I'm a little bit outside of the cycle. I was able to witness that this is not a provider anymore, but more like a patient. And I think this time she needs our help.
When I started approaching fishermen, I was telling them that we can actually collect plastic from the sea and make a difference. They thought I was crazy.
They were like, you know, what are we going to become like garbage collectors? I started with my father and his friends here from this local port. In the beginning, there were just three people.
My father told me that, you know, cleaning plastic and stuff is nice, but I should get a real job. And like all more traditional people, my father is also worried about change. And then when he realizes that the change is for the better, then he starts to adapt it.
Fisherman started to talk. The results and so the sea around them started to become more clear. Sounded like a very simple idea ended up becoming a movement with thousands of fishermen in multiple countries in the Mediterranean Sea.
More plastic was arriving every day to the port and then the whole port was collecting plastic. That visual proof convinced the others to join.
This plastic that we are collecting is not just waste. And from there, after the plastic is sorted, it goes to a recycling facility and it's turned into pellets, like little balls of plastic that then you can melt and make new products.
We realize that plastic cleanups is not enough. We're transferring the problem from the sea to the land. We needed to change this plastic from a waste into something new. So, we're able to turn this plastic from waste into a resource, part of a new economy, the circular economy.
My work is not just for today, but it's also for tomorrow. The next generation is the hope of this world. I believe this is how change happens. You start small and then this grows and then in the end you create a movement.
Today me and my father are back at the sea that has been our hope. And this day it feels different because I'm on a kayak that is made out of plastic that we collected from the sea. This is what it means to come full circle.
Let's start today. Start small. Start local.
U
Unknown23:02
The connected Olympic Games. Together, the IOC and Samsung. Samsung believes in the power of the Olympic Games as an unparalleled platform to showcase its technologies on the biggest stage. Building on our long history, we continue to bridge athletes and fans through innovations that redefine the Olympic Games experience.
The Olympic Games allow us to open up our mobile broadcasting technology to billions of people around the world.
I would like to claim that it is a revolutionary way that we covered this opening ceremony with the support of Samsung is that although there is a consumer device eventually it has the capacity and the capability to act also as a professional device. Without this kind of technology will be impossible to create this behind the scenes coverage that we did.
You can put it in so many more places than you can put a professional camera. People are much less bothered by something the size of a phone than they are by the size of a broadcast camera.
Every Olympic athlete is a hero. Samsung Galaxy joins their Olympic Games journey from the very first step, capturing the pride of a new challenge.
It was really good because we did a different photo and was really funny. Do it with Samsung.
The most touching moment of an athlete's career. Galaxy is there on the podium to capture this glory and make it a memory that lasts forever. A moment only the Olympic Games can deliver.
It was really nice for me to capture the moment with a Samsung phone on the podium. It was just amazing.
Innovation beyond the spotlight. Galaxy AI supports Olympic Games operations by breaking language barriers, ensuring seamless communication across nations and cultures.
And as we move towards Milano Cortina, innovations like Galaxy powered broadcasting, AI interpreter tools are set to create an even more seamlessly connected Olympic experience for the athletes, fans, and the volunteers and the worldwide audience.
Samsung Galaxy played a key role in connecting athletes, fans, and everyone involved in making the games possible. Through our commitment to openness, Galaxy will continue to expand and enrich the values and experiences of the Olympic Games.
More connections create more open possibilities. Open always wins.
This is where it all began with the simple belief that our technology can enrich people's lives and the world we live in. That belief has spread around the globe to everyone, everywhere and led to countless innovations.
We open up people's possibilities to connect people anytime, anywhere, to empower your creativity, to express yourself, your own way, to unfold more of your world.
Now more than ever, people need more inspiration, expression, and connection. That's why we keep innovating to open up new possibilities. Because at the center of everything we do is you.
We've always been committed to using technology for the greater good. After incorporating oceanbound plastic into our Galaxy devices, we recognized an opportunity to go even further in our commitment to the world's oceans.
If you're a pessimist and don't believe in human ingenuity. By the end of the century, the majority of the world's coral reefs will be gone. That's a real possibility.
It's not just part of our culture. It's who we are. We're ocean people.
Hurts. It hurts me. It also hurts me thinking about my children and grandchildren. What will be here on the reef for them?
We're working together to save these vital yet endangered ecosystems one photo at a time.
The first time that I entered the fishing boat and I saw them removing so much plastic from the sea of their nets and then throwing it back. For me, that was shocking.
I just decided to turn this anger, this negative emotions into something productive. I didn't want to be part of the problem and I wanted to become part of the solution.
L
Leer Salapakis30:31
My name is Leapakis. I grew up in a family of fishermen that for generations they were seeing the sea as a provider. They were going there getting feed, bringing it to the table, feeding their family. But I'm a little bit outside of the cycle. I was able to witness that the sea is not a provider anymore but more like a patient and I think this time the city needs our help.
When I started approaching fishermen, I was telling them that we can actually collect plastic from the sea and make a difference. They thought I was crazy.
They were like, you know, what are we going to become like garbage collectors? I started with my father and his friends here from this local port. In the beginning, there were just three people.
My father told me that, you know, cleaning plastic and stuff is nice, but I should get a real job. And like all more traditional people, my father is also worried about change. And then when he realizes that the change is for the better, then he starts to adapt it.
Fisherman started to talk. The results of the sea around them started to become more clearer. Sounded like a very simple idea ended up becoming a movement with thousands of fishermen in multiple countries in the Mediterranean Sea.
More plastic was arriving every day to the port and then the whole port was collected plastic. That visual proof convinced the others to join.
This plastic that we are collecting is not just waste and from there after the plastic is sorted go a recycling facility and it's turned into pellets like little balls of plastic that then you can melt and make new products.
We realized that plastic cleanups is not enough. We're transferring the problem from the sea to the land. We needed to change this plastic from a waste into something new. So, we're able to turn this plastic from waste into a resource. Part of a new economy, the circular economy.
My work is not just for today, but it's also for tomorrow. The next generation is the hope of this world. I believe this is how change happens. You start small and then this grows and then in the end you create a movement.
Today me and my father are back at the sea that has been our home. And this day it feels different because I'm on a kayak that is made out of plastic that we collected from the sea. This is what it means to come full circle.
Let's start a day. Start small. Start local.
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Unknown36:52
Oh, I can't believe it. Bye, Leo. You're moving. Can we still be best friends forever? But how? I don't know.
Can I have that? Kids can't have phones. No, the box. Silly. Of course.
This is so good. Perfect. I've got it. You've got what? This will help you when I'm not that.
Wow. It can help you understand Stanley me like a me. A I'm going to miss you, too, Stanley.
Hey, come and finish packing. Let's hide. Oh, you're hiding. Do you want to become invisible? Yeah, there's one.
Ow. All better. And if you have a really important secret, it will always be there. And if you need a flight to join me, this can turn any box into a spaceship.
Wow. Really? Yeah. I'm going to miss you so much, Paige. I'm going to miss you, too. Remember, best friends forever.
Please. Give a warm welcome to CEO and head of device experience division TM Roh.
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Tae-moon Roh40:34
Good morning everyone. Thank you for joining us today. Every groundbreaking technology follows a similar journey. It begins as a marvel, rare, expensive, and loudly celebrated. But the technologies that change history do something different. They fade into the background not because they lose power, but because they become infrastructure. AI stands at that moment. Now infrastructure is about responsibility. It has to work for everyone everywhere without expertise or friction. But there is still a gap between what AI promises and what you actually experience. That's where Galaxy keeps pushing forward. We are building life enhancing innovations that are dependable, broadly available and foundational to everyday life. To achieve this, our priorities are clear. Reach, openness and competence.
First, reach. AI must become a part of our infrastructure. You should be able to enjoy its benefits through the devices you use every day. We are expanding Galaxy AI across our entire ecosystem to reach everyone.
Second, openness. For AI to truly matter, it needs to be effortless. True openness means offering the same quality of experiences to everyone. That's why Galaxy AI is designed to be easy and always available, adapting to you seamlessly and effortlessly without a learning curve.
That brings us to our final pillar, competence. People have every right to ask where is my information being shared? How is it being used? So we built Galaxy AI with advanced security and privacy at its core. We've evolved Samsung Knox security platform to protect your data and give you full control over your information. With the security by design, you can enjoy personalized AI experiences with confidence.
Competence also means power. This is why we are pushing boundaries with unmatched performance. Working closely with our chipset partners, we have co-developed an industry-leading custom AP design for Galaxy together with a groundbreaking camera and the world's first built-in privacy display.
When AI has wider reach, embraces openness and is built on competence, it becomes infrastructure and from there it evolves into agentic AI. Imagine a phone that anticipates your needs before you even realize them. A phone that learns your habits and adapts in real time. A phone that takes actions on your behalf. This is the agentic AI phone.
Now, let's meet the Galaxy S26 series.
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Unknown45:29
This is why Samsung introduced Galaxy AI two years ago to bring you practical help every day when you need it most through the one device that never leaves your side. How many of you have missed important notifications because they got lost in a flood of alerts? Wouldn't it be nice if you could cut through that clutter and filter out the important things? Galaxy AI can now understand notifications on your screen to help with just that. Let me show you.
I start each morning by checking Now Brief. It gives me a personalized overview of my day. Here's a look at my brief. It includes the weather, my schedule, and even my energy level. And you'll notice it pulled this reservation here. Now, here's the amazing part. I completely forgot to put this in my calendar, but Galaxy AI remembered the confirmation in my notifications and automatically reminded me. When things get overwhelming, a gentle reminder like this allows me to just get on with my day.
But Galaxy AI does more than organize your life. It can also do things on your behalf, like taking calls. Let's be honest, we don't answer every call. For those calls you can't get to or the ones you don't want to get to, Galaxy AI can give you a clear, simple summary of who called and what they wanted. This way, you can decide what needs your immediate attention and what can wait. And the best part, it all feels effortless, like you've got a personal assistant.
We also wanted to make using your Galaxy device as easy as possible. The all-new Bixby is smarter and understands you better. So, navigating your device is as simple as having a chat. If you need to change a setting or find a feature, all you have to do is ask, like, 'How do I charge another device with mine?' But we didn't just make Bixby smarter inside your phone. We added a brand new capability that goes beyond device control. Now Bixby can bring you up-to-date information directly in the conversation, keeping you in your flow without having to open another app.
But sometimes you need to go deeper. We've all been down that research rabbit hole. What started off as a quick search turns into multiple open tabs, comparing different sites, reading reviews, and jumping back and forth. Galaxy AI already helps you summarize, translate, and read highlights aloud. But now, starting with the Galaxy S26 series, the all-new Samsung browser is partnering with Perplexity, so you'll be able to research faster with Ask AI, a powerful AI tool to help you do more while browsing. Ask AI will take all the research across all your tabs, even your recent history, and combine it with the intelligence of conversational AI to help you answer all of your questions.
But not every question requires a deep dive. Sometimes you just want to know what you're looking at. Circle to search with Google has made searching more seamless for hundreds of millions of Galaxy users worldwide since we introduced it with Google at Unpacked two years ago. You can circle to look up items directly, translate text, and even identify a song playing in the background or on screen. It makes searching more contextual and immediate. And with the Galaxy S26 series, we're taking this a step further because we know it's not just the one eye that catches your vibe. It's the whole thing. So, starting today, you'll be able to circle to search multiple objects at once, so you can easily find the look. Just use circle to search to instantly find every piece from tops to footwear and everything in between all in one search. No need for all the back and forth.
But of course, a lot of back and forth can also happen in chat rooms. And when this happens, we can easily distracted. So we want to keep you in your flow. Now, Galaxy AI can assist you right inside the chat with gentle nudges, reducing steps. If you're texting with a friend and they ask for photos from last weekend, usually you have to dig through your album, scroll through hundreds of photos, find them, and then share. But now, Galaxy AI understands the context and does the work for you. Or if they ask if I'm free to catch up over some Korean barbecue next weekend. Again, normally I'd leave the chat, open my calendar, scroll to the date, and then come back to reply. But now, Nudge brings my calendar to me, understanding the context so I can check and respond in seconds.
Galaxy AI helps you stay in your flow. And this is what we mean by AI is infrastructure. It moves the technology out of your way so you can move through your day. But to build experiences that feel this natural, you need a foundation that is secure by design. To explain how we bring this to life, please welcome our COO, Wanjun Choy.
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Wanjun Choy52:13
Thank you. Innovation has always been at the core of Galaxy. Think back to the early days of smartphones. The hardware was a breakthrough in itself and it laid the foundation for a new era. Then the transformation accelerated when apps unlocked meaningful experiences. Today we at the same inflection point with AI. AI today lives in moments inside apps, features and workflows. But that's not enough. Mass adoption will happen when AI turns the things you already do every day into something you can do better, faster, and with less friction. So how do we achieve that? We believe it requires platform level innovation that is personal, adaptive and agentic.
The first two pillars, personal and adaptive, are about understanding context. Your phone is your most personal device, and it has the potential to help you in ways no other device can. An AI phone needs to offer suggestions that feel truly personal and relevant like how Now Brief recalls information or Now Nudge provides suggestions at the right moment. At the foundation of this is the personal data engine or the PDE. The PDE turns the scattered data on your device into meaningful data that AI can actually use.
But we also know with this level of access, trust is everything. Galaxy AI is built with protection at its core. To deliver personalized experiences, Galaxy AI needs information. But we must ensure that only the right services get that access. That's why we built Keep. It maintains a digital wall between your apps, ensuring your data is isolated, verified, and protected. But real security goes deeper than software. Samsung Knox Vault is physically built into the phone and isolated from the rest of the system. It protects your most sensitive information such as your passwords, your security keys and your biometrics. So even if the main software is attacked, the vault remains locked. For Galaxy AI features that use a cloud, the rule is simple. Your data is processed to deliver an answer and then deleted. And because protection is most effective when you are in control, we put transparency and choice in your hands.
This brings us to the third pillar, agentic. Turning understanding into action. Think about how we interact with our devices today. We have incredible apps for everything we do. But getting things done often requires a lot of manual steps. Our vision is to simplify that flow and to remove the barriers between intent and action. So you can simply say what you want and AI will understand your intent and help you get things done. To do this, we need to offer the most powerful agents available. We believe in working with the best agents available, building them onto our secure foundation so you can choose the AI that best fits your life. We work closely with Google to make Gemini the core of this agentic experience, providing seamless actions across apps. And we are also working together to expand these actions to more services and partners. But to make this happen, we must evolve from a traditional operating system to an intelligent operating system where AI is integrated into every layer. And we are working closely with Android...
To make this a reality, to tell you more about how we are building this AI OS together, please welcome Samir, president of the Android ecosystem.
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Samir57:42
Hello, thank you for coming. Thank you. Thanks, Wanjun. Hi, everyone. Samsung and Google have been partners for over a decade, always pushing the boundaries of what's possible with technology. Today, as Wanjun mentioned, we're looking towards the next chapter of Android and fundamentally evolving the platform. This means moving from an operating system to an intelligent system, a platform that truly understands and works for you. We've got some amazing things in the next release of Android, and I'm excited to share more about that in the coming months, but we didn't want to make you wait for everything. On the Galaxy S26 series, we're excited to share an early preview of Gemini's next evolution that lets you get more done across your phone. Inspired by the breakthroughs we've seen with Circle to Search. As Rachel mentioned, Circle to Search has completely changed how people interact with nearly 600 million Android devices. And now it brings the new ability to search multiple objects at once. Whether you're inspired by a celebrity's outfit or creator style in your feed, it's so easy to find a similar look yourself. With a simple gesture, you can break down the whole look. And with a few taps, you can try something on and check out. So, we got to thinking, how can we use these kinds of AI capabilities to help you accomplish even more on your phone? The industry calls it agentic AI. I just call it getting stuff done. Let me share an example. I'm finally leaving the office, keys in hand, when the family group chat starts exploding. It's pizza night. Suddenly, I'm being flooded with different texts. Pepperoni here, no onions there. Somebody wants a specific drink. And now, my son apparently needs garlic knots. Usually, that's my cue to sit in the parking lot for 10 minutes toggling between different apps manually to build this complex order. But now, I can simply ask Gemini to handle it. I asked Gemini to look in the chat thread, figure out what to order, and make it happen on one of my favorite delivery apps. And while I'm headed to the car for my commute, Gemini is hard at work. Because it's happening in the background, my phone is still mine to use. I can take a call or catch up on a podcast while Gemini navigates the app for me. It's built with user transparency and control. So, if I want to stay in the loop, I can watch Gemini work in real time, following along with every step it takes. And once my card is ready, I'll get an alert from Gemini to take another look. And if I'm happy with the order, press submit, and it's done. So, how does this work? Android is able to launch the app you need in a virtual window. And then Gemini uses its reasoning and multimodal capabilities to make a plan and navigate the app to get the task done just like you would. Turning your intention into action. Now, getting this right is pretty important. So, we're excited to make this early preview available on the S26 to get feedback from all of you and our developer community. This capability will initially be available on a limited set of apps with more to come. You can get your groceries, book a ride, or order a meal on apps like DoorDash and GrubHub. Give it a try and tell us what you think. In partnership with Samsung, we're defining a new era of mobile intelligence, and Android is always where you see the future first. Thank you for having me here today. Back to you, Wanjun.
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Wanjun Choy1:01:57
Thank you, Samir. Good job. We are incredibly excited about the future of mobile AI and how the ecosystem of devices that knows you best will transform into the companion that helps you most. To tell you about the engine that will drive this, please welcome back Rachel.
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Rachel1:02:38
Thank you. The seamless intelligence that Wanjun and Samir just described demands a powerful foundation. So, we worked closely with industry-leading partners to customize APs for the Galaxy S26 series. On the Galaxy S26 Ultra, a 39% more powerful NPU enables faster on-device AI from generative features to real-time context understanding. You'll see results quicker right when you need them. This level of responsiveness holds even when you're multitasking. A 19% faster CPU keeps on-device AI feeling instant while your apps launch quickly. So even when you move between multiple apps or browser tabs, you can pick up where you left off seamlessly. And for the gamers, the Galaxy S26 Ultra provides our most powerful gaming experience yet with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy. The 24% improved GPU handles heavy visuals effortlessly, and through Vulkan optimization, everything you see stays fluid and sharp. We're continuing to expand the list of Vulkan optimized titles to keep bringing this level of performance to even more games. With the 17% boost in ray tracing performance, you'll notice a significant difference in visually demanding moments like when the light hits the water and how the shadows move with you. This is console-level performance in your pocket. The Galaxy S26 Ultra also holds up during heavy spec games thanks to advanced thermal management. Introducing our largest vapor chamber ever. We're now on our sixth iteration, which provides improved performance with a redesigned internal structure. Combined with the newly added side, the device manages heat more efficiently. And that efficiency extends to the battery. We've optimized power consumption to give you all-day battery life with up to 31 hours of video playback. Then when you do need a quick boost to keep it going, Galaxy S26 Ultra delivers the fastest charging speeds we've ever offered, reaching up to 75% in as little as 30 minutes. So you can power up quicker and stay unplugged for longer. And when you're doing more for longer, whether it's gaming, streaming, or scrolling, the performance should pay off where you experience it the most. The display. Innovation has always been central to the Galaxy experience. On the Galaxy S26 series, our processor advances fundamentals beyond brightness and smoothness for a higher fidelity image. Our NPU powers enhanced image processing, so colors appear more subtle and natural with smoother gradients. The skies are more vibrant and the shadows are more deep. Combined with the AI enhanced pro scaler, you get improved image scaling, so photos and videos appear richer and clearer at a glance. But a great display has to go beyond clarity. We wanted to add a whole new capability, one that redefines what display innovation can look like. Let's take a look.
Introducing the world's first privacy display on mobile. Traditionally, displays are designed to be viewed from the widest angles possible. So, standard pixels spread light widely to meet your eyes from every angle. But a privacy display requires narrowing the light to only reach you. So, we engineered the black matrix. The black matrix narrows the path of the light emitted from each pixel, precisely controlling the light visible to you. This new architecture makes up the narrow pixel, which works alongside a newly widened standard pixel engineered to deliver sufficient light in every direction. When privacy display is on, narrow pixels work as the primary light source, so your screen is visible for your eyes only. When privacy mode is off, all the pixels work in tandem, so the screen is visible from every angle. The best part, the privacy display is customizable. Set it to activate for specific apps or for notifications that may pop up when you least expect them. Galaxy S26 Ultra keeps unexpected notifications automatically hidden for those moments. The power to control what you share with shoulder surfers is in your hands. The privacy display sets a new standard in display innovation.
That's next-level display innovation. Privacy built into the display that gives you the choice to shape your mobile experience. And no solution should be one-size-fits-all. For your most sensitive moments, you can toggle on maximum privacy protection. The maximum privacy protection intensifies the privacy effect by adjusting the pixel contrast, bringing down the bright areas and lifting the darker ones so your screen looks far less readable from the side. But don't just take our word for it. For a very first hands-on, please welcome tech creator Miles Above Tech. Miles.
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Miles1:10:40
Thanks, Rachel. Hey everyone, I'm Miles and I run Miles Above Tech. I review all types of tech online and today I'm super excited to talk about the privacy display on the Galaxy S26 Ultra. It's seriously one of the coolest features I've seen on a phone in years. And here's Riley to help me show you how it works. Right now, I have the privacy display on. You can see my screen clearly, but you can't see it from the sides. See? Yeah. But if I want, I could just go ahead and turn it off like this. Thank you, Riley. This way, I can keep whatever's on my screen private, but also share my screen with my friends. It's like a privacy film I can turn off and on whenever I want. It's a real game-changer. And because it's built into the display, it can even work for smaller elements on the screen, like having it turn on for specific notifications or areas of the screen. And then add the new chipset. It really just makes me super excited to review the camera on the Galaxy S26 Ultra as well. I've been reviewing Galaxy cameras for years over the course of their flagship updates. So, if you've seen my TikTok or YouTube, you know how impressive they are, especially with the insane zooms and night photography. And I'm so stoked for the next one that the cameras are getting now even better and smarter with AI. But for more on this, here's Mason.
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Mason1:12:42
Thank you, Miles. Galaxy cameras are built around the philosophy that photos and videos should help you connect more naturally with the emotions of your moments. We believe that everything you capture becomes life's language. That's why Galaxy cameras are built to capture effortlessly, edit intelligently, and share seamlessly, end to end. Every shot on the Galaxy S26 series is social media ready thanks to our advanced pro visual engine and Galaxy AI. The front camera, now powered by an AI image signal processor, brings out more of the finer details, helping you capture the soft strands of hair and natural skin tones, so your selfies look true to life. And the wider aperture in the rear camera channels significantly more light to the sensor. You'll see sharper detail and clearer, more vibrant images. Whether you're shooting something far away or up close, sometimes when capturing beautiful moments, the sunlight overpowers the shot. When this happens, the Galaxy S26 series instantly balances it out for you, softening those shadows and adding subtle virtual light, like having a reflector right there with you. Now, where the Galaxy S26 series shines is when the sun goes down. We introduced nightography video so you can hold on to that atmosphere even in low light. The advanced AP understands the unique characteristics of each camera sensor, so grain is reduced even more effectively. Faces and details stay sharp while the background looks cleaner and more defined. Now, let's take a look at how the Galaxy S26 series brings those unforgettable nights to life.
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Mon'nique Ivonne1:14:51
Hi, my name is Mon'nique Ivonne. I'm a film director and I primarily showcase my work through social media. I usually film with a cinema camera, so this is my first time creating a project using a phone and Soul at Night is the perfect symbol of that vibrant feeling I was looking for. So, that led me to putting the nightography video to the test. Night scenes normally require a ton of lighting, but I was super impressed by the Galaxy S26 Ultra, picking up clean and beautiful shots in extremely dark environments without any grain. This concept required a ton of facial expressions and emotions, and the camera picked it up even in the darkest light. This is the first time I've ever shot a short film on a phone, and it did not feel like a setback at all to me. This phone genuinely feels like having a cinema camera in your hand. I'm so excited to show a sneak peek of my film and I hope you all enjoy. I love the shots. I think they're going to look so good.
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Mason1:16:25
Thank you, Mon'nique. I can't wait to see the final film. But lighting is only half the challenge. The other is motion. Life doesn't stand still. You want a camera that can capture the action without the shake. On the Galaxy S26 series, super steady with horizontal lock helps you capture what would otherwise fly by in steady footage. Automatically maintaining a level horizon so you don't have to constantly watch the frame. That's what makes Galaxy S26 series great for everyone. And for those creators who want a more professional workflow, Galaxy S26 Ultra unlocks advanced video recording with the APV codec. Now available for the first time ever. APV codec supports high bit rates and near lossless quality. So, you can record everything in up to 8K while retaining more detail through rounds of editing. You can also capture directly to external storage as you film. Shooting with Galaxy is like carrying a pocket-sized pro-grade camera. In fact, we're filming and live streaming this entire show using the Galaxy S26 Ultra. With log video capture is just the beginning. Built-in LUT presets let you apply a cinematic grade from your device so you can create your style right away. Then if you want deeper control, you can bring that footage into editing tools like DaVinci Resolve or LumaFusion. We believe the intelligence inside the camera should make every part of your day easier. That means an end-to-end experience from snapping to editing and sharing. Even when you're capturing information, Galaxy AI understands when you're trying to scan and helps you create a clean copy. It automatically smooths wrinkles and folded corners and even removes your finger. You can even easily combine the scans into one PDF. You just point, capture, and go. Galaxy AI takes care of the rest without having to download any separate apps. Galaxy AI can also help unlock your creative potential. We know you love using AI Eraser to remove distractions and tidy up your shots, but Photo Assist takes that capability a step further. It doesn't just let you remove what was there. It helps you add what should have been there. Like when you've captured an almost perfect photo, just missing that one thing that would tie everything together, like your pet. You can simply merge them from another shot. Just describe how you want to combine the photos and watch Galaxy AI complete the moment. It's easy, intuitive, and all done on your Galaxy S26 series. Galaxy AI also makes prompt-based editing practical for everyday needs. Maybe you have a photo with a great smile and you want an outfit that fits the mood better. You can tell Galaxy AI what you want to adjust and just like that, you can generate a whole new wardrobe. Or say your friend took a bite before you got a shot of the dessert. Galaxy AI can restore the missing piece so you can have your cake and eat it, too. But this isn't just about quick fixes. It's also about having fun. Galaxy AI lets you lean into your creative side by adding a completely unexpected twist. Because all this is part of the Galaxy AI experience, you can edit straight from your phone without downloading an app. And for transparency, we're tagging all AI generated content so you always know what's been enhanced. The same goes for when you want to completely transform an image. I'm sure you've seen those animation photos generated by AI. Now you can produce that kind of work easily with Galaxy AI. Pick an option that speaks to you. Watercolor painting, a retro anime, or even a 3D tune, and your photo transforms on the spot. Doesn't that look gallery-worthy? And when inspiration strikes, you can open Creative Studio and explore new ways to work with your photos, like generating stickers, one or a whole collection to drop into your socials or blog post. And it can even generate one-of-a-kind wallpapers, so every unlock feels personal. With the Galaxy S26 series, AI turns editing into something effortless, fun, and instantly share-worthy. The Galaxy S26 Ultra is powered by our custom AP, delivering robust performance, industry-leading pro-grade camera with the world's first privacy display on a mobile device. And across the Galaxy S26 series, Galaxy AI shows up in the moments that matter, bringing powerful photo editing tools and meaningful everyday help into the flow of your life. The Galaxy S26 Ultra comes in four colors starting at $1,299. And the S26 and S26 Plus will be available starting at $899 and $1,099 respectively. They will all be available starting March 11th with pre-orders beginning today. And you'll be able to choose all three models in two additional colors only available on samsung.com. Galaxy AI ensures your ecosystem works together effortlessly. But true intelligence shouldn't just make your life easier. It should make it feel more alive. It should flow seamlessly from the screen to the world around you. And nothing transforms a moment like immersive full-spectrum sound. Introducing the Galaxy Buds 4 series.
Wow. Amazing. I love the new look. The Galaxy Buds 4 series features an iconic metal premium blade design. And this is more than a design refresh. This is an audio experience that delivers a full-range sound. The bass feels controlled. Every instrument stays clear and distinct. The rhythm locks in with tonal balance. This is how sound truly comes to life. And this is the kind of experience we're bringing to the Galaxy Buds 4 series. High-fidelity, full-range tuning that's accurate to the original recording. You get high-resolution playback where detail, texture, and dynamics come through exactly as intended. To deliver that level of fidelity on Galaxy Buds 4 Pro, we've upgraded the two-way speaker system to a new, wider woofer. Now, bigger woofers usually mean better sound, but space in an earbud is limited. So, we reworked the design to create more room where it matters. We've expanded the vibration area by almost 20%. The result is deeper, richer low frequencies from the woofer paired with refined, detailed highs from the tweeter. This is further enabled by a dual amplifier architecture. Each amplifier independently powers the wider woofer and the tweeter tuned for precise performance across their respective ranges. And when you pair that with ultra-high-quality audio, the sound comes to life even more. The Samsung seamless codec optimizes data transmission so your music stays clear and smooth, free from glitches or dropouts. But great audio isn't just what you hear. It's also how you sound. We've all had to take calls in noisy places like a busy street. With an advanced deep neural network that learns noise patterns, the Galaxy Buds 4 series can reduce a wide range of background noise more consistently. And with super wideband, it expands voice bandwidth so your voice comes through clearer and more naturally. Let's put this to the test. First, listen to a baseline call, then super clear call. Hello, can you hear me? Sorry, I'm passing by a construction site right now. Hello, can you hear me? Sorry, I'm passing by a construction site right now. You hear the difference, right? You heard it. The city noise drops away and your voice stays clear. But great sound is also how it's tailored to you. With a customizable equalizer, you have the freedom to shape your sound, adjusting bass, treble, and tone to match the moment. The Galaxy Buds 4 series also adapts to you, so sound stays consistent and refined even as you move. When there's outside noise, the Galaxy Buds 4 series generates opposing sound waves to cancel out what you don't want to hear, creating a more immersive listening experience. And even when the fit changes, advanced algorithms monitor sound leakage in real time and automatically adjusts noise reduction for the best isolation. We built Galaxy Buds 4 series to honor the recording to deliver sound that's pure and precise and adapts perfectly to your ears. But to really understand this fidelity, let's hear from someone who spends more time in the studio than me.
Thanks, Suga. Now, a good sound experience only lasts if the wearer stays comfortable. We ran extensive wear simulations using hundreds of millions of ear data points from people around the world. The result is computational design so precise you forget you're wearing them. With a fit this comfortable, control should feel effortless, too. That's where AI comes in. AI should be accessible wherever you are, so you can stay productive even when your phone isn't within reach. With the Galaxy Buds 4 series, you can just now talk to wake your AI agent completely hands-free. We've brought the same effortless experience to the very first interaction, the setup. The moment you open the case for the first time, just press a button. Pairing is instant. And for controls and settings, Buds panel is always within reach in the quick panel. And if you ever misplace your buds, whether it's one bud or the charging case, you'll be able to easily locate them using SmartThings Find. The Galaxy Buds 4 Pro delivers a full-range audio experience with an advanced two-way speaker system and a new wider woofer. And across the series, you get hi-fi audio with intelligent personalization for band-balanced consistent sound. Galaxy Buds 4 Pro comes in white and black and an exclusive pink gold. Available only on samsung.com. Pricing starts at $249. The Galaxy Buds 4 comes in white and black and is $179. They'll be available beginning March 11th alongside the Galaxy S26 series. Together with the Galaxy S26 and the Buds 4 series, we're building an ecosystem that's powerful, personal, and integrated seamlessly into the fabric of your life. But as we continue to expand this ecosystem, we know it's meaningful with meaningful innovation isn't just about the device can do today. It's also how it's made and the impact it leaves for tomorrow. So, as we bring these incredible new experiences to your daily life, we're equally focused on reducing our footprint and building more responsibly. To tell us more about our commitment to the future, please welcome Cassie.
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Cassie1:32:41
Thank you. At Samsung, we believe that pushing the boundaries of technology shouldn't mean compromising our planet. Meaningful innovation also has to be sustainable, and it's a commitment that we take seriously. Over the years, our journey started with innovating recycled materials into our products and rethinking our packaging design. That effort has expanded to reducing standby energy from power adapters as well as achieving zero waste to landfill in our global facilities. And we achieved all our goals for 2025. But we're not done. Looking ahead to 2030, we're pushing ourselves further, expanding our focus beyond our own operations to the environment and the communities around us. First, let's start with materials. With the latest Galaxy S26 series, we've expanded our use of recycled materials, including recycled plastics, glass, cobalt, alongside the newly added tantalum. We're also incorporating recycled materials into every Galaxy product from mobile phones, tablets, laptops, and watches as well as every module of every device from the display and the camera to the battery. But our responsibilities don't end with materials. They extend to how we use and return one of the planet's most vital resources, water. We're working to return more water to the environment than we consume while meeting the highest standards for responsible water management. In many places where we operate, the importance of water is deeply felt, reminding us that our responsibilities go beyond using it efficiently. So through local partnerships, we're now working to restore reservoirs in India and improve safe water access in Brazil by building wells across local communities. And lastly, there's biodiversity. We understand that our operations impact the planet's ecosystem. We take that responsibility seriously. That's why we've set a clear goal to conserve ecosystems equal in size to our global operational footprint. By supporting restoration projects and partnering with local communities, we're turning our commitment into measurable action. One clear example is our work to restore coral reefs. Since 2024, we've partnered with Sea Tree and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego to equip researchers and local partners with the Galaxy camera supporting coral reef restoration. That includes ocean mode, a feature designed to capture true underwater color for high-quality images that researchers need to monitor and analyze reef health. But now we're bringing ocean mode to you through Expert RAW on the Galaxy S26 series, giving everyday users the tools to see and help protect these endangered ecosystems for generations to come. Because when you truly see the planet, you care about it and you want to protect it. As we continue to advance this work, we remain focused on consistent progress. We want technology to make conservation more accessible, scalable, and inclusive, guided by our belief that innovation can help conserve the planet and inspire action. Now, we invite you to hear from our employees across the globe who are bringing our sustainability efforts to life. Their dedication reflects the steady progress we've made and the future we're working toward together. Thank you.
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Tae-moon Roh1:40:18
As you just saw, we are committed to building technology that not only enhances your life today, but also helps protect the world we all share tomorrow. It is that same sense of purpose that drives our vision for Galaxy AI. Today, we talk about how groundbreaking technology starts as a model and eventually becomes the very infrastructure that you rely on every day. Technology that not only provides you with the best experiences, but with ease, convenience, and choice. We are laying the foundation for the agentic AI era to create a true AI companion that understands you, anticipates your needs, and works on your behalf in the background. We are so excited for you to try the new Galaxy S26 and Buds 4 series yourselves. Thank you very much for joining us today and see you next time.