For the previous few years, Samsung has ready two huge Unpacked occasions to showcase its upcoming cellular tech: an early one for the newest additions to the Galaxy S line, and a second summer time occasion for the 12 months’s foldables, wearables and every little thing else.
The primary of those has been and gone, with the AI-enhanced Galaxy S24 household getting their huge reveal again in January. Now the dependable leaker Evan Blass has seemingly confirmed when Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked Summer 2024 occasion will probably be — and it’s simply across the nook.
On X (previously Twitter), the leaker posted a GIF that resembles the acquainted countdown clock that Samsung posts on its web site within the build-up to huge occasions. This one clearly says July 10, 2024 — a date that we’ve heard mooted before.
Regardless of the textual content on the GIF being in English, the time is listed as 10:00PM KST — or Korea Commonplace Time. That converts to six:00AM PT or 9:00AM ET within the US.
A July 10 Summer time Unpacked is sort of a bit sooner than earlier years. In 2021 and 2022, the occasion came about in August, and whereas final 12 months’s was additionally in July, it was nonetheless 16 days later than the date prompt by Blass and others for 2024.
We shouldn’t anticipate this early begin to essentially change into an everyday factor: it’s apparently down to Samsung’s sponsorship of the Paris Olympic Games, which runs between July 26 and August 11. That is sensible: it could be odd for Samsung to be a key sponsor of a once-every-four-years sporting occasion, however unable to indicate off its fascinating new tech to a captive viewers of tens of millions.
What are we anticipating from the July 10 Galaxy Unpacked?
So what fascinating new tech are we speaking about?
As ever, it’s possible that foldables will paved the way — particularly, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6. We’re anticipating each to ship with the brand new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy chipset and go huge on AI just like the current S24 handsets.
The Z Flip 6 sounds like the bigger upgrade, with speak of a larger cover display, more RAM and a significant camera boost, although Samsung may have an Ultra version of its Z Fold in the works to steal its thunder.
Then there are wearables. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 — with a new processor, better battery life and maybe even a square face — will possible be joined by a model new product: the Galaxy Ring.
Unveiled on the January Unpacked and additional detailed at this 12 months’s MWC, the Galaxy Ring is a delicate health tracker, providing wellness options like coronary heart well being monitoring, sleep monitoring and a vitality rating. It’s set to return in eight completely different sizes to make sure a decent match on the finger.
Blass, for his half, additionally believes we’ll see two types of Galaxy Book 4 Edge and two sets of Galaxy Buds 3. The latter has been tipped for real-time AI translation, which could be a game changer.
Whereas Blass is a particularly dependable leaker, nothing is definite till Samsung formally declares its summer time lineup. If this long-rumored Unpacked date is confirmed, we’ll know for certain in simply 25 days.
