Samsung Galaxy S9 offers an answer for Apple's Animojis at MWC
Samsung has unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S9 and S9+ on Sunday night at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, with the most definitive feature from the South Korean company helping it make up ground on the iPhone's alluring Animoji.
Samsung unveils AR emoji on Galaxy S9
The new product launch promised to deliver 'The Camera. Reimagined'. This new camera boasts a Super Slow-Mo feature that cn then be set to music or Gif-ed to create shareable moments. It also more easily enables augmented reality apps on the front camera.
Additionally, it includes Dolby Atmos surround sound and facial recognition features. Aesthetically, it is business as usual, a 5.8-inch screen with limited bezel around it. The fingerprint sensor has also been moved to below the camera.
Hold the big screen in the palm of your hands with the edge-to-edge Infinity Display on the new #Galaxy9. Learn more. https://t.co/1HCinmcKeR pic.twitter.com/qNtf1Alzen
— Samsung Mobile (@SamsungMobile) February 25, 2018
Integral to the Snapchat generation, Samsung provided an answer to Apple's Animojis which were unveiled with the new iPhone 9. The S9 now allows people to become emojis, simplified animated versions of themselves that can be shared as stickers or videos.
Watch the BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones try it out below.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 allows you to create an animated emoji just like you - well sort of... pic.twitter.com/1CVKgpeGFE
— Rory Cellan-Jones (@ruskin147) February 25, 2018
Pre-orders for the smartphone are available now, the S9 hits the market 16 March.
The full event can be watched below.
What we’re changing here will change how you experience everything out there. #Unpacked is live now.https://t.co/QLUK2MPPKT
— Samsung Mobile (@SamsungMobile) February 25, 2018
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