Most Popular
-
1
Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child
-
2
Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school
-
3
Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
-
4
First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
-
5
Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
-
6
Final push to forge UN treaty on plastic pollution set to begin in Busan
-
7
Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
-
8
Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
-
9
Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
-
10
Job creation lowest on record among under-30s
Galaxy S II, Samsung Electronics’ second-generation of Android-powered smartphones, will be sent up to 30 kilometers above ground as part of a “Space Balloon” campaign launched at Samsung’s Japan offices, the company said Friday.
Attached to a small balloon, the phone will be launched from the Nevada desert in the U.S. from Friday to Monday for two hours each day.
Messages posted on Twitter and Facebook will be available on the screen of the phone to be broadcasted live via http://space-balloon.net, Samsung said.
For the project, Samsung tested the phone’s super AM-OLED display ― the first such non-LCD screen used in a Samsung smartphone ― and other functions, such as whether the handset can operate in severe weather conditions.
“We plan to continue advertising the Galaxy S II with these campaigns that are closer to the consumers’ hearts,” said one Samsung Electronics official.
Globally, the Galaxy II sold more than 3 million units in less than two months since its worldwide launch in May.
By the year’s end, global sales of the Android smartphone is expected to hit 12 million, according to analysts.
In the local markets, Samsung said it now has secured almost a 60 percent market share.
By Kim Ji-hyun (jemmie@heraldcorp.com)
Attached to a small balloon, the phone will be launched from the Nevada desert in the U.S. from Friday to Monday for two hours each day.
Messages posted on Twitter and Facebook will be available on the screen of the phone to be broadcasted live via http://space-balloon.net, Samsung said.
For the project, Samsung tested the phone’s super AM-OLED display ― the first such non-LCD screen used in a Samsung smartphone ― and other functions, such as whether the handset can operate in severe weather conditions.
“We plan to continue advertising the Galaxy S II with these campaigns that are closer to the consumers’ hearts,” said one Samsung Electronics official.
Globally, the Galaxy II sold more than 3 million units in less than two months since its worldwide launch in May.
By the year’s end, global sales of the Android smartphone is expected to hit 12 million, according to analysts.
In the local markets, Samsung said it now has secured almost a 60 percent market share.
By Kim Ji-hyun (jemmie@heraldcorp.com)
