<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
flagship	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
and	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
produced	O
by	O
Samsung	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
the	O
foldable	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Z	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
lineup	O
serves	O
as	O
Samsung	O
's	O
flagship	O
smartphone	B-Application
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
consisted	O
initially	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
device	O
,	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
sale	O
in	O
June	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
later	O
expanded	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
line	O
to	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
S	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2014	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
next	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Device
Galaxy	I-Device
Tab	I-Device
series	I-Device
is	O
the	O
related	O
tablet	B-Device
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
smartphone	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
June	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
announced	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
13	O
February	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
the	O
TouchWiz	O
"	O
Nature	O
UX	O
"	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
brushed	O
dark	O
blue	O
colour	O
variant	O
(	O
"	O
Pebble	O
Blue	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
both	O
known	O
from	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
3	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
70	O
million	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
were	O
sold	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
sold	O
S	O
series	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
split-screen	O
feature	O
whereby	O
users	O
can	O
use	O
two	O
apps	O
simultaneously	O
(	O
available	O
from	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	I-Application
up	O
to	O
4.4.2	O
"	O
Premium	O
Suite	O
Upgrade	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
upgraded	O
video	O
player	O
software	O
which	O
is	O
first	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
a	O
movable	O
and	O
resizeable	O
pop-up	O
window	O
for	O
simultaneous	O
watching	O
during	O
other	O
tasks	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
motion	O
thumbnails	O
that	O
can	O
preview	O
playing	O
videos	O
rather	O
than	O
only	O
a	O
static	O
image	O
,	O
an	O
"	O
Ambient	O
Light	O
"	O
feature	O
whereby	O
the	O
screen	O
brightness	O
can	O
automatically	O
adjust	O
to	O
the	O
light	O
level	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Smart	O
Stay	O
"	O
feature	O
that	O
can	O
prevent	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
screen	O
from	O
turning	O
off	O
by	O
looking	O
at	O
the	O
phone	O
,	O
a	O
personal	O
assistant	O
called	O
S	B-General_Concept
Voice	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
tag	O
faces	O
in	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
gallery	O
,	O
an	O
"	O
S	O
Beam	O
"	O
feature	O
to	O
transfer	O
files	O
via	O
NFC	O
,	O
an	O
LED	O
light	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
notifications	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Motion	O
Gestures	O
"	O
feature	O
whereby	O
users	O
can	O
accomplish	O
tasks	O
by	O
moving	O
the	O
phone	O
,	O
color	O
point	O
effects	O
for	O
the	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
smart	O
alert	O
"	O
–	O
an	O
optional	O
haptic	O
feedback	O
notification	O
which	O
vibrates	O
the	O
unit	O
when	O
picked	O
up	O
to	O
notify	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Samsung	O
mobile	O
phone	O
with	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
support	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
enabled	O
using	O
a	O
special	O
back	O
cover	O
that	O
connects	O
to	O
dedicated	O
pins	O
under	O
the	O
rear	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
its	O
rear	O
camera	O
has	O
eight	O
megapixels	O
(	O
3264×2448	O
)	O
and	O
1080p	O
video	O
recording	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
S3	O
adds	O
stereo	O
audio	O
recording	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
simultaneously	O
capture	O
6	O
megapixel	O
(	O
3264×1836	O
)	O
photos	O
while	O
filming	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
's	O
highest	O
16:9	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
crop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
premium	O
suite	O
upgrade	O
"	O
delivered	O
by	O
Samsung	O
through	O
the	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	I-Application
later	O
the	O
year	O
retrofitted	O
the	O
split-screen	O
feature	O
from	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
allowing	O
two	O
apps	O
on	O
screen	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S4	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Samsung	O
on	O
14	O
March	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
80	O
million	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
were	O
sold	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
sold	O
S	O
series	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Android	B-Application
4.2.2	I-Application
,	O
current	O
5.0.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
only	O
two	O
Samsung	O
mobile	O
phones	O
to	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
thermometer	O
and	O
hygrometer	O
sensors	O
(	O
the	O
other	O
being	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
praised	O
the	O
innovation	O
inherent	O
in	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
's	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
criticized	O
it	O
as	O
feature	O
creep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
variants	O
are	O
the	O
rugged	O
and	O
water-resistant	O
S4	B-Application
Active	I-Application
,	O
the	O
lower-priced	O
mid-class	O
S4	B-Application
Mini	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
hybrid	O
Samsung	B-Algorithm
Galaxy	I-Algorithm
S4	I-Algorithm
Zoom	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
an	O
optical	O
zoom	O
lens	O
with	O
10×	O
magnification	O
,	O
more	O
powerful	O
Xenon	O
flash	O
,	O
tripod	O
mount	O
,	O
and	O
rotary	O
knob	O
lens	O
ring	O
,	O
combining	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
with	O
a	O
dedicated	O
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S5	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
24	O
February	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
improves	O
upon	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
by	O
adding	O
a	O
heart	O
rate	O
monitor	O
,	O
IP67	O
water	O
resistance	O
,	O
a	O
fingerprint	O
scanner	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
record	O
4K	B-Architecture
videos	I-Architecture
(	O
2160p	O
at	O
30fps	O
)	O
and	O
1080p	O
at	O
twice	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
(	O
60	O
fps	O
)	O
,	O
phase-detection	O
autofocus	O
which	O
is	O
faster	O
than	O
previously	O
used	O
contrast	O
detection	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
take	O
better	O
photos	O
in	O
low	O
light	O
levels	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Download	O
Booster	O
"	O
feature	O
to	O
increase	O
download	O
levels	O
to	O
the	O
maximum	O
bandwidth	O
allowed	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
restrict	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
battery	O
by	O
limiting	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
usage	O
,	O
and	O
USB	O
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
lacks	O
the	O
thermometer	O
(	O
temperature	O
)	O
sensor	O
,	O
hygrometer	O
(	O
humidity	O
)	O
sensor	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Story	O
Album	O
"	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
preceding	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
,	O
but	O
largely	O
inherited	O
Air	O
View	O
and	O
gesture-related	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Quick	O
glance	O
"	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
"	O
Air	O
wake-up	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
waking	O
up	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
from	O
stand-by	O
mode	O
by	O
hovering	O
over	O
the	O
proximity	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S5	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Samsung	O
mobile	O
phone	O
where	O
the	O
touch	O
key	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
button	O
is	O
a	O
task	O
key	O
instead	O
of	O
an	O
option	O
key	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
mobile	O
phone	O
in	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
user-replaceable	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S5	I-Application
is	O
the	O
last	O
mobile	O
phone	O
in	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
with	O
a	O
micro-SIM	O
card	O
;	O
later	O
phones	O
use	O
a	O
nano-SIM	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S5	I-Application
,	O
the	O
model	O
number	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
SM-G900F	B-Application
)	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
boot	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S6	I-Application
series	O
marks	O
a	O
counter-utilitarian	O
and	O
fashion-oriented	O
course	O
in	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
consists	O
of	O
four	O
phones	O
:	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S6	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S6	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S6	I-Application
Edge+	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S6	I-Application
Active	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
first	O
announced	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
and	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
edge	I-Application
on	O
1	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
Samsung	O
announced	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
edge+	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
series	O
improves	O
upon	O
its	O
predecessors	O
by	O
adding	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
quickly	O
charge	O
the	O
phone	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
15	O
watts	O
using	O
Qualcomm	O
Quick	O
Charge	O
2.0	O
,	O
virtual	O
reality	O
(	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
Gear	O
VR	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Smart	O
Manager	O
"	O
feature	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
interface	O
with	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
series	O
removes	O
several	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
some	O
long-term	O
key	O
features	O
,	O
from	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
microSD	O
card	O
slot	O
,	O
Mobile	B-Protocol
High-Definition	I-Protocol
Link	I-Protocol
(	O
MHL	B-Protocol
)	O
support	O
,	O
water	O
protection	O
,	O
Air	O
Gesture	O
control	O
,	O
Air	O
View	O
,	O
Smart	O
Pause	O
,	O
Smart	O
Rotation	O
,	O
Smart	O
Scroll	O
,	O
the	O
one-handed	O
operation	O
mode	O
,	O
increased	O
sensitivity	O
of	O
the	O
capacitive	O
touch	O
screen	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
gloves	O
,	O
and	O
USB	O
3.0	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
batteries	O
in	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
and	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
edge	I-Application
are	O
smaller	O
than	O
the	O
battery	O
in	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S5	I-Application
,	O
and	O
are	O
not	O
replaceable	O
by	O
end	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
year	O
,	O
a	O
Samsung	O
commercial	O
for	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S5	I-Application
had	O
mocked	O
the	O
iPhones	B-Device
 '	O
non-replaceable	O
batteries	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
iPhone	B-Device
users	O
as	O
"	O
wall	O
huggers	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
their	O
incessant	O
dependence	O
on	O
wall	O
charging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
main	O
model	O
phone	O
to	O
feature	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
camera	O
and	O
also	O
improves	O
upon	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
brighter	O
1.9	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
that	O
enables	O
improved	O
low-light	O
performance	O
for	O
both	O
photography	O
and	O
video	O
recording	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Samsung	O
phone	O
with	O
a	O
dedicated	O
camera	O
quick	O
launcher	O
(	O
home	O
button	O
double-press	O
)	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Samsung	O
flagship	O
device	O
to	O
capture	O
slow	O
motion	O
video	O
with	O
audio	O
and	O
original	O
framerate	O
(	O
120	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
)	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
edited	O
in	O
a	O
precluded	O
editor	O
software	O
accessible	O
through	O
the	O
gallery	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
mobile	O
phone	O
in	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
with	O
a	O
nano-SIM	O
card	O
;	O
earlier	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
phones	I-Operating_System
use	O
a	O
micro-SIM	O
card	O
or	O
"	O
standard	O
"	O
(	O
mini-SIM	O
)	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S6	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
Plus	O
,	O
being	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
is	O
not	O
equipped	O
with	O
an	O
infrared	O
transmitter	O
for	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
edge	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
Active	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
21	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
improve	O
upon	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
by	O
adding	O
an	O
always-on	O
display	O
to	O
optionally	O
show	O
information	O
while	O
the	O
screen	O
is	O
off	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Dual	O
Pixel	O
"	O
camera	O
feature	O
for	O
faster	O
autofocus	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
low-light	O
photography	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Water	O
resistance	O
and	O
a	O
microSD	O
card	O
reader	O
were	O
added	O
back	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S5	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
also	O
on	O
all	O
earlier	O
iterations	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
line	O
,	O
but	O
neither	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
IR	O
blaster	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single-handed	O
operation	O
mode	O
was	O
added	O
back	O
after	O
removal	O
on	O
the	O
S6	O
,	O
but	O
without	O
on-screen	O
buttons	O
and	O
shortcuts	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
S5	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
in	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
has	O
12	O
megapixels	O
,	O
down	O
from	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
's	O
16	O
megapixels	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
larger	O
pixel	O
size	O
on	O
the	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
,	O
enabling	O
it	O
to	O
capture	O
more	O
light	O
under	O
the	O
same	O
conditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
rear	O
camera	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
of	O
1.7	O
was	O
the	O
then	O
brightest	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
on	O
any	O
mobile	O
phone	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
front	O
camera	O
,	O
although	O
having	O
the	O
same	O
resolution	O
as	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
's	O
one	O
(	O
2592×1944	O
photo	O
;	O
2560×1440p	O
video	O
)	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
brighter	O
1.7	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
as	O
well	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
1.9	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
StorageIn	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
some	O
European	O
markets	O
,	O
only	O
the	O
lowest	O
storage	O
option	O
of	O
32GB	O
was	O
shipped	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
the	O
internal	O
storage	O
capacity	O
has	O
only	O
doubled	O
in	O
the	O
seven	O
years	O
since	O
the	O
2009	O
Samsung	B-Algorithm
i8000	I-Algorithm
Omnia	I-Algorithm
II	I-Algorithm
flagship	O
which	O
available	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
16GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
announced	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S8	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S8+	I-Application
smartphones	B-Application
on	O
27	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
feature	O
an	O
iris	O
scanner	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
S	B-General_Concept
Voice	I-General_Concept
has	O
also	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
Bixby	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
previous	O
galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
smartphones	B-Application
featured	O
a	O
16:9	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
which	O
was	O
changed	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
feature	O
called	O
Samsung	B-Application
DeX	I-Application
was	O
added	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
phone	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
desktop	O
user	O
interface	O
when	O
plugged	O
in	O
a	O
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S9	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S9+	I-Application
were	O
unveiled	O
on	O
25	O
February	O
2018	O
at	O
the	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
improved	O
camera	O
,	O
redesigned	O
back	O
panel	O
and	O
improved	O
internals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S9	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
flagship	O
phone	O
by	O
Samsung	O
to	O
support	O
recording	O
2160p	O
(	O
4K	B-Architecture
)	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
(	O
twice	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
the	O
preceding	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S5	I-Application
to	O
S8	O
)	O
,	O
1080p	O
at	O
240	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
(	O
four	O
times	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
the	O
S5	B-Application
to	O
S8	O
)	O
and	O
super	O
slow	O
motion	O
at	O
960	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
duration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
frame	O
rates	O
are	O
the	O
first	O
increase	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
the	O
2014	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
camera	O
has	O
a	O
variable	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
which	O
can	O
switch	O
between	O
1.5	O
and	O
2.4	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
mobile	O
phone	O
since	O
the	O
2009	O
Nokia	B-Language
N86	I-Language
with	O
a	O
variable	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
subsequent	O
software	O
update	O
retrofitted	O
the	O
feature	O
of	O
warning	O
the	O
user	O
about	O
flaws	O
in	O
photographs	O
such	O
as	O
blinking	O
eyes	O
and	O
blur	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
first	O
implemented	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
9	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Camera	O
:	O
(	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S9	I-Application
)	O
Back	O
:	O
12	O
megapixels	O
,	O
1x	O
,	O
3840x2160p	O
(	O
4K	B-Architecture
UHD	I-Architecture
)	O
video	O
at	O
30/60	O
fps	O
,	O
1080p	O
(	O
Full	O
HD	O
)	O
at	O
30/60	O
fps	O
,	O
slow-motion	O
1080p	O
at	O
240	O
fps	O
or	O
slow-motion	O
720p	O
(	O
HD	O
)	O
at	O
960	O
fps	O
;	O
Front	O
:	O
8	O
megapixels	O
,	O
1440p	O
(	O
QHD	O
)	O
at	O
30	O
fps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
announced	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S10	I-Application
series	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S10e	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S10	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S10+	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S10	I-Application
5G	I-Application
On	O
20	O
February	O
2019	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
10th	O
Anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
S	O
Series	O
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S10	I-Application
series	O
introduced	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
ultrasonic	O
in-display	O
fingerprint	O
scanner	O
,	O
ultra	O
wide	O
lens	O
,	O
reverse	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
,	O
5G	O
and	O
Samsung	O
's	O
first	O
hole-punch	O
selfie	O
camera	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S10	I-Application
series	O
debuted	O
the	O
One	B-Application
UI	I-Application
software	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
9	I-Application
Pie	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S10	I-Application
Lite	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
a	O
mid-range	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
S10	O
containing	O
the	O
same	O
cameras	O
and	O
performance	O
but	O
with	O
lower	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
was	O
changed	O
again	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S10	I-Application
series	O
from	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
galaxy	B-Application
S10	I-Application
Lite	O
featured	O
a	O
20:9	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
differing	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S10	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
charging	O
rates	O
above	O
15	O
watts	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
S10	O
5G	O
and	O
S10	O
Lite	O
are	O
the	O
first	O
increase	O
on	O
Samsung	O
flagship	O
smartphones	B-Application
since	O
the	O
2014	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
announced	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S20	I-Application
series	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S20	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S20+	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S20	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
,	O
on	O
11	O
February	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S20	I-Application
FE	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
a	O
mid-range	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
S20	O
containing	O
similar	O
cameras	O
and	O
performance	O
but	O
with	O
less	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
variant	O
is	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S20	I-Application
Tactical	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
intended	O
for	O
military	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S20	I-Application
series	O
featured	O
120Hz	O
refresh	O
rate	O
displays	O
with	O
20:9	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S20	O
series	O
are	O
the	O
first	O
Samsung	O
mobile	O
phones	O
with	O
8K	B-Architecture
video	I-Architecture
recording	O
(	O
7680×4320p	O
)	O
,	O
excluding	O
the	O
S20	B-Application
FE	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
announced	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S21	I-Application
series	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S21	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S21+	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S21	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
,	O
on	O
14	O
January	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S21	I-Application
FE	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
a	O
mid-range	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
S21	O
containing	O
similar	O
cameras	O
and	O
performance	O
but	O
with	O
lower	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
smartphones	B-Application
lack	O
the	O
microSD	O
expandable	O
storage	O
previously	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
entire	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
except	O
the	O
2015	O
S6	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
not	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
3.5mm	O
audio	O
connector	O
(	O
coll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
an	O
earlier	O
keynote	O
,	O
a	O
Samsung	O
representative	O
mocked	O
the	O
lack	O
thereof	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	O
iPhone	B-Device
7	O
on	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
S-series	O
phone	O
to	O
get	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
S-Pen	B-Operating_System
"	O
stylus	B-Device
on	O
the	O
S21	B-Application
Ultra	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
an	O
exclusive	O
feature	O
for	O
the	O
Note	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
S21	B-Application
Ultra	I-Application
lacks	O
the	O
Note	O
's	O
compartment	O
to	O
house	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
inside	O
the	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S21	O
series	O
also	O
drops	O
MST	O
technology	O
previously	O
used	O
for	O
Samsung	B-Application
Pay	I-Application
which	O
gave	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
phones	I-Operating_System
the	O
ability	O
to	O
pay	O
without	O
needing	O
NFC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
announced	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S22	I-Application
series	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S22	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S22+	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S22	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
,	O
on	O
9	O
February	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S22	I-Application
series	O
changed	O
the	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
once	O
again	O
to	O
19.5:9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S22	I-Application
and	O
S22+	O
added	O
glass	O
backs	O
which	O
was	O
lacking	O
on	O
the	O
S21	O
and	O
S21+	O
,	O
the	O
frames	O
were	O
also	O
flattened	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
12	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S22	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
had	O
a	O
huge	O
design	O
change	O
which	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
more	O
similar	O
look	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note20	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
rather	O
than	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S21	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S22	B-Application
Ultra	I-Application
saw	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
built	O
in	O
S	B-Operating_System
Pen	I-Operating_System
which	O
was	O
not	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S21	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S22	B-Application
Ultra	I-Application
also	O
changed	O
the	O
adaptiveness	O
of	O
the	O
refresh	O
rate	O
from	O
10	O
–	O
120Hz	O
to	O
1	O
–	O
120Hz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
S22+	O
and	O
S22	B-Application
Ultra	I-Application
got	O
upgrades	O
in	O
the	O
charging	O
speed	O
from	O
25	O
watts	O
to	O
45	O
watts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S22+	O
and	O
S22	B-Application
Ultra	I-Application
also	O
got	O
improvements	O
on	O
the	O
display	O
brightness	O
to	O
1750	O
nits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
announced	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
S23	O
series	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
S23	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
S23+	O
and	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
S23	O
Ultra	O
,	O
on	O
1	O
February	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S22	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
S23	O
series	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
lineup	O
and	O
screen	O
sizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Galaxy	O
S23	O
models	O
are	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Dynamic	B-Algorithm
AMOLED	I-Algorithm
2X	I-Algorithm
"	O
display	O
featuring	O
HDR10+	O
support	O
,	O
dynamic	O
tone	O
mapping	O
technology	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
peak	O
brightness	O
of	O
1750	O
nits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
S23	O
,	O
S23+	O
,	O
and	O
S23	O
Ultra	O
are	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
8	O
Gen	O
2	O
for	O
Galaxy	O
chip	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
an	O
Octa-Core	O
CPU	O
,	O
an	O
Adreno	O
740	O
GPU	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Qualcomm	O
X70	O
modem	O
for	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
models	O
feature	O
Qi	O
inductive	B-Application
charging	I-Application
up	O
to	O
15W	O
and	O
Wireless	O
PowerShare	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
the	O
phones	O
to	O
charge	O
other	O
Qi-compatible	O
devices	O
from	O
their	O
own	O
batteries	O
at	O
up	O
to	O
4.5W	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
S23	O
phones	O
are	O
launched	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
13	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	O
's	O
One	B-Application
UI	I-Application
5.1	I-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
first	O
generation	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
,	O
The	O
Samsung	B-Device
Galaxy	I-Device
Tab	I-Device
S	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
12	O
June	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
comes	O
in	O
two	O
sizes	O
,	O
a	B-Device
8.4-inch	I-Device
version	I-Device
and	O
a	B-Device
10.5-inch	I-Device
version	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
announced	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
S2	O
series	O
on	O
20	O
July	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
in	O
two	O
sizes	O
,	O
an	B-Device
8.0-inch	I-Device
version	I-Device
and	O
a	B-Device
9.7-inch	I-Device
version	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
announced	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
S3	O
on	O
26	O
February	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
S	I-Device
and	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
S2	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
S3	O
only	O
comes	O
in	O
one	O
size	O
,	O
a	O
9.7-inch	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
S4	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
1	O
August	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
announced	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
S5e	O
on	O
15	O
February	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Device
Galaxy	I-Device
Tab	I-Device
S6	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
31	O
July	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Device
Galaxy	I-Device
Tab	I-Device
S6	O
Lite	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
16	O
April	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
S7	O
and	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
S7+	O
were	O
announced	O
on	O
5	O
August	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
S7	O
FE	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
25	O
May	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
S8	O
series	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
9	O
February	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
