Cho Mu-hyun is based in Seoul, South Korea and covers global tech conglomerates Samsung, LG and technology news in Asia. His English name is Joe and it rhymes with his last name.
Samsung says that the three-year spending plan for strategic businesses such as semiconductors, biopharmaceuticals, and telecommunications is being prepared in anticipation of "great changes" following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Samsung leader Lee Jae-yong, who was put in jail after being found guilty of bribery, has been granted parole and will be released from jail on Friday.
The deal marks the South Korean tech giant's first meaningful footprint in Japan's telecom market.
Galaxy A52 5G has a screen with 120Hz refresh rate while Galaxy A72 supports 3x optical zoom.
The South Korean tech giant is expected to unveil the Galaxy A52 and A72 smartphones, which will feature 5G and other specs that were previously reserved only for flagship models.
Samsung's latest E1.S form factor SSD has a power efficiency of 238MBps per watt for sequential writes.
The displays on Samsung's new Galaxy S21 devices are the company's most intelligent so far as they incorporate hardware and software to optimise the experience for each consumer from refresh rates to blue light emission, a company executive says.
Samsung's full year operating income jumped 30% in 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chairman Lee Kun-hee built Samsung Electronics into a global giant in tech and electronics.
Samsung posted 8.15 trillion won in second quarter operating profit, with its semiconductor business contributing 5.43 trillion won of that.