Roh Tae-moon, head of Samsung's mobile experience division, confirmed that the company aims to integrate Galaxy AI into 100 million Galaxy mobile devices worldwide this year.
Earlier this month, the South Korean giant launched the Galaxy S24 series equipped with Galaxy AI, the Korean brand's generative artificial intelligence service powered by Google Cloud.
Samsung says Galaxy AI will be available on older flagship models in the first half of 2024, including the Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5, and Galaxy Tab S9.
Galaxy AI could also appear in the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, and all of these devices together could help Samsung reach its goal of 100 million Galaxy AI-powered devices.
Moon explained that despite the significant resources invested in developing the Galaxy AI, the generative AI features will be free to use until 2025, although the brand has not yet decided what it will do with the free features later, and that company still has more than one year to go. remaining. Let's explore these features. Make a decision.
While Moon has hinted at plans to bring powerful AI capabilities to paying customers in the future, the company has yet to make a decision on the financial future of its Galaxy AI service beyond 2025.
“According to our analysis, mobile AI has different needs,” Moon said. “Some consumers are happy with free access to AI features, while others want powerful AI features and are willing to pay for them. So, we will take all of these factors into consideration when making future decisions.”
He added: “The global smartphone market witnessed negative growth last year. Although the main and premium categories remained almost unchanged, we believe that the main and premium categories will see rapid growth in the market this year. "
Moon explained that Samsung aims to manufacture laptops in India to meet the demand in the local market, while the Korean giant currently manufactures laptops in China and Vietnam.