{"id":30793,"date":"2018-01-25T13:18:04","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T05:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=30793"},"modified":"2018-01-25T13:38:45","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T05:38:45","slug":"samsung-electronics-unveils-pyeongchang-2018-olympic-games-limited-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2018\/01\/25\/samsung-electronics-unveils-pyeongchang-2018-olympic-games-limited-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Electronics unveils PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games Limited Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

With less than a month to-go until the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Wireless Communications Equipment and Computing Equipment category, today unveiled the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games Limited Edition. To extend\u00a0its Olympic legacy\u00a0of supporting athletes and the Olympic family, Samsung will provide the devices, which are a special edition of the Galaxy Note8, as encouragement to do bigger things at the Olympic Winter Games, while also helping maintain real-time connections and capturing and sharing memories.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG), Samsung will deliver over 4,000 devices to all Olympians as well as the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic family, including IOC and POCOG staff allowing them to lean on Samsung mobile technology to enhance their experiences and connect more conveniently.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games Limited Edition\u00a0will include the bold new features of the Galaxy Note8, such as the innovative bezel-less 6.3-inch Infinity Display that fits comfortably in one hand,\u00a0enhanced S Pen for efficient productivity, and Samsung\u2019s\u00a0best-in-class Dual Camera. Exclusively for the Games, the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games Limited Edition will showcase a shiny white back glass to celebrate the winter theme, and gold Olympic rings – inspired by the Olympic Torch \u2013 an expression of the Olympic Movement with the union of five continents, and unity worldwide.<\/p>\n

\u201cThroughout our 20-year legacy as an Olympic partner, Samsung has showcased our support of the Olympic Movement by helping spread the Olympic Spirit and enhance connections through our latest technological innovations and immersive experiences,\u201d said Younghee Lee, CMO and EVP, Samsung Electronics. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to provide the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games Limited Edition to all athletes in an effort to help them to stay connected, capture and share one of the most memorable moments of their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

The\u00a0PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games Limited Edition\u00a0will feature celebratory pre-loaded PyeongChang 2018 themed wallpapers, allowing recipients to stay connected in-style through Samsung\u2019s most advanced mobile technology. As an added element, useful apps will be pre-installed to help cultivate the utmost Olympic Games experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cSamsung\u2019s commitment to the Olympic Movement has increasingly enabled meaningful connections through innovative mobile technologies over the past 20 years,\u201d said IOC president Thomas Bach. \u201cSamsung\u2019s creation of an Olympic Games Limited Edition device reinforces Samsung and IOC\u2019s shared desire to spread the Olympic spirit. It\u2019s because of dedicated partners like Samsung that we\u2019re in the position to provide unforgettable\u00a0experiences at the Olympic Games time after time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Displaying commitment to the Paralympic Movement, Samsung will provide smartphones to all Paralympians at the Paralympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018.\u00a0Each Paralympian will receive the Galaxy Note8 along with cases that feature the Paralympic Games logo and be exposed to how breakthrough mobile technologies can help make the digital world more accessible for those with disabilities. Samsung has been a World Paralympic Partner since the Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010 and an advocate for the Paralympic Movement striving to inspire the spirit of progress and the human challenge ever since.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To extend\u00a0its Olympic legacy\u00a0of supporting athletes and the Olympic family, Samsung will provide the devices, which are a special edition of the Galaxy Note8, as encouragement to do bigger things at the Olympic Winter Games, while also helping maintain real-time connections and capturing and sharing memories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":30795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,3],"tags":[4657,5741,5742,359,201],"class_list":["post-30793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-phones","tag-olympics","tag-pyeongchang-2018-olympic","tag-pyeongchang-2018-olympic-games-limited-edition","tag-samsung","tag-smartphone"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30793\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}