Samsung unpacks S23 phones and Google-Qualcomm tie-up

Smartphone maker branches out into 'cross reality' to enhance mobile experience

Roh Tae-moon, the head of Samsung Electronics' mobile experience business, holds up new Galaxy S23 smartphones at a launch event in San Francisco on Feb. 1. (Photo courtesy of Samsung Electronics)

KAZUYUKI OKUDAIRA and KOTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writers

February 3, 2023 02:35 JST

PALO ALTO, U.S./SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics unveiled its flagship Galaxy S23 smartphones alongside plans to collaborate with Google and Qualcomm in so-called cross reality, which combines virtual and augmented reality.