Right here’s why the Samsung Galaxy S23 doesn’t provide satellite tv for pc connectivity – Phandroid

Final 12 months, there have been a number of handsets that had been launched that supplied up satellite tv for pc connectivity, like telephones from Huawei and Apple. It was closely rumored that Samsung might embody an identical characteristic in its Galaxy S23, however now that the telephone has been launched, it appears like we didn’t get that characteristic in spite of everything.

Talking to CNET via a translator, Samsung’s president and head of cell expertise enterprise TM Roh confirmed that the Galaxy S23 lineup doesn’t have satellite tv for pc connectivity and defined the reasoning behind it. Mainly, evidently Samsung thinks that the know-how in its present state is just too restricted.

This doesn’t imply that Samsung is ruling it out utterly. Based on Roh, Samsung is preserving its choices open and when the timing is correct and the tech is prepared, they’ll embody it in future units.

“When there’s the correct timing, infrastructure and the know-how [is] prepared, then after all for Samsung Galaxy, for our cell division, we might additionally actively take into account adopting this characteristic as effectively.”

To be truthful, satellite tv for pc connectivity on telephones is extra for emergencies. It’s meant to present customers a approach of calling for assist in the event that they discover themselves in a state of affairs the place common cell protection isn’t out there. There have already been a few cases the place the iPhone 14’s satellite tv for pc characteristic really helped to save lots of the lives of some customers, so it’s clear that there are advantages to it, so hopefully that is one thing we’ll see extra handset makers introduce sooner or later.

Supply: CNET