Baek Byung-yeul is a journalist at The Korea Times focused on cultural content, including films and cultural events in South Korea. You can contact him at baekby@koreatimes.co.kr to share your insights.
Samsung's S24 primed for global success as presales surge
Kim Se-hwan, center, the first customer to purchase the Galaxy S24 series smartphone, poses with the company’s employees at the Samsung Gangnam flagship store in Seoul, Friday. Samsung said Sunday that presales of the AI-powered Galaxy S24 series from Jan. 19 to Jan. 25 totaled 1.21 million units in Korea. With 173,000 units pre-ordered a day on average, the S24 set a new pre-order record, surpassing the previous record holder, the Galaxy Note 10 with 125,000 units pre-ordered in one day in 2019. Courtesy of Samsung Electronics
By Baek Byung-yeul