Apple To Integrate Google’s Gemini AI Into iPhones and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, Z Flip 6,

Bank offers and upgrade bonuses significantly reduce the price of the new Samsung Galaxy devices.

 

Samsung unveiled its latest Galaxy Foldables and wearables at its second Unpacked event of 2024. In total, the company introduced seven new products: two new foldables, two smartwatches, two wireless earbuds, and the company’s first smart ring, though it won’t be available in India anytime soon.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, Z Flip 6 details

  Galaxy Z Fold 6 looks the same as its predecessor.

Samsung  unveiled its latest lineup at its second Unpacked event of 2024, featuring flagship foldables like the  Galaxy Z Fold 6  and the new flip-style Galaxy Z Flip 6. The Galaxy Z Fold 6, boasting a titanium frame like the Galaxy S24 Ultra, is lighter and powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor. It sports a 6.3-inch cover display and a large 7.6-inch foldable screen.

The  Galaxy Z Flip 6, also powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, introduces a vapour chamber and features a 3.4-inch cover display and a 6.7-inch primary foldable screen. Both phones run on OneUI 6.1.1 based on  Android  14, offer up to 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage, and are eligible for seven years of updates.

Both phones are now available for pre-order with a flat Rs 8, 000 instant discount for HDFC card users, which brings down the effective price of the Galaxy Z Flip 6 to Rs 101, 999, and the price of the Galaxy Z Fold 6 comes down to Rs 1, 59, 999. Additionally, users can get up to Rs 8, 000 value as an exchange bonus, and users upgrading from a Samsung flagship can get an upgrade bonus of up to Rs 15, 000. And the most expensive model costs Rs 2, 00, 999, making it the most expensive Samsung smartphone in the country.

Customers who pre-order the Galaxy Z Flip 6 or the Galaxy Z Fold 6 before July 24 will get Galaxy Z Assurance with free two-parts or screen replacement insurance worth Rs 9, 999/14, 999 for Rs 999, and they can also get a 50 per cent discount on official covers and cases with 35 per cent off on the newly launched accessories such as the Watch 7, Watch Ultra, Buds 3, and the Buds 3 Pro.

Here are the complete details on all the variants of the latest foldables from Samsung

Specifications	Ram Storage	Colours	MOP
Galaxy Z Flip6	12GB 256GB	Blue, Mint, Silver Shadow	Rs 109, 999
	12GB 512GB		Rs 121, 999
Galaxy Z Fold6	12GB 256GB	Silver Shadow, Navy, Pink	Rs 164, 999
	12GB 512GB		Rs 176, 999
	12GB 1TB	Silver Shadow	Rs 200, 999

Samsung Galaxy Watch 7, Watch Ultra

  The Galaxy Ring isn’t coming to India for now (Image credit: Samsung)

Samsung also introduced two new smartwatches at Unpacked. The Galaxy Watch 7 succeeds last year’s Watch 6, while the Galaxy Watch Ultra is Samsung’s direct competitor to the  Apple  Watch Ultra 2.

The Watch 7 comes in four variants, starting at Rs 29, 999 for the 40 mm Bluetooth model, and up to Rs 36, 999 for the 44 mm LTE variant. The  Galaxy Watch Ultra  is available in a single variant priced at Rs 59, 999.

Pre-orders for the Watch 7 include Rs 8, 000 multi-bank cashback or an upgrade bonus worth Rs 8, 000, reducing its price to Rs 21, 999. Similarly, pre-orders for the Watch Ultra offer Rs 10, 000 multi-bank cashback or an upgrade bonus worth Rs 10, 000, bringing its effective price down to Rs 49, 999.

Model	Variant	Price
Watch7	Watch7 40 mm BT	Rs 29, 999
Watch7	Watch7 40 mm LTE	Rs 33, 999
Watch7	Watch7 44 mm BT	Rs 32, 999
Watch7	Watch7 44 mm LTE	Rs 36, 999
Watch Ultra	Watch Ultra	Rs 59, 999

Samsung Galaxy Buds 3, Buds 3 Pro

  Buds 3 Pro features a dual-driver setup (Image credit: Samsung)

The Galaxy Buds 3 priced at Rs 14, 999 is the cheapest product that Samsung announced at the Unpacked 2024. It gets a flat Rs 4, 000 discount or Rs 4, 000 upgrade bonus, while the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, priced at Rs 19, 999 is also eligible for Rs 5, 000 bank discount or Rs 5, 000 upgrade bonus, bringing down the effective price of the device to Rs 14, 999.

Model	Price
Buds3	Rs 14, 999
Buds3 Pro	Rs 19, 999

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As per latest reports, Apple is reportedly in talks to integrate Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence engine into the iPhone.

According to reports, the talks are about licensing Gemini for a few new capabilities that will presumably be included in the iPhone software this year. On the other hand, an AI agreement’s branding, terms, and implementation strategy are still up in the air.

Apple To Integrate Google’s Gemini AI Into iPhones

Early U.S. trading saw a 6% gain in Alphabet shares and a 2.5% increase in Apple shares.

Any transaction announcement is anticipated to wait until June, to take place during Apple’s annual developer conference. It has also been reported that Apple and OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, have had negotiations over the use of OpenAI’s model.

Apple, Google (owned by Alphabet), and OpenAI did not immediately respond to calls for comment.

A possible agreement between Apple and Google would help Google’s ambitions to compete with Microsoft-backed OpenAI by allowing Google to make its AI services available to over 2 billion active Apple devices.

A purchase like this might also allay investor worries about Apple’s sluggish launch of AI apps, since the company’s shares have dropped by 10% this year, making it no longer the most valuable company in the world.

The companies have a long-standing collaboration, with Google serving as Apple’s Safari web browser’s default search engine. Google’s Alphabet division may be able to allay worries that ChatGPT and other services could undermine its hegemony in search through an AI collaboration.

US Regulators To Scrutinize Pact

U.S. regulators, who have sued Google for allegedly restricting competition by giving Apple billions to keep its search monopoly, may be more scrutinizing of this pact.

Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives said that this strategic alliance is a big boost to Apple’s AI ambitions and joins forces with Google to enable some of the AI features that Apple intends to release.

With a hefty license price, Google will be able to access Apple’s massive user base thanks to this arrangement, which is considered as a major triumph for the company.

To increase the usage of Gemini, Google and Samsung collaborated in January to include genAI technology into Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series.

Last month, Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, said the business was heavily investing in generative AI and will provide additional details later in the year.

According to the Bloomberg story, Apple intended to use its own AI models for some of the new features in iOS 18, but it was looking for a partner for genAI aspects, such as the ability to create images and write essays in response to basic prompts