The Korea Times has confirmed that Samsung will reveal the Galaxy Gear and Samsung Galaxy Note III at IF on September 4. Another Korea media outlet reported that Note III will have a very high resolution HD camera.
Samsung's Lee Young-hee Executive Vice President of Samsung Mobile reported that the Samsung smart watch will premier on September 4 at the Unpacked event as well as the Samsung Galaxy Note III.
In anticipation of the September 4 Unpacked Samsung event in Berlin, there have been multiple leaks around the Samsung Galaxy Note III and other associated gear about a week before the big iPhone reveal on September 10.
The Samsung unpacked event will be streamed live on the Samsung YouTube channel and in New York's Times Square.
New reports from Gartner show that worldwide smartphones (51.8%) are outselling feature phones. Worldwide phone sales totaled 435 million in the second quarter of this year. Samsung reigned at the top mobile and smartphone maker in the world. Gartner adjusted figures for worldwide mobile phone sales forecast to total 1.82 billion units this year.
Samsung was the number one smartphone seller in the world with a 31.7% share over 71 million units compared to Apple's 31.8 million(14.2%) and LG's 11.4 million units(5.1%). Lenovo sold 10.6 million and ZTE 9.67 million units.
Some Samsung devices that infringe upon two Apple patents are scheduled to be banned by the International Trade Commission, pending a sixty day presidential review.
President Obama recently stopped another ITC order against Apple for infringing upon Samsung patents on the iPhone 4 and iPad 2.
There have been several rumors and leaks detailing what Samsung will release next in its Galaxy Series including around the next Samsung Galaxy Note, the Samsung Galaxy Note III. Samsung promoting water – resistant smartphones may not be warranted. But if you are rugged individual you may want to enter the Samsung SOS contest to win your own fantasy island.
Samsung sent out invitations to a special media event "Unpacked" on September 4, in Berlin, during IFA. Last year Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy Note II at a similar event. Samsung is also expected to premiere other new Samsung devices.