Well yes friends, finally some AI functions of the Galaxy S24 will begin to be charged although only in China (for now)
Before Unpacked last January, Samsung He dropped that Galaxy AI could be paid in the future, surely as a probe balloon for assess how the industry breathed for or against paying for additional features in top-of-the-range devices already expensive by themselves.
The truth is that not even Samsung is clear about it and that is why Galaxy AI is free at least until 2025but the giant of Suwon, in Seoul, He doesn’t want to sit still and watch what happens. and draw up a roadmap.
Not in vain, as the colleagues at GizmoChina published, it seems that in the markets of China could Samsung start the pilot testing of a subscription premium to Galaxy AI which would cost something like 118 yuan and would include certain exclusive features. This means pay about 15 euros more or less a yearcertainly acceptable but difficult to justify.
The good thing is that it seems that the subscription would limited and limited for the functionalities of a partner specifically, since according to reports there is talk of paying for AI options included in WPS Office for the Galaxy S24, WPS being one of the office programs most popular in China.
However, it has a bad counterpart, and that is that This strategy opens the door for Samsung to start charging us subscriptions for services associated with other companies, How could Microsoft’s integration with Copilot and/or ChatGPT be? on Galaxy devices, since we already know that Samsung and the Redmond company have also been working together for a long time.
For now, the new “premium” subscription strategy for AI functions is limited to the China market and a specific collaborator such as WPS Office, although it opens the door for any other function to be charged for in other markets.
In China, the situation is that Meitu and Baidu for example will not charge for its services associated with the Galaxy S24, so other options and Standalone AI features in apps should not be charged in no case at least by Samsung.
It should be noted in this case that Galaxy AI offers functions such as generative text entry, translation, recording and transcription, photographic enhancements or note taking using artificial intelligence, but in Chinadue to the limitations of its market, These possibilities are offered through partners local ones like WPS, Baidu or Meituand this is precisely what is being billed through subscription.
We will see what happens in other markets such as Europe and America.although the door is already open and The fear that Galaxy AI will end up being charged is well foundedas we have already seen for now limited to China… And you, would you pay to have additional functions from the manufacturer itself on your mobile phones?
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