Samsung Announces Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Limited Edition with Launch of Global Rio 2016 Olympic Games Campaign
In celebration of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Samsung Electronics,
Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Wireless Communications Equipment
category, today unveiled the Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Limited
Edition in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Samsung also announced the Rio 2016 app
and on-the ground activations throughout Brazil to mark the official
launch of Samsung’s global Rio 2016 Olympic Games campaign.
In collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC),
Samsung will deliver 12,500 Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Limited Edition
and Gear IconX to all Rio 2016 Olympians, helping them to enhance their
experiences in Rio and communicate with family and friends around the
world more conveniently.
For the first time ever, the Rio 2016-inspired device incorporates an
Olympic Games design embedded into the phone itself, featuring a custom
colorway pattern including the five official colors of the Olympic
Rings. The colors of the Olympic Rings will also be prominent in the
phone’s user interface in the home and lock screens as well as the
message, dial and contact screens and notification bar. Pre-loaded Rio
2016 Olympic Games themed wallpapers will also be available. Athletes
will also receive Samsung’s newest smartphone accessory, the Gear IconX
cord-free earbuds, which offer a new fitness experience with an in-ear
heart rate monitor and standalone music player. When paired with
smartphones, they can track fitness updates through the S Health app.
“Sports are all about an individual’s relentless journey of
challenging complacency, and the Olympic Games are the ultimate global
celebration of the progress and achievement of athletes, countries and
their fans coming together to unite the world’,” said Younghee Lee,
Executive Vice President of Global Marketing, Mobile Communications
Business at Samsung Electronics. “Samsung admires the spirit of
Olympians and fans across the globe who continuously push boundaries for
the better.”
Samsung is also offering fans and consumers a chance to commemorate
the Rio 2016 Olympic Games by creating a limited number of Galaxy S7
edge Olympic Games Limited Edition that will be available beginning July
18th , 2,016 phones will be available in selected countries including Brazil, the United States, China, Germany and Korea.
“Samsung’s technology has helped to engage with fans and especially
young people around the world. The IOC is grateful for their partnership
in providing Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Limited Edition to
the athletes that will compete in Rio de Janeiro. This will enable the
athletes to connect with their friends, family and fans and share their
amazing experience at the Olympic Games. With Samsung’s support, we look
forward to inspire people everywhere with Olympic Values, the unique
experience of the Olympic Games and the power of sport,” said IOC
President Thomas Bach.
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