Obviously, Samsung does not want its competitors to surpass it at all, and for this reason, it also plans to integrate satellite connectivity options into Galaxy phones.

Of course, it follows in the footsteps of Apple, which -according to what it has announced so far- will have this specific feature available in November and will operate in a particular way, only in the US and Canada.

More specifically, it will take 15 seconds to send a simple SOS message under clear sky conditions or several minutes in cloudiness. As Apple will invest millions in new Globalstar satellites to maintain and expand the service, it is likely to improve in the future.

Samsung doesn’t want to fall behind

Of course, the availability of satellite connectivity on the phone will be considered a given in the future. And of course, Samsung wouldn’t want to stay behind at all.

With Apple committing the overwhelming majority of the Globalstar network for the SOS emergency operation on the iPhone 14 and future iPhones, Samsung will likely need to turn to another satellite connectivity provider.

In its recent SEC filing, Globalstar stated that it will provide 85% of its current and future network capacity to Apple, with record revenue! Therefore, we doubt there will be room for Samsung’s Galaxy.

A smart move for Samsung would be to turn to the capable and willing Elon Musk, whose Starlink satellite service was in talks with Apple as well.