Samsung announces its new Tactical Edition portfolio, including custom Galaxy S23 and the Galaxy XCover6 Pro built for military applications. Samsung first produced the custom tactical read-only memory (ROM) in 2012 which led to the launch of the Galaxy S9 Tactical Edition. This established the Tactical Edition line of commercially available mobile devices that Samsung says integrate hardware and software that were designed for military operations.
Samsung claims that currently, the Galaxy
S20 Tactical Edition supports thousands of DOD personnel across all service
branches and has proven itself in a wide range of assignments and environments.
At SOF week in Tampa Florida, Samsung introduces the two initial Tactical
Edition models based on the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy XCover6 Pro. These
smartphones will be mission ready and will meet military security requirements
and will seamlessly integrate with a range of existing peripherals and
ecosystems.
The Galaxy S23 Tactical edition will be
powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 while the XCover6 Pro Tactical
edition will have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G chipset. Both smartphones are
IP68 certified for dust and water resistance and will feature night vision mode
to accommodate viewing with night vision optical devices. The Galaxy S23
Tactical Edition will feature Gorilla Glass Victus+, an Armor Aluminum frame
and a rugged military case that can be chest-mounted or worn on the forearm.
While the Galaxy XCover6 Pro Tactical Edition is MIL-STD-810H compliant. Lastly,
both phones will support Samsung Dex.
Not much else is known about the
smartphones themselves but Samsung says that these devices will be valuable
tools that can help warfighters achieve their missions.