2018 Olympic Winter Games will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea As Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games official partner, Samsung previously said it will launch 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics customized version of the Galaxy Note8, and presented to Winter Olympics athletes and international Olympic committee staff.
However, according to the latest news from foreign media, Samsung is giving away the customized version of the Note 8 mobile phone to athletes and the organizers at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Iranian and North Korean athletes will not be entitled to it.
PyeongChang Winter Olympics customized version of the Galaxy Note8 Recently, the organizers of the Winter Olympics said that North Korea and Iranian athletes will not be able to enjoy this free mobile phone due to international sanctions.
As we all know, Note8 as the current flagship Samsung, the common version of the price in South Korea has sold for as much as $ 920. And customized version of Note 8 Winter Olympics as a customized version, and will not be on the market for sale, more value So it has belonged to the category of luxury goods, which is within the scope of international economic sanctions, so it can not be provided to North Korea and Iranian athletes.
In addition, there are media reports that the use of smart phones for communications purposes, it may also be turned to the military field, which is temporarily unable to North Korea and Iran, the reasons for the athletes.
PyeongChang Winter Olympics customized version of the Galaxy Note8 In fact, as a longtime sponsor of the Olympic Games, Samsung has been providing mobile phones for international sports events since 1997. During the Rio Games in 2016, Samsung introduced the S7 Edge Olympic Edition, presented to some national athletes and offered to some national consumers Limited Offer.
At that time, during the Olympic Games in Brazil, North Korea's athletes had been given a customized version of the Samsung S7 edge, but the phones were detained by North Korea.
