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Samsung Electronics announced that its latest collection of products and services has won several awards from the "CES® 2026 Innovation Awards", granted by the "Consumer Technology Association". This recognition exemplifies Samsung's continuous commitment to redefining consumer technology concepts, delivering experiences that blend performance, design, and intelligence.
The CES® 2026 Innovation Awards celebrate excellence in design and engineering across a wide range of consumer technology categories. This award affirms Samsung’s vision of building a seamlessly interconnected ecosystem that enhances convenience, creativity, and accessibility. It also highlights Samsung's efforts in integrating artificial intelligence technologies, developing immersive displays, smart home solutions, and advanced semiconductor technologies that lead the next generation of devices.
Samsung's visual display sector has garnered several innovation awards, including two in the "Best of Innovation" category, featuring Samsung TVs and commercial displays, alongside audio products, memory, and specialized monitors. The Home Appliances unit in the company was also honored for its innovations in home appliances, including the AI Vision Inside feature and Auto Open Door technology in refrigerators, as well as its latest smart home solutions that elevate the user experience by enhancing comfort and practical functions.
Among the leading innovations in extended reality (XR) forms to the development of smart artificial intelligence solutions for daily life, these awards represent Samsung's leadership position in innovation and highlight its commitment to delivering smarter, more connected, and personalized experiences that seamlessly integrate to better meet user needs than ever before. The company will announce the full list of award-winning products on January 4, 2026.
CES® 2026, the leading global platform for technology and design, will take place from January 6 to 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada, offering attendees the opportunity to first see Samsung's next generation of innovations.
Winner of the Innovation Awards at CES 2026
Cybersecurity category: S3SSE2A
Samsung's S3SSE2A is the industry's first integrated security chip based on post-quantum cryptography (PQC) at the hardware level, providing robust protection against future quantum computing threats. As quantum computing capabilities evolve, traditional encryption methods may become vulnerable, exposing both personal and corporate data to risk. The S3SSE2A chip was designed to process and store data securely directly on the chipset using advanced encryption algorithms that comply with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards.
This hardware-level protection exceeds software-only solutions, ensuring long-term security and system integrity. It also supports secure device verification and encrypted communication, making it ideal for mobile devices, the Internet of Things, and connected devices where protection is crucial. With a CC EAL6+ certification, the highest level of security assurance in the industry, the S3SSE2A chip withstands both physical and digital attacks. By embedding quantum-resistant encryption directly into the silicon, Samsung enables designers to build smarter, more secure systems prepared for the era of connected intelligence. The S3SSE2A chip has also been honored in the embedded technologies category.
Winner of the Innovation Awards at CES 2026
Extended reality and spatial computing category: Galaxy XR
Samsung's Galaxy XR is the first extended reality (XR) device built on the Android XR platform, a new platform developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. This open and scalable platform, powered by multimedia artificial intelligence, enables the Galaxy XR to open new frontiers for exploration, play, and work.
By merging the physical world with the virtual, Galaxy XR offers unparalleled immersive experiences in an infinite space, with a dynamic spatial canvas where the user's vision, movements, and voice interact with the external world. The device embodies a futuristic vision where the interplay between artificial intelligence and extended reality technologies expands the possibilities of personal computing, broadening the scope of mobile AI to new levels of immersive experiences.
Winner of the Innovation Awards at CES 2026
Mobile devices, accessories, and applications category: Galaxy Z Fold7
Galaxy Z Fold7 is Samsung's thinnest, lightest, and most durable foldable device yet, equipped with a 200-megapixel wide-angle camera, an immersive screen enabling multitasking and editing, and advanced Samsung Galaxy AI.
With its latest design that combines thinness, lightness, and durability, the device provides users with the freedom to move with confidence. This is made possible by the advanced Armor Aluminum frame, IP48 water resistance, the improved Armor FlexHinge, and Corning® Gorilla® Glass Ceramic 2 with Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus® 2 on its front and back screens.
With wide screens both inside and out, Galaxy Z Fold7 offers a superior user experience when fully opened, reflecting Samsung's commitment to innovation and meticulous design.
Winner of the Innovation Awards at CES 2026
Wearable devices category: Galaxy Watch8
The Galaxy Watch8 series includes models such as the Galaxy Watch8 Classic with its distinctive rotating bezel, and the Galaxy Watch8, Samsung's slimmest watch to date. With a new cushion-shaped design, the series features sleek lines that protect the screen without affecting the user's daily routine.
Designed to simplify your daily life and enhance your health, the watches come with new features including a running coach, bedtime guidance, an antioxidant index, and vascular load. The updated design and Dynamic Lug system ensure the watch fits comfortably on the wrist, providing an ideal contact with the sensors for accurate health tracking.
Winner of the Innovation Awards at CES 2026
Computing devices and components category: PM9E1 M.2 22x42
PM9E1 M.2 22x42 by Samsung is the world's first PCIe Gen5 SSD in an ultra-compact 22 x 42 mm size, designed specifically for AI-powered computing devices, delivering stunning performance and exceptional efficiency.
Designed to meet the needs of high-performance gaming, on-device AI, and advanced computing, it provides leading sequential read/write speeds of up to 14.8GB/s and 13.4GB/s, respectively. With capacities up to 4 terabytes—a record in this category—it is engineered to fit AI computing systems in limited spaces while maintaining performance.
Based on Samsung's internal "Presto" controller and advanced V8 TLC V-NAND technology, PM9E1 M.2 22x42 ensures exceptional energy efficiency, high response speed, and long-term endurance. It also supports robust data operations using SPDM v1.2 for hardware verification and software firmware integrity.
Whether it's accelerating AI tasks or streaming ultra-high-definition content, the PM9E1 chip sets future standards for fast, secure, and compact storage.
Winner of the Innovation Awards at CES 2026
Advanced vehicle and mobility technologies category: Detachable AutoSSD
Detachable AutoSSD by Samsung is the fastest storage technology for vehicles in the industry, specifically designed to meet the requirements of mass production and harsh operating conditions within cars. Unlike embedded storage units, this chip features a detachable E1.A design that separates the controller and NAND memory, improving heat dissipation, extending product life, and facilitating upgrades or replacements.
Designed to withstand real-world conditions, it includes automotive-grade connectors and converters capable of resisting shocks, vibrations, and continuous temperature fluctuations. Based on Samsung's eighth generation V-NAND and a 5 nm precision-manufactured PCIe Gen4 NVMe controller, it delivers fast and efficient performance.
This technology provides reliable and high-capacity storage for connected and autonomous vehicles in the future, supporting Samsung's journey toward innovation in smart mobility.
Winner of the Innovation Awards at CES 2026
Mobile devices, accessories, and applications category: LPDDR6
As artificial intelligence, edge computing, and mobile device platforms continue to evolve, the need for faster, more efficient, and safer memory increases. LPDDR6 emerges as the ideal solution to meet these demands.
LPDDR6 supports ultra-high data transfer speeds of up to 10.7 gigabits per second, thanks to an advanced 12 nm manufacturing process and more input/output ports to maximize bandwidth, making it ideal for data-intensive mobile device applications, on-device computing, and AI workloads.
It also features a dynamic power management system that automatically adjusts power consumption based on workloads, achieving about 21% better energy efficiency compared to the previous generation. LPDDR6 also provides enhanced security mechanisms to protect data integrity, expanding its use from mobile devices to industrial environments and critical AI tasks.
With its scalable and cross-platform compatible architecture and environmentally-friendly design, LPDDR6 offers a strong balance between performance, power savings, and reliability, making it the optimal solution for smart system memory in the future.
Winner of the Innovation Awards at CES 2026 – Photography category: ISOCELL HP5
ISOCELL HP5 is the smallest 200-megapixel mobile image sensor, no larger than half the size of a coin, packed with 200 million pixels each measuring just 0.5 micrometers in size—equivalent to 1/100th the width of a human hair.
Thanks to Samsung's advanced pixel technology, the sensor excels at light absorption and signal processing, overcoming challenges previously considered impossible at this small scale.
The 0.5-micrometer pixel size allows for the inclusion of a 200MP sensor within a 1/1.56-inch optical format, which is typically used for 50MP sensors, making it easy for phone manufacturers to upgrade their devices to a 200-megapixel resolution.
ISOCELL HP5 not only delivers exceptional image detail but also enables 8K video recording at 30 frames per second, capturing the most significant moments for users with vivid and realistic colors.
Winner of the Innovation Awards at CES 2026 – Sustainability and Energy category: T7 Resurrected
T7 Resurrected, a portable storage unit (PSSD), features a unique external chassis made from 100% recycled aluminum certified by TÜV Rheinland. By foregoing the coloring process, the product showcases the natural luster of aluminum, reducing the use of chemicals and simplifying the manufacturing process. The chassis is made from aluminum leftover from the production of mobile devices, enhancing resource recycling across different departments.
The packaging design relies on 100% recycled paper and soy ink certified by ASA, reflecting Samsung's commitment to environmental sustainability.
T7 Resurrected offers sequential read speeds of up to 1,050 megabytes per second and write speeds of up to 1,000 megabytes per second on the USB 3.2 Gen 2 standard, enabling users to transfer data quickly even with large files and manage data-intensive workloads efficiently. It can also be installed on a wide range of devices and operating systems, ensuring a seamless cross-platform experience.
T7 Resurrected is scheduled to be launched later this month.
