SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. is still mulling the fate of its money-losing mobile business, industry insiders said Monday, amid rumors that the South Korean tech giant may shut down the unit instead of selling it. In January, LG announced its mobile communications division is open to “all possibilities” for its [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Hundreds of 5G smartphone users in South Korea are banding together to take legal action against the country’s three major telecom operators — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. — for spotty connection and the poor quality of the latest generation network, industry sources said Thursday. [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled its new Galaxy A smartphone series as the South Korean tech giants seeks to cope with growing challenges from Chinese rivals in the mid-range handset market. The world’s smartphone vendor introduced the Galaxy A72 and the LTE and 5G models of the Galaxy [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to defend its top status in the global smartphone market this year despite challenges from Chinese brands, a report showed Wednesday. Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 6.5 percent on-year to 1.38 billion units in 2021, and Samsung’s market share is estimated at [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co.’s mobile business chief said Wednesday that the world’s largest smartphone maker would not discard its Galaxy Note smartphone series, although new models may not be released this year. Rumors have arisen in recent months that Samsung may reconfigure its premium smartphone lineup with Galaxy Z foldables [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will launch another budget smartphone model in South Korea this week as the global tech giant eyes beefing up its handset sales against rivals. The Galaxy A32 will be released in South Korea on Friday with a price tag of 374,000 won (US$330). [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. was the world’s fourth-largest feature phone seller in the fourth quarter of 2020, a report showed Wednesday. The South Korean giant had an 8 percent share in the global feature phone market in the October-December period, down from 10 percent a quarter ago, according to market [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday said it has launched a 5G network in New Zealand with the country’s largest telecommunications service firm as the South Korean tech giant tries to expand its presence in the network equipment market. In collaboration with Spark New Zealand Ltd., Samsung said its 5G [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday announced it will introduce new mid-range smartphone models next week as the world’s largest smartphone vendor seeks to further boost its market presence. Samsung sent an invitation to the Galaxy Awesome Unpacked event where it is expected to unveil the Galaxy A52 and A72 [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone vendor, was the dominant player in the global foldable smartphone market last year, a report showed Tuesday, with its leading status expected to continue through 2021. For the whole of 2020, Samsung logged an 87 percent share on a unit basis in [...]