SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean smartphone market is projected to grow 11 percent this year from a year earlier, a report showed Thursday, on the back of increased sales of 5G handsets. Smartphone shipments in South Korea are estimated to reach 19 million units this year, up from 17 million units [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans spent an average of 4.4 hours on mobile devices a day last year, up 19 percent from the previous year amid the pandemic, a report showed Wednesday. The country’s increased use of mobile apps was in line with last year’s global daily average of 4.2 hours, up [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile carriers are taking membership benefits online as the coronavirus is resulting in higher consumption in the contact-free market. SK Telecom Co., for one, is introducing various membership benefits to T Membership, the company’s online membership platform, for a series of contact-free modes of consumption including online [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker, on Monday unveiled an updated program to recycle old mobile devices at home with Internet of Things (IoT) technology as part of the South Korean tech titan’s vision for a sustainable future. Samsung unveiled “Galaxy Upcycling at Home” program at its [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s upcoming new smartphone, the Galaxy S21, may be its cheapest-ever 5G flagship mobile device, industry sources here said Friday, as the company tries to boost handset sales against rival brands. According to the sources, Samsung could release the Galaxy S21 at a price tag of under [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday its fitness tracking app was used by more than 200 million people around the globe in 2020 as the South Korean tech giant tries to further expand usability of its health platform. Samsung Health, which was first launched in 2012, offers various health-related features [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile carriers are launching cheap payment plans to woo more 5G subscribers amid accelerating user migration to their high-speed 5G networks. LG Uplus Corp. said Tuesday it will release a new monthly data plan, offering 6 gigabytes of data at 5G speeds for 47,000 won (US$43), following [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to remain the world’s top smartphone producer this year, a report showed Tuesday, though its market share is likely to go down as other brands will ramp up production with the recovery of mobile demand. Global smartphone production was projected to increase 9 percent [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile carriers are expected to report improved earnings for the final quarter of 2020 on the back of steady growth in 5G users, analysts said Monday. The combined operating profits of the country’s three major telecom operators — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday confirmed that new models of its flagship smartphone lineup will be unveiled next week as the South Korean tech giant tries to fend off challenges from Apple Inc. and Chinese brands. Samsung’s Galaxy S21 smartphone series will be introduced at the Galaxy Unpacked online [...]