SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will release a new budget smartphone in South Korea next week to boost its presence on the home turf. The Q31 will hit local shelves on Sept. 25 and will be the cheapest LG smartphone on the market with a price tag of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday that sales of its new homebrewing machine have been brisk in South Korea since its launch in July, apparently taking a boost from the pandemic-driven stay-at-home trend. The tech firm said LG HomeBrew sales between July and August jumped 50 percent compared to a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday launched new small-size laundry appliances with upgraded artificial intelligence (AI) features to target single-person households and small families. Samsung added a 10-kilogram front-load washer and a 9-kg dryer to its Grande AI laundry lineup in the South Korean market. This is the first time [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to dominate the global foldable smartphone market this year, a report showed Wednesday, as its Chinese rival Huawei Technologies Co. struggles to launch a new foldable handset. Samsung’s market share in the foldable smartphone market is projected to be more than 80 percent, according [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that preorders for its latest foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Z Fold 2, have topped 80,000 units in South Korea. Preorder numbers from local mobile carriers and consumers buying the unlocked Galaxy Z Fold 2 between Friday and Tuesday exceeded 80,000, according to Samsung. Industry [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Monday unveiled its new smartphone that boasts enhanced multitasking features with a unique form factor as the South Korean tech firm hopes the latest product can help boost its struggling mobile business. LG introduced the Wing, a dual-screen smartphone with a rotating form factor, at [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Preorder sales for Samsung Electronics Co.’s latest foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Z Fold 2, are estimated to be around 60,000 units in South Korea, industry sources said Monday. So far, local mobile carriers have received 50,000 Galaxy Z Fold 2 preorders since they started early sales of the device [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday said it will unveil a new smartphone next week that is widely expected to be a budget edition of the Galaxy S20 smartphone. The South Korean tech firm said it will hold the “Galaxy Unpacked for Every Fan” online event on Sept. 23. Samsung [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. further expanded its dominance in the domestic smartphone market in the second quarter of the year, a report showed Friday, thanks to robust sales of the Galaxy A budget line and Galaxy S20 series. Samsung accounted for a 67 percent market share in the April-June period [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A limited edition of Samsung Electronics Co.’s brand-new foldable smartphone Galaxy Z Fold 2 sold out in just four minutes in China. The South Korean tech giant held a pre-sales event for the Galaxy Z Fold 2 and the Galaxy Z Fold 2 Thom Browne Edition through its China online [...]