SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy S20 smartphones were 20 percent lower than the previous model on their first day amid the spreading coronavirus outbreak, the company said Friday. The Galaxy S20 series smartphones went on sale on Thursday, and their first-day sales volume came to about 80 percent [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The limited edition of Samsung Electronics Co.’s vertically folding smartphone has sold out in South Korea, the company said Friday, despite its premium price tag. The South Korean tech giant said the Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne edition sold out just two and a half hours after its website [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Display Co., an affiliate of Samsung Electronics Co., said Wednesday it has commercialized a glass cover for foldable devices. Samsung Display said its ultra thin glass (UTG) cover window that is about 30 micrometers thick can be mass-produced for various foldable devices. The flexible glass cover is already [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. signed a partnership with K-pop super band BTS for marketing of its new smartphones, company officials said Wednesday. Samsung will first work with BTS for the boy band’s global contemporary art initiative, “CONNECT, BTS,” and will expand their collaboration to other areas, according to the officials. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s new foldable smartphone hit the shelves in South Korea on Friday as the world’s largest smartphone maker aims to popularize the foldable form factor in the market. Sales of the Galaxy Z Flip started at 9 a.m. at local online and offline stores, according to Samsung [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile carriers are moving to cancel launch ceremonies for Samsung Electronics Co.’s new Galaxy S20 smartphone amid the coronavirus scare, industry sources said Thursday. South Korea’s top mobile phone operator SK Telecom Co. and No. 2 industry player KT Corp. had originally planned to hold launch ceremonies [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of Samsung Electronics Co.’s new foldable phone may be around 3 million units this year, analysts here said Wednesday, as the phone’s competitive price and portable design could attract more consumers than its predecessor. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip at its Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event in San [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. will join hands with Netflix Inc., the world’s leading streaming entertainment service provider, on mobile entertainment as the South Korean tech giant looks to expand partnerships with global media and IT service giants upon the introduction of its new smartphones. Netflix confirmed that it has become [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. has doubled down on its move to expand the presence of foldable form factors in the smartphone market as the company introduced its second foldable handset at a relatively competitive price. The Galaxy Z Flip made its debut at the Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event in San [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled its new flagship smartphone lineup and a vertically folding handset in a move to solidify its top status in the global mobile industry with premium products. The Galaxy S20 series and the Galaxy Z Flip were introduced at the company’s Galaxy Unpacked 2020 [...]