SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Responses to Apple and Samsung Electronics’ latest flagship releases in the Chinese market have been lukewarm to downright disappointing. Domestically, Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 8 has performed like a rock star, alleviating company insiders’ concerns that the Galaxy Note 7 exploding debacle would keep customers away. Over the pre-sales [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Since reports emerged that Apple hadn’t sent South Korean journalists invitations to the company’s latest Apple Event, which was held today at the new Steve Jobs Theater, speculation has been circulating that the country’s anti-graft law might have scared off the American consumer electronics giant. It has been widely [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The U.S. tech giant Apple Inc.’s highly anticipated iPhone X is likely to be launched in South Korea in December to take on its archrival Samsung Electronics Co.’s smartphones — the Galaxy S8 series and the Galaxy Note 8 — industry sources said Wednesday. On Tuesday (local time), Apple [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The consumer price of U.S. tech giant Apple Inc.’s new iPhone to be unveiled this month will depend on how much is paid to South Korean parts manufacturers, industry watchers said Friday. The outlook came as many high-end features to be applied in the upcoming iPhone, including OLED panels, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean electronics companies are to benefit from the launch of Apple Inc.’s next flagship iPhone 8 smartphones expected to be launched later this year as they are providers of major electronic parts, industry sources said Sunday. Apple is forecast to release new iPhone models equipped with flexible organic [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Apple Inc. emerged as the leader in the global smartphone market in the fourth quarter of last year, beating its South Korean archrival Samsung Electronics Co., data showed Wednesday. The U.S. giant sold about 78.3 million smartphones during the October-December period, up 18 percent from a year earlier, the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The average sales price of LG Electronics Inc.’s smartphones is about one-fifth that of Apple Inc.’s iPhones, industry data showed Wednesday, underlining LG’s difficulty in reviving its loss-making smartphone business. According to a survey of 12 LG smartphones sold at KT Corp.’s online store, the average sales price of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung’s surprise surge in 2016 Q4 profit may further close the gap with its U.S. competitor Apple. According to industry watchers, Samsung reported sales revenue of 53 trillion won ($44 billion) with an operating profit of 9.2 trillion won, for an impressive operating margin of 17.36 percent. The value [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s industrial standardization bureau said Wednesday it is mulling over an investigation into Apple Inc.’s iPhone handsets, which randomly shut down despite battery remaining. The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) said it is looking into the matter as the iPhone 6S battery problem could potentially be [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. released the latest editions of its iPhone lineup in South Korea on Friday amid the vacuum of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7. The country’s three major mobile carriers — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Inc. — released the iPhone 7s and iPhone [...]