BERLIN, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The IFA tech trade show, which kicked off Friday in Berlin, has just seen a potentially formidable player in the foldable smartphone segment: HONOR’s Magic V2. The Chinese device maker said Friday it will launch its latest foldable smartphone overseas, less than two months after the phone’s exclusive release [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co’s foldable smartphone shipments are expected to be around 7 million units this year, about three times more compared to a year earlier, analysts here said Thursday, as its new models come with cheaper price tags even with upgraded features. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold3 and [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to unveil its latest foldable smartphones next month with lower price tags compared with its predecessors, industry sources said Saturday. The South Korean tech giant is expected to start sales of the Galaxy Z Fold3 at around 1.99 million won (US$1,744), which is 17 [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it plans to expand its foldable smartphone lineup next year and hinted that stylus support may be available to more Galaxy devices as the South Korean tech giant revealed its mobile business goals for 2021. Roh Tae-moon, who heads Samsung’s mobile communications business, said [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has officially launched its new foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Z Fold 2, in global markets as the South Korean tech giant expects brisk sales of the device. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is available in major markets in North America, Asia and Europe. [...]
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) — 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. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. may produce up to 800,000 Galaxy Z Fold 2 foldable smartphones this year, industry sources said Thursday, as the South Korean tech giant looks to increase sales of foldable handsets with an expanded lineup. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 was officially introduced Tuesday, with its global [...]