SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Subcontractors that provided the metal body for LG’s G5 smartphones criticized the electronics company on Monday, arguing that LG’s initial design failure for the products ultimately left them holding the short end of the stick. A temporary committee formed by a dozen secondary subcontractors, who demanded that LG swiftly [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top tech giants are expected to enjoy improved sales from their mobile businesses, industry watchers said Thursday, as their flagship smartphones just released in March are boasting better-than-expected sales at home and abroad. The average daily sales of Samsung Electronics Co.‘s Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics’ new G5 premium smartphone is doing better than expected, and an accessory battery pack that accompanies the phone has received positive reviews from customers. After its launch on March 31, sales of the G5 almost tripled the first day sales of LG’s previous flagship phone, the G4. With [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) – LG‘s new smartphone, which was launched on March 31, is drawing attention as its ancillary devices are more expensive than the phone itself. A customer would have to spend two million won to purchase the new G5 accompanied by its five ‘friends’ (accompanying devices). According to industry reports, the lowest [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it will start to sell its latest flagship smartphone, the G5, around the globe later this week, three weeks after the debut of the Galaxy S7 series by its archrival Samsung Electronics Co. The South Korean tech giant said the G5 will come with a price tag [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc. said Friday it plans to start the sale of its latest flagship G5 smartphone in South Korea and other countries on March 31, kicking off the steps of its plan to catch up with the Galaxy S7 series released last week. The G5 smartphone, first introduced at the Mobile [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s No. 2 smartphone maker, is unlikely to accept preorders for its latest flagship, the G5 smartphone, and instead focus on offline promotions of the device, industry sources said Thursday. The South Korean tech giant had held preorders for its predecessors — the G3 and the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc. on Wednesday released another teaser for its upcoming flagship G5 smartphone, providing a glimpse of the design and features for the first time. The 10-second video showed an outline of the G5 smartphone, with the phrase “Always ON.” The company also wrote the phrase “Never go [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc. on Thursday released more teasers for its next flagship smartphone set to be released later this month, although it refrained from giving significant details about features or design. The G5 smartphone will be introduced on Feb. 21, a day before the opening of the Mobile World [...]