SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Smartphone companies and mobile carriers are targeting niche customers that are price-sensitive but seeking high-quality products. These lower-cost premium smartphones usually sell in the price range between 600,000 won ($540) and 700,000 won, roughly 300,000 won less than conventional premium smartphones such as the Galaxy Note 7 or LG’s [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech behemoth Samsung Electronics Co. became the top smartphone seller in five major regions of the world in the third quarter of the year except in North America, where its archrival Apple Inc. dominated, a report showed Sunday. In the July-September period, Samsung posted the largest smartphone [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s mobile phone makers are breaking away from their premium-oriented smartphone lineups to churn out cheaper phones as consumers are more price-conscious due to tougher subsidy rules, industry watchers said Wednesday. Samsung Electronics recently rolled out its latest mid-end phone, the Galaxy A8, at an about 20 percent [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top tech giant, Samsung Electronics, said Wednesday it has started the mass production of what it claims are the industry’s smallest image sensors that boast high-end performance. The company said the new 16-megapixel image sensors for smartphones are based on 1-micrometer-pixel technology, which compares to the previous sensors [...]