SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Sluggish iPhone X sales rumors are adversely affecting earnings forecasts for South Korean electronic parts suppliers, market watchers said Sunday. Local stock market and industry watchers said earnings estimates for chipmakers SK hynix Inc. and Samsung Display, as well as LG Display and LG Innotek, have been downgraded for [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The combined sales of high-end smartphones in South Korea hit record-high levels in November, industry data showed Thursday, following the popularity of the Galaxy Note 8 and new iPhones. According to the data, South Korea’s three mobile carriers sold 1.4 million units of smartphones priced 700,000 won (US$648) and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – What a difference a few weeks make. Earlier in the month, the iPhone 8′s launch event via mobile carrier KT brought out a grand total of one person who waited overnight for the release. With consumer sentiment towards the eighth iteration of the smartphone lukewarm for a number of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of Apple Inc.’s latest high-end smartphone began Friday in South Korea with hundreds of consumers lining up at stores to buy the iPhone X. The 64 GB iPhone X costs 1.36 million won (US$1,237), while the 256 GB version is 1.55 million won. Local users will be able [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – As November 24 or “Black Friday” inches closer, local retailers are rolling out limited time discounts in what is expected to be a boom year for overseas direct purchases. Overseas direct purchasing companies enable customers to procure goods at local prices and have their products shipped directly to their [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s mobile carriers said Friday their first preorder batch of U.S. tech giant Apple Inc.’s latest iPhone X smartphones were sold out in a few minutes after being launched here, apparently due to supply shortages. No. 1 mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said it sold the first batch [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple is facing criticism in Korea after the smartphone giant unveiled the price of the iPhone X, which is over 200,000 won more expensive than in the U.S. and Japan. The new iPhone X, which is set to be released on November 24 in the South Korean market, will cost [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. said Wednesday it will begin sales of the iPhone X smartphone in South Korea on Nov. 24 — earlier than expected — apparently due to the sluggish performance of the iPhone 8 here. The release came as a surprise, as industry watchers expected the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. said Wednesday the iPhone X will be released in South Korea with a price tag of 1.42 million won (US$1,207), hovering far above that of Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Note 8 released in September. Apple’s South Korean office said the 64GB iPhone X will [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s three major mobile carriers are scaling back promotional benefits for the launch of iPhone 8 smartphones later this week, industry sources said Tuesday, amid subdued interest for the handset. U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. has said it will start sales of the iPhone 8 in South Korea [...]