SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Preorders of Samsung Electronics Co.’s new phablet, the Galaxy Note 20, almost matched its predecessor in South Korea despite the novel coronavirus pandemic, industry insiders said Friday. The Galaxy Note 20 preorders in the last seven days were about 90 percent of the Galaxy Note 10 over the same [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. plans to hold an event to celebrate Samsung Electronics Co.’s new phablet Galaxy Note 20 debut via a ‘drive-thru’ service. On Thursday morning, a day before the Galaxy Note 20’s official pre-order opening, a preliminary event will be held at Bitplex [...]
SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s new phablet, the Galaxy Note 20, may be its cheapest 5G flagship mobile device in recent years, industry sources here said Thursday, as the company tries to boost handset sales amid the pandemic. According to the sources, Samsung could release the Galaxy Note 20 with a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. introduced its latest phablet, the Galaxy Note 10, with an enhanced stylus and simplified design, hoping for the new premium device to invigorate the flattening smartphone market. The South Korean tech giant showed off its premium large-screen smartphone sporting an S-pen stylus during an Unpacked event [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. plans to release its latest phablet, the Galaxy Note 10, in South Korea in late August following a showcase event earlier in the month, industry sources said Friday. With an Unpacked event slated for Aug. 7 in New York, Samsung plans to accept pre-orders for the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung has temporarily halted the production of its latest phablet amidst media reports of Galaxy Note 7 devices catching fire despite having been replaced, leaving consumers wondering if the flaw is in the phone itself instead of the battery. Following reports of Note 7s catching fire soon after the [...]
SEOUL, Aug 24 (Korea Bizwire) – When customers purchase premium smartphones, mobile carriers often offer practical items such as wireless chargers or transparent protection cases worth more than 50,000 won as promotional gifts. When Samsung Electronics rolled out its flagship Galaxy Note 5 model in Korea, SK Telecom, the largest mobile carrier in Korea in terms [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top tech giant Samsung Electronics on Tuesday sent out invitations for what is expected to be an unveiling event of its next flagship phablet, presumably the Galaxy Note 5, on Aug. 13 in New York. The invitation from the South Korea-based top smartphone maker has a picture of [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. plans to showcase its next phablet flagship, presumably the Galaxy Note 5, in earlier-than-expected August, industry sources said Wednesday, in an apparent bid to get a head start over Apple Inc. Under the plan, Samsung will hold its launch ceremony around [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics is poised to stage another battle with archrival Apple to grab a bigger share of the global smartphone market by releasing devices with wider screens at an international trade show in September, market watchers said Monday. While Samsung has yet to announce the detailed schedule of its next phablet lineup, [...]