SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will start the sales of its first luxury smartphone with a zirconium ceramic back. The South Korean tech giant said the LG Signature Edition smartphone will hit shelves later this month, with just 300 devices to be sold overall. LG said it has [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) – High-end smartphones took up less than 30 percent of Samsung Electronics Co.’s combined sales of handsets, data showed Monday, although the figure is expected to rebound after the launch of the tech giant’s upcoming new flagship model this week. According to the data compiled by Hana Financial Investment Co., [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese smartphone makers have been rolling out pricey models to play catch up with Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., which dominate the high-end smartphone market in the country, a Seoul trade body said Thursday. According to the Shanghai office of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), Chinese smartphone [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Huawei is joining hands with Korean mobile carrier LG Uplus for the official introduction of its latest premium smartphone variants, the P9 and P9 Plus. The phones, for which prices have yet to be revealed, will hit the local market exclusively via LG Uplus on December 2, Huawei said [...]
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, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean smartphone makers floundering between Apple and Xiaomi need to reinforce their premium phone line ups rather than pushing low-end phones, a report has recommended. According to a report released by the KT Economic Management Research Institute on August 18, titled “Strategies to Make Premium Smartphones,” Korean smartphone makers like Samsung [...]