SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. was the second-largest smartphone vendor in India last year, a report showed Tuesday, as its offline sales declined amid the pandemic. The South Korean tech giant shipped 29.7 million smartphones in India in 2020, down 4 percent from a year earlier, for a 20 percent market [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s smartphone sales in the United States rose in the fourth quarter of 2020 on the back of its budget flagship model, a report showed Thursday, despite overall market decline. Samsung and Apple Inc. were the only smartphone makers to post sales growth in the United States [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. dropped to the second spot in the global smartphone market in the fourth quarter of 2020, a report showed Thursday, as Apple Inc. outshined other companies on the back of its new iPhone 12 series. Samsung shipped 73.9 million smartphones in the October-December period, up 6.2 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean smartphone market is projected to grow 11 percent this year from a year earlier, a report showed Thursday, on the back of increased sales of 5G handsets. Smartphone shipments in South Korea are estimated to reach 19 million units this year, up from 17 million units [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. ranked second in the Indian smartphone market in October, a report showed Friday, as the world’s largest smartphone vendor led the midpriced segment. The South Korean tech giant accounted for a market share of 20.6 percent in India, the world’s second-largest smartphone market, in terms of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. narrowed the gap with Apple Inc. in terms of profit shares in the third quarter, with a more than 30 percent share, a report showed Friday. The South Korean tech giant accounted for a 32.6 percent share of profits worldwide generated from the smartphone segment in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. was the world’s top smartphone vendor in the third quarter of the year, a report showed Friday, as the South Korean tech giant racked up modest sales gains in major markets amid the pandemic. Samsung shipped 80.4 million smartphones in the July-September period, up 2.9 percent [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. was the world’s top smartphone vendor in August, a report showed Tuesday, as it widens the gap with China’s Huawei Technologies Co. amid the pandemic. The South Korean tech giant accounted for a 22 percent share of the global smartphone market last month, beating Huawei with [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. further expanded its dominance in the domestic smartphone market in the second quarter of the year, a report showed Friday, thanks to robust sales of the Galaxy A budget line and Galaxy S20 series. Samsung accounted for a 67 percent market share in the April-June period [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. dropped to the second spot in the Southeast Asian smartphone market in the second quarter of the year, a report showed Monday, as Chinese brands expanded their presence with budget devices. Samsung was the second-largest smartphone vendor in Southeast Asia with a market share of 19.5 [...]