SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — With BTS fever sweeping across the globe, a major smartphone manufacturer in China is under fire for the unauthorized use of seven-piece act’s name to promote a new smartphone. China’s Vivo sparked controversy after releasing the company’s newest smartphone V21 which uses a slogan in its advertisement that makes [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese tech companies are gradually expanding sales in India, industry data showed Thursday, and starting to threaten Samsung Electronics Co., which is currently the leading player in the subcontinent. According to the industry tracker Strategy Analytics, China-based Vivo sold 1.9 million handsets in the first quarter in India, accounting [...]
CHINA, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean electronics giant Samsung’s recent struggles in the Chinese market saw its smartphone sales more than halved during the first quarter, with the company’s market share now languishing at 3.3 percent. While Samsung experienced one of its worst quarters in China, seeing its market share slashed by more than [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The share of Samsung Electronics dropped to a one digit number, ranking fifth in the Chinese smartphone market. The Chinese brands Xiaomi and Huawei ranked first and second, with Apple coming in next. According to the Chinese branch of IHS Technology, a market research institution, the market share of Samsung Electronics decreased to 9 [...]