According to Bloomberg News Beijing December 16 reported that, citing people familiar with the news, Samsung plans to launch next February under a flagship smartphone - Galaxy S9, as a challenge Apple iPhone X's strong rival, this flagship phone Release time slightly earlier than usual.
Reported that the South Korean technology giant plans to launch as early as the end of February the Galaxy series of new models - GalaxyS9 and Galaxy S9 Plus, and first listed in March. This is a month earlier than the current Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus. Informed sources said Samsung's new cell phone and the current Galaxy series models similar, but the camera system has been upgraded.
The release of the Galaxy S9 will be the first flagship handset introduced by Samsung since the Note 8 release in September. Samsung introduced the Galaxy S8 in March. Informed sources added that the release of the new Galaxy S9 is still unstable and may change. Samsung declined to comment.
For Samsung, the release of Galaxy S9 will be of great significance, it may become Samsung continue to maintain strong growth momentum in the world as a way, although Apple's new iPhone attractive in the high-end market, and Samsung's forecast market share Decline. For months in the iPhone X lifecycle, Samsung's new model will appear with iPhone X as a strong competitor.
Although the Apple iPhone is expensive, starting at $ 999, the industry is quite positive about the latest iPhone, with many positive comments. Analysts expect the iPhone sales on holidays to push up Apple's revenue by more than 80 billion U.S. dollars. According to data provided by IDC, Samsung accounted for more than 22% of global smartphone shipments in the third quarter prior to the launch of the iPhone X, with Apple taking second place with a 13% share. Another market research firm Strategy Analytics expects Samsung's share of the global smartphone market to fall to less than 20% by 2018.
Bloomberg News reported on Thursday that Samsung is also developing a smart speaker with audio and home management capabilities that will be released in the first half of next year. (Compiled / water)
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