{"id":43591,"date":"2017-09-12T05:10:01","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T05:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=43591"},"modified":"2017-09-12T05:10:01","modified_gmt":"2017-09-12T05:10:01","slug":"samsung-says-galaxy-note-8-pre-orders-highest-among-note-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/samsung-says-galaxy-note-8-pre-orders-highest-among-note-series.html","title":{"rendered":"Samsung says Galaxy Note 8 pre-orders highest among Note series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Samsung says Galaxy Note 8 pre-orders highest among Note series<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Samsung says Galaxy Note 8 pre-orders highest among Note series:- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Tuesday said pre-orders for its Galaxy Note 8 premium smartphone have hit the highest-ever for the Note series, beating its predecessor Note 7 over five days by about 2.5 times.<\/span><\/p>\n

Samsung is banking on the device to protect its market dominance as it competes with Apple Inc\u2019s latest iPhones due to be unveiled later on Tuesday. Note 8 sales begin in the United States, South Korea and elsewhere on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pre-orders reached about 650,000 Note 8 handsets over five days from about 40 countries, making the initial response \u201cvery encouraging,\u201d DJ Koh, president of Samsung Electronics\u2019 mobile communications business, said at a media event.<\/span><\/p>\n

The device succeeds the short-lived Note 7, whose battery fires resulted in Samsung pulling the device from the market after just a couple of months at a cost of billions of dollars.<\/span><\/p>\n

Its reputation tarnished, the world\u2019s biggest smartphone maker by market share nevertheless decided to retain the Note brand after a survey showed 85 percent of 5,000 Galaxy Note users expressed brand loyalty, Koh said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Note 8\u2019s U.S. price of $930 to $960, including dialling and data plans, begins an era of premium-priced handsets which analysts expect to be joined by $1,000-plus iPhones.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apple is widely expected to unveil a special edition iPhone commemorating 10 years of the handset, equipped with edge-to-edge screen and augmented reality, that will compete with the Note 8 for pre-holiday season sales in Western markets.<\/span><\/p>\n

In China, the Note 8 is tasked with reviving fortunes in the world\u2019s biggest smartphone market where local handset makers such as Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL], Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi Inc [XTC.UL] reduced Samsung\u2019s market share to 3 percent in April-June, showed data from Counterpoint Research.<\/span><\/p>\n

Koh said it will take time to recover in China but expects changes this year such as appointing a new mobile chief, restructuring and focusing on key buyers to be effective.<\/span><\/p>\n

Koh also said Samsung hopes to showcase a foldable handset next year but that technological hurdles must be overcome before a decision can be made.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are digging thoroughly into several issues we must overcome, as we don\u2019t want to just make a few, sell a few and be done. We want to hear that Samsung made a very good product.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-samsung-elec-smartphone\/samsung-says-galaxy-note-8-pre-orders-highest-among-note-series-idUSKCN1BN050<\/span><\/p>\n

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