The authors are analysts of Shinhan Investment Corp. They can be reached at chank@shinhan.com and hyungwou@shinhan.com, respectively. -- Ed. 4Q21 OP estimated at KRW17.3bn (+81.0% YoY)We now expect Tesna to post sales of KRW58.6bn (+50.7% YoY) and operating profit of KRW17.3bn (+81.0% YoY) for 4Q21.
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at esshim@nhqv.com. -- Ed. Spigen Korea’s earnings and share price had been on the decline since 3Q20 (where temporary hand sanitizer-related sales towards US were generated). However, we believe that the company’s earnings ha
While Samsung Electronics is expanding customer experience with the S Pen, a differentiated feature of the Galaxy Note series, some experts predicted that the S Pen will also be installed in rollable phones and slide phones.MySmartPrice, an Indian information technology (IT) media outlet, said on Fe
Industry analysts predict that Google will join the foldable phone market this year.Google's entry is expected to serve as a positive factor for Samsung Electronics, as it will expand the foldable phone market, which is being dominated by Samsung. Samsung Electronics uses displays from its subsi
A Russian court has dismissed a claim filed by a Swiss financial services company asking for a ban for Samsung Electronics on importing and selling 61 models of smartphones in Russia.The claim was filed by SQWIN SA, a financial services and mobile payment company based in Neuchatel, Switzerland, in
Samsung Electronics may delay the launch of the Galaxy S22 series due to supply chain disruptions.Jon Prosser, an influencer and content creator who quickly obtains information on new mobile products, tweeted on Jan. 31 (local time), "I'm told that due to supply chain issues, the Galaxy S22 line
Samsung Electronics and Apple will join the budget 5G phone market in 2022.The 5G smartphone market grew 121 percent on year in the third quarter of 2021, said Counterpoint Research, a global market research company, on Feb. 2.China's Realme, which focuses on mid- to low-end smartphones, enjoyed
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at hwdoh@nhqv.com. -- Ed. We expect SEC to report 1Q22 OP of W12.8tn (-7% q-q). Low seasonality for IT products and a continued fall in memory prices are the main reasons for the likely earnings decline. Memory supply-demand i
Samsung Electronics sent an invitation to Galaxy Unpacked 2022 to global partners and media outlets on Jan. 26 ahead of the release of the new strategic smartphone Galaxy S22 on Feb. 10.“We will overcome smart device limitations and set a new standard for smartphones and mobile experiences,” the com
SK Hynix has started to mass-produce 0.7㎛ image sensors, getting into competition with Sony and Samsung Electronics in the global image sensor market.The company has recently begun volume production of 0.7㎛ 50-million-pixel image sensors, which are at the same level as Sony products.The size of an i
Huawei’s P50 Pocket foldable smartphone, which was launched in late 2021 to compete with Samsung Electronics' Galaxy foldable phones, appears to have display problems.Some users of the Huawei product are experiencing display cracks or screen blackout in less than a month after beginning to use t
Samsung Electronics has been facing a lawsuit from a European patent troll. Less than two months have passed since being sued by a former Samsung patent executive, Korea’s largest company has become a target of a parent suit by a patent troll once again.Scramoge Technology, a non-practicing entity (
Samsung Electronics will unveil the Galaxy Tab S8 series, a premium tablet PC, in February.The Galaxy Tab S8 series is expected to come out in three models -- Basic, Plus and Ultra -- just like the Galaxy S smartphone series. This is the first time that Samsung Electronics has given model names to i
Concerns are growing over the competitiveness of Android smartphones as controversy over the performance of application processors (APs) from Qualcomm and Samsung Electronics continues.The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 AP powers most of the flagship products of Android phone manufacturers, including Samsu
Samsung Electronics has developed a new application processor together with AMD after the previous model showed overheating problems.The processor, Exynos 2200, was released on Jan. 18. With the Galaxy S22 scheduled to be unveiled next month, which processor will be used is becoming a matter of inte
Samsung Electronics launched the Exynos 2200, a premium mobile application processor (AP) created in partnership with AMD, on Jan. 18. Samsung has collaborated with AMD for about two and a half years to develop the product. It will go into the Galaxy 22, which will be launched next month.The Exynos
Samsung Electronics' Tizen operating system (OS) will fade into the mists of history.The company announced on Jan. 12 that it closed down Tizen Store, an application market platform for Tizen OS, on Dec. 31 2021. The decision came six months after Tizen Store banned users from registering new ap
Technological competition between Samsung Electronics and TSMC is intensifying. Samsung Electronics is expected to initiate the world’s first 3-nm process-based mass production in June, and TSMC is accelerating its 2-nm process technology development for mass production initiation in 2025.The Taiwan
Samsung Electronics will unveil the Galaxy S22 series through an unpacked event on Feb. 9. The online event will be delayed by one day from the initially scheduled Feb. 8.The Korean smartphone giant is planning to send global media invitation letters by the end of January. Pre-orders are expected to
Samsung Electronics has decided to put off the Exynos 2200 unveiling, which was initially scheduled for Jan. 11, in consideration of the customer’s schedule."We are planning to unveil the new application processor at the time of launching a new Samsung smartphone," a Samsung Electronics official sai