Complaints about power failure of Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Watch 4 are spreading in major online communities. Users are complaining that their watches won't charge or power on. Samsung Electronics acknowledged that some watches have such errors, saying that it will repair them free of charge.
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. She can be reached at jiyoony@nhqv.com. -- Ed. Despite peak seasonality for its high school division, Digital Daesung’s 3Q22 profits should prove weak owing to rising costs for its elementary & middle school division. Considering a lack of shor
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at hwdoh@nhqv.com. -- Ed. Affected by less data center investment and reduced demand for IT sets, 3Q22 DRAM ASP is likely to fall 17% q-q. We forecast SEC’s 3Q22 OP at W11.80tn (-16% q-q). Adjustments to planned 2023 new capac
Samsung Electronics' mobile application processor (AP) Exynos is approaching a double-digit market share on the back of sales growth in the mid- to low-end smartphone AP market.The Exynos brand was first unveiled in 2010. Samsung Electronics has sought to develop its own AP for the past 12 years
The Financial Times (FT) reported that the impressive performance of Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. in the global electric vehicle (EV) market reminds Samsung Electronics' overtaking of Apple in the smartphone market in the past.In a report published on Aug. 23, the FT said that even when Tesla
Samsung Electronics plans to raise the share of foldable phones to half of its flagship smartphone sales by 2025, the company's top executive said in New York on Aug. 10 (local time)."We will make every effort to make the year of 2022 the first year when we sellg more than 10 million foldable ph
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at kyuha.lee@nhqv.com. -- Ed. Samsung Electronics has unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4 at its Galaxy Unpack event. The phones are thinner, lighter, and have improved cameras over previous generations. While certain mo
Samsung Electronics announced on July 31 that it has begun to run outdoor advertisements for its new foldable phone at major landmarks in six countries before its release.The company began to run an advertisement about the unveiling of its new foldable phone at Times Square in New York, Piccadilly S
Samsung Electronics has dismissed speculations that it might discontinue its own mobile application processor (AP) Exynos.“Currently, we are reorganizing our system-on-chip (SoC) business model and are establishing a strategy to sharpen our competitiveness in the mid- to long-term,” said Pi Jae-gul,
Samsung Electronics reported on July 28 financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.The company posted consolidated revenue of 77.2 trillion won, a record for the second-quarter, and operating profit of 14.1 trillion won, a 12% increase from a year earlier. The Device Solutions (DS)
Samsung Electronics plans to load Chinese-made display panels into new Galaxy mobile products to be released next year. Chinese display panels have been used only for mid- to low-end models such as the Galaxy A series. Experts say that Samsung chose price competitiveness in consideration of economic
Market research firm Canalys announced that the global smartphone shipments showed a year-on-year decrease of 9 percent in the second quarter of this year and yet Samsung Electronics and Apple increased their market shares in that period.Samsung Electronics’ market share in terms of shipments rose f
Samsung Electronics has decided to close down its feature phone business in India in December this year and shift the focus to smartphones, Indian media outlets reported on July 18.Samsung produces feature phones in India through Dixon Technology, a local mobile phone manufacturer. It logged a 12 pe
As the global memory semiconductor market is unlikely to enter another super cycle in the second half of this year, Samsung Electronics is focusing on strengthening the competitiveness of its foundry business.The memory market was expected to re-enter a super cycle in the second half of the year. Bu
An American wireless communication solution company has sued Samsung Electronics Co. and Samsung Electronics America, alleging that the defendants infringed on its patents in producing wireless devices, including the Galaxy S21 series.MIMO Research filed a complaint with the Eastern District Court i
Samsung ranked sixth in a survey of the top 100 most reputable brands in the United States for 2022. Among foreign companies included in the list, which was disclosed by Harris Poll, Samsung took up the highest spot.Samsung scored 80.5 to place sixth, up 25 notches from a year ago. Trader Joe, an or
The authors are analysts of Shinhan Investment Corp. They can be reached at hyungwou@shinhan.com and chank@shinhan.com, respectively. -- Ed. Concerns over a slowdown in global demand for tech productsGlobal tech demand and sales are slowing down in earnest. With the high base created over the past t
Samsung Electronics will release a solution to block the installation of malicious apps for voice phishing on smartphones.The company announced on May 18 that it would apply a new security solution to the Galaxy S21 and the S22 series in the first half of the year. The solution alerts users when it
The Device Solution (DS) Division of Samsung Electronics has started to develop an application processor (AP) dedicated to Galaxy smartphones. The Korean tech giant is emulating Apple, which has built its own ecosystem with A-series APs for iPhones.Samsung plans to develop a dedicated AP for Galaxy
KB Asset Management announced on May 13 that it has acquired a stake in the North Galaxy Towers in Brussels, Belgium, an asset to be acquired later by the company's first publicly traded REIT.The purchase price of the twin 28-story skyscrapers in the Northern Quarter central business district of