Whether Samsung withdrew from Japan in smartphone business

ByTimo Kuusela

In October 2014 Samsung launched a curved display smartphone "GALAXY Note Edge"We have released the Japanese premarket and have put our emphasis on the Japanese market. However, as of December 2014 the share of Samsung smartphones has dropped to 4%, it is reported that Samsung will withdraw from the Japanese smartphone market.

Withdrawal from Japan ?: Samsung Considers Withdrawing Smartphone Business from Japan | BusinessKorea
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According to information obtained by BusinessKorea on February 9, 2015, business associates said Samsung is struggling with the smartphone business in Japan. Far from continuing business in Japan as it is, it is said that loss will increase, rather than producing profits. Samsung smartphone share of Japan reached 17% at one time, but as of December 2014, Samsung's smartphone share has plummeted to 4%.

ByRadhi Al Asmakh

Apple's top share of Japanese smartphone. Next time Sony and Sharp are in a state of continuing, Samsung's share is 6th, and it is also in a state off the top 5. GALAXY Note Edge released in Japan in October 2014 sold tens of thousands in four months, but was released in SeptemberPopularity of iPhone 6/6 PlusIt seems that it did not match. Also, consumers in the Japanese market tend to prefer domestic products except for Apple, which is considered to be one factor.

ByOmar Jordan Fawahl

In 2007 SamsungWithdraw from the Japanese market in the television businessBecause of the circumstances we have decided to move forward with future development. In addition, Samsung's latest model, GALAXY Note Edge, has a 3.7 million pixel high-quality front camera, but Samsung announced on its blog that more advanced cameras will be installed in the future, 2015 It is said that it will release a flagship model specialized in cameras in the year.