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Samsung has had something of a rough year so far when it comes to its mobile phone division. Not so long ago, Samsung's smartphone sales were the driving force behind its financial success. More recently, however, the company's thriving chip business has been the star of the show as smartphones sales began to flag. Samsung's results in the most recent quarter were actually dragged down a bit due to the poor response the company's Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ flagship phones have received. As we've discussed countless times here on the site, the latest Galaxy S phones are fantastic, but they're not significant enough upgrades compared to last year's models and consumers have been reluctant to upgrade as a result.
With Samsung's flagship smartphone sales having slowed so much — the Galaxy S9 is expected to be Samsung's worst-selling Galaxy S phone since 2012 — attention has turned to the upcoming Galaxy Note 9 in hopes that it will give the company a boost. The Note series has never been a top seller for Samsung since Note phones are so expensive, but they do typically sell in the double-digit millions. With Galaxy S9 sales for the full year seen totaling fewer than 30 million units, every little bit of help the company can get is obviously worthwhile. Of course, it remains to be seen if the Note 9 will actually help, or if we're going to see a repeat of the Galaxy S9's reception.
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New leak may reveal Samsung’s most exciting new Galaxy Note 9 feature originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 10:14:03 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Samsung has had something of a rough year so far when it comes to its mobile phone division. Not so long ago, Samsung's smartphone sales were the driving force behind its financial success. More recently, however, the company's thriving chip business has been the star of the show as smartphones sales began to flag. Samsung's results in the most recent quarter were actually dragged down a bit due to the poor response the company's Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ flagship phones have received. As we've discussed countless times here on the site, the latest Galaxy S phones are fantastic, but they're not significant enough upgrades compared to last year's models and consumers have been reluctant to upgrade as a result.
With Samsung's flagship smartphone sales having slowed so much — the Galaxy S9 is expected to be Samsung's worst-selling Galaxy S phone since 2012 — attention has turned to the upcoming Galaxy Note 9 in hopes that it will give the company a boost. The Note series has never been a top seller for Samsung since Note phones are so expensive, but they do typically sell in the double-digit millions. With Galaxy S9 sales for the full year seen totaling fewer than 30 million units, every little bit of help the company can get is obviously worthwhile. Of course, it remains to be seen if the Note 9 will actually help, or if we're going to see a repeat of the Galaxy S9's reception.
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New leak may reveal Samsung’s most exciting new Galaxy Note 9 feature originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 10:14:03 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Via BRG - Boy Genius Report