UPDATE: It’s official. Samsung has stopped selling TVs and home appliances in China from May 6, 2026. Samsung is planning to withdraw from China’s home appliance and television market later this year, according to a report published by Nikkei. The report pins local competition and the declining price competitiveness as the major factors for the […]
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Samsung’s stops mobile manufacturing in China
Samsung has stopped manufacturing mobile phones in China. The reason for this is the cut-throat competition in the Chinese market, which is the world’s biggest. Chinese companies like Xiaomi, OPPO and Huawei are making it difficult for the Korean giant to survive in China. Besides this, in the premium segment, Apple’s iPhone is gaining inroads […]
Samsung unveils Galaxy A8s with Infinity-O display in China
As expected, Samsung today made the Galaxy A8s official in China. The phone’s claim to fame is its new Infinity-O display or in other words, a full screen display with a punch hole style camera. This is an interesting implementation that features a 6.4-inch Full HD+ 19.5:9 display. The 7.4mm phone boasts a 3D glass design […]
Alipay now works with Samsung Pay in China
Samsung is slowly and steadily expanding its Samsung Pay service in the world’s biggest smartphone market. Today they have announced a partnership with Ant Financial Services Group, parent company of Alipay that will allow existing or new Alipay users to pay from their account through Samsung Pay in China. With Samsung Pay, users can swipe […]
Samsung reveals J5 (2016) and J7 (2016) in China
China seems to be the hotbed for Samsung to launch their upcoming smartphones. They have listed the Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) on the website that boasts some improved metallic design and hardware. Starting with the J7 (2016), the phone comes with a 1.6GHz octa-core processor, 5.5-inch Super AMOLED Full HD display, 3GB […]