Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is rumored to be likely to stop (stop) production of the premium Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone next year. The reason is that the demand has fallen due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to three sources, next year the South Korean technology giant has no plans to develop a new version of the Galaxy Note. This is a premium smartphone with a large screen and a stylus for taking notes on the mobile screen.
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd may discontinue its premium Galaxy Note phones next year, a source familiar with the matter said, a move that would reflect a sharp drop in demand for high-end smartphones due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Next year Samsung is rumored to be selling premium Samsung Galaxy S21 phones and folding screen phones that adopt stylus technology, which are sold separately, said other sources as compiled from Reuters, Tuesday (12/1/2020).
Until this news was published, Samsung refused to comment on this information.
Tom Kang, Counterpoint analyst, said this year’s Samsung Galaxy Note sales will drop by a fifth to 8 million units. Sales of the Samsung Galaxy S Series are likely to fall by 5 million units to under 30 million units.
“Request [smartphone] This year’s premium has decreased and many people are not looking for new products, “he said.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 was launched in the United States this year for US $ 999, the equivalent of the Samsung Galaxy S20, starting at US $ 799 per unit, or the equivalent of the price of the iPhone 12.
Samsung first launched the Samsung Galaxy Note in 2011, breaking new ground in the market for larger-screen smartphone models and helping it to become the king of the world’s smartphones, overtaking Apple Inc. for the first time.
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