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Samsung organizing Galaxy Fan Party next month, applications begin!
Samsung announced that it’s organizing a Galaxy Fan Party next month in South Korea, which will be a combination of camping and picnics. The company has started taking applications for the Galaxy Fan Party and is planning to invite around 2,000 people, who have a Galaxy device.
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In contrast, the South Korean tech giant first started the Galaxy Fan Pary back in 2018, which is a cultural event, that lets Galaxy users share the experience of using the Galaxy and connect with fans. The company confirmed that this year’s Galaxy Fans Party will be held on October 8th, while you can apply until Sep. 28.
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Applications:
- Applications for Samsung.com – From September 15 to 28
- Applications for Galaxy Campus Store – From September 15 to 25
Among the 2,000 people that will be invited, 1,000 will be Galaxy ‘steamed fans’ and one accompanying person. Described by the concept of ‘Knick’, the party will express the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4’s various angles from various perspectives of consumers.
In case you are interested in stage programs, there will also be a stage program where you can fully enjoy the campknic. Interestingly, Samsung revealed that all Galaxy Fan Party participants will get an Everland ticket and food and beverage tickets on the same day with an opportunity to rent a Galaxy Z Fold 4 or Z Flip 4 on a daily basis.
- Detailed info about Galaxy Fan Party and applications can be submitted here
Shipments of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Z Fold 5 are approximately 10% higher than last year’s models. If 7 million new products and 3 million units of legacy models are shipped this year, the number will reach 10 million units for the first time in history.
According to the info, shipments of the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5 were found to be 8-10% higher than the shipments of their predecessors. In terms of shipment volume by model, Z Flip 5 accounts for 60-65%, and Z Fold 5 accounts for 30-35%.
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Component partners of Samsung say that the number of parts ordered for the two recent models did not change significantly or decrease slightly compared to expectations.
Earlier, it was expected that the Korean tech giant would order 12 to 13 million units of parts for the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5 by the end of this year. However, recent reports revealed that there may be a decrease of about 1 million units.
By the end of 2023, Samsung Display is likely to supply nearly 70 million units of OLED for the iPhone 15 series to Apple. The company’s OLED volume by model is estimated to be in the low 20 million units for the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, 9 to 10 million for Pro, and ~ 30 million for Pro Max.
Among the four iPhone 15 models, the 15 Pro Max OLED estimate, which Apple plans to produce the most, is four times higher for Samsung than for LG Display. Industry watchers say that Samsung Display’s iPhone 15 Pro Max OLED volume is in the mid-20 million units, three times that of LG Display.
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The prevailing view is that LG Display will have 15% more OLED volume than Samsung Display (9 million to early 10 million units). Those who see it differently predict that Samsung Display will secure around 20 million units of 15% OLED, which will be more than LG Display.
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Apple’s Surprising Victory: Takes the Crown in Indian Smartphone Exports, Samsung Drops to Second
For the first time, Apple surpassed Samsung in smartphone export from India. The company shipped 49% of the country’s total 12 million shipments in the second quarter. Samsung, on the other hand, secured 45% of India’s total smartphone shipments in the same period.
Apple clocked a rapid growth in export volumes in the last year by making iPhones through contract manufacturers in India. The Cupertino-based company’s share of exports soared from just 9% of the roughly 8 million smartphones shipped in Q2 2022, to almost half the total smartphone exports in Q2 2023.
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Samsung’s share of export volumes fell from 50% in Q1 2023 to 45% in Q2 2023. This marks a sharp decline from Q2 2022 when the company had a dominating 84% of the export market from India. Meanwhile, exports by other Android brands (Xiaomi, Motorola, Vivo) declined from 10% in Q1 2023, to 6% in Q2 2023.