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Samsung gaining fruitful growth in key market, Xiaomi surrendered?
Xiaomi dominated the world’s second-largest smartphone market – India – for the past five years. However, consumers in India no longer prefer Xiaomi’s good-looking cheap smartphones, as Samsung is now focussing on advancing its Galaxy A series.
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According to data compiled by Counterpoint Research via (Reuters), Xiaomi’s smartphone market radically plunged in India. In 2022, the Chinese phone maker kept the crown in the first three quarters, which transferred to Samsung at last, ending a five-year streak of dominance.
Samsung’s focus on mid-range portfolio and anti-China sentiments
Counterpoint data consists of market share records of the Indian smartphone industry since the end of 2017. As you can see in the chart below, Xiaomi was the market leader in almost every quarter, as Samsung started to lose its grip from Q2 2018 through Q1 2020.
During this time period, the South Korean tech giant didn’t think about Xiaomi’s expansion in the country, which gave an easy lead to rivals. At the same time, Samsung didn’t bring affordable phones with rock-solid specs to warm up the competition.
Seeing the downturn, Samsung restarted to focus on its Galaxy A lineup to gain the market share that it handed over to Xiaomi. This bold move helped the Korean vendor to spread its reach among consumers with affordable phones, better specs, longer software support, and secure/reliable phones.
During the same period, anti-China sentiments started to spread in the Indian smartphone market due to a severe military clash in late 2020. Due to consumers boycott of Chinese products, Xiaomi saw a market decline, which ended up surrendering dominance to Samsung in the last quarter.
In 2023, Samsung will continue to grow in the Indian smartphone, which the research chart heavily indicates. At the same time, the market decline of Xiaomi is expected to be continued further, giving an easy win to Samsung and hopes to Apple.
Samsung will launch the Galaxy F54 5G smartphone in India on June 6, 2023. Today, the company has officially teased the upcoming device along with its launch date and pre-reservation activity. It’s a mid-range handset, equipped with pro-grade features such as a 108MP camera.
According to Samsung, the Galaxy F54 5G will launch in India on June 6, 2023, at 3 PM. Ahead of the unveiling, consumers can pre-reserve the device by paying INR 999, just like the flagship devices. By looks, this upcoming phone appears to be a Galaxy A54 sibling.
If you pre-reserve, the Galaxy F54 will be shipped to you first before the regular availability on platforms like Flipkart and Samsung.com/in. As it’s a refundable amount, you can avoid purchasing the phone if you feel it’s overpriced or concerned with any specs.
So if you are wondering to buy the Galaxy F54, it’s the greatest time to make initial purchase towards by pre-reserving. The payment amount will be reduced from the final invoice during checkout, however, Samsung is pledging additional benefits of up to INR 2000.
Galaxy F54 Highlights
- 6.7-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate
- 108MP primary rear camera with OIS and 4K video recording
- Nightography, Star Trails
- 8MP ultrawide camera
- 2MP macro camera
- 32MP selfie camera with 4K video recording
- Exynos 1380 processor | 6GB/8GB RAM, 128GB/256GB storage
- 6,000mAh battery, 25W fast charging
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Samsung Galaxy smartphone and laptop owners will be able to repair their products themselves. Today, Samsung announced the launch of the Galaxy self-repair program in South Korea, allowing consumers to repair their own products.
Thanks to the self-repair program, Korean consumers will not only be able to visit the Samsung Electronics service center and repair the product but will also be able to purchase the necessary parts online and perform the repair themselves.
Self-repair begins with some models and limited parts and will be gradually expanded in the future. Accurate repairable models and parts can be found on the official website. First, self-repair of Galaxy mobile products and some models of TVs becomes possible.
It starts with three models: Galaxy S20 ∙ S21 ∙ S22 series, Galaxy Book Pro 39.6cm (15.6- inch ) series laptops, and 80cm (32-inch) TV. Users of this model can purchase necessary parts and repair tools through the Samsung service website.
In the case of smartphones, self-repair is possible for three parts: the display, the back cover, and the charging port. A total of seven parts, including the touchpad and fingerprint recognition power button, are included in the subject of self-repair for laptops.
Once replaced, you can use the “self-repair helper app” to optimize the new part to work properly. Afterward, through the self-diagnosis function of the “Samsung Members App,” you can check whether or not there is an abnormality in the repair result.
Consumers who have completed self-repair can visit the service center or return some of the replaced parts and repair tools to Samsung through courier service and receive a refund of the eco-friendly deposit. Recovered parts are either recycled or lead to responsible disposal through inspection by Samsung.
Google’s hardware product design director Ivy Ross recently participated in a podcast show, confirming that Google has a second Pixel foldable phone, but did not disclose other details. It’s like a delay in a dual attack on Samsung’s Galaxy foldable portfolio.
Ross simply said that the Pixel device would “beyond every existing foldable,” which also caused Google to delay the product launch. She said Ross said the decision to forego launching a second foldable Pixel device was due to strict requirements for quality and innovation.
The official further added that she is proud of the team’s ability to create a better experience than existing foldable phones. It was previously reported that Google is developing a clamshell foldable phone similar to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip. It’s unclear whether Ross’s Pixel will be the rumored foldable phone.
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