Samsung to close smartphone factory in China

13 August 2018
The company can’t keep up with the rising costs of labor while sales are going down.

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  • 21 Aug 2018

Denis Thomas, 20 Aug 2018Google? Because little fanboy Google gave the rights to Sam... moreWhat? Google dont contribute anything in spreading android. Oh, so thats like Microsoft gave out Windows to Dell, Toshiba, HP and etc so all the credit still goes to Microsoft for spreading windows??!! Wow. -_-

    Luxor, 15 Aug 2018Without Samsung Google's android wouldnt have it glory at a... moreGoogle? Because little fanboy Google gave the rights to Sammy to use their os?

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      Denis Thomas, 14 Aug 20181) Its google, not gugol. 2) Without google samsung would ... moreWithout Samsung Google's android wouldnt have it glory at all. Who do you think spread android widely?

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        • 15 Aug 2018

        bellringring, 14 Aug 2018huawei is still not at the level of quality with samsung sa... moreHuawei is better than samsung in quality and their track record proves it...

        Dont get me started on the Note 7 either...

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          • 15 Aug 2018

          Anonym, 14 Aug 2018You mean except the Mi A1 and new Mi A2 along the Mi A2 Lit... moreStop lying, the majority still use emui and dont even know what a launcher even is lmfao... try again though... stock android is crap

            Denis Thomas, 14 Aug 20181) Its google, not gugol. 2) Without google samsung would ... moreSuch nonsense.
            Do you know when Samsung was founded? Or how much or makes from displays and flash chips? It has existed before Android, and will exist after Android is gone

              Quib, 14 Aug 2018I have three phones.Two of them are my daily drivers.And th... moreTry using uber play disabled

                Alien , 14 Aug 2018Where do you download your apps from? Right now I have onl... moreTry apk pure

                  Quib, 14 Aug 2018I have three phones.Two of them are my daily drivers.And th... moreIMO it is better all rely on Google play store and it is only one to use the resources and that's enough. For me I Don’t download any app with adverts unless it is worth to use the app. If some app inappropriate user can report, I normally read the reviews at first. I aware some app is great but the reviews is bad.

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                    • 14 Aug 2018

                    Alien , 14 Aug 2018Where do you download your apps from? Right now I have onl... moreI have three phones.Two of them are my daily drivers.And the 3rd one is used for downloading my apps when needed.That phone have gapps... and it's old enough to have a place in my drawer.After downloading use share it or any transfer tools to transfer.
                    Don't believe if sometimes you see something like "this app won't run unless you update/install google play services "notification. This is a lie and it's for make you angry and install that google spyware.I didn't find a single app that didn't run for play services execpt the google ones.
                    Also, apkmirror is safe enough I think. It's run by android police.You can trust them.

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                      • 14 Aug 2018

                      Alien , 14 Aug 2018Where do you download your apps from? Right now I have onl... moreYalp store is probably the best choice. Just beware that many apps also require the Google Play Services framework to work (especially messaging apps), hence why going for LineageOS with microG is something really worth looking into. There are builds with everything ready to use straight from the microG project website.

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                        Quib, 14 Aug 2018The reason of their failing in China is the racist nature o... moreWhere do you download your apps from?
                        Right now I have only 4 Google apks so I can use Play Store, but 95% of the time I have them hidden with a small script I wrote.
                        I tried Fdroid but it's a big mess with a lot of suspicious apps.
                        Please let me know coz I'm eager to finally delete gaaps from my phone.

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                          Denis Thomas, 14 Aug 20181) Its google, not gugol. 2) Without google samsung would ... moreWell, samsung, lg, htc,sony etc are the companies who made android so popular. Just imagine what if samsung, huawei, xiaoMi, lg etc start using another os and make another search engine default everywhere.... Google will die in 5 years.
                          This is fact.
                          The way google is behaving, it might happen.

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                            Quib, 14 Aug 2018The reason of their failing in China is the racist nature o... moreI am a fan of Lineage too (coupled with microG for some Google independence). Doesn't change the fact that OEM support is critical to keeping Lineage running stable for longer, which until now only happens properly with Google endorsed phones (Nexus, Pixel and Android One program). Plus, Lineage comes from AOSP, which is a code-base created and maintained mostly by Google -- enjoy your bitter-sweet relation with them.

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                              The Scientist Pigeon, 14 Aug 2018You definitely are unaware about markets, specifically chin... moreIndeed!

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                                Quib, 14 Aug 2018Oh really boy! I saw a lot of people like you whose only dr... moreYou mean except the Mi A1 and new Mi A2 along the Mi A2 Lite; best sellers in Europe by the way. Still in Europe, a place where Huawei is at the top of the most sold devices, the first thing people do is install a custom launcher (such as Nova) -- you know, so that it looks like stock Android instead of freaking iOS.

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                                  The Scientist Pigeon, 14 Aug 2018You definitely are unaware about markets, specifically chin... moreThe reason of their failing in China is the racist nature of Chinese people. And that's it.
                                  The problem of samsung is their pricing.Their low ends have significantly bad hardware which starts lags very soon.Their midrange is too overpriced.Yes, they should not be priced like xiaoMi, but balanced enough.
                                  And last of all, Samsung makes phone for masses, not for techies, so the "frequent update" you are talking about is not valid at all.But it will be good if they provide that.Samsung phones are way ahead from stock in terms of features, I see no reason for major update. They should solely work in frequent security updates.What important for general consumers are camera,lagless ui and aftersell services.Samsung provide them all (low ends hardware and ui isn't good enough though).The main problem is overpricing.
                                  Of topic, I am not a samsung fanboy.But I hate Google because of their spying nature. I use lineage os and never flash gapps.I am having a great time after learning about flashing custom roms.Although, I miss some features like scrolling screenshot, dual apps,secure folder,theames etc.

                                    After reading mamy comments here i believe they just shifting the production to India... for whatever reason....

                                    First they announce big size facility in India... then after somedays closes down one of thier chinese units points toward this... m curious as to what could be the reason

                                      They just get rid off factory which produces less from most, nothing special no warning about anything, cause they expended others in India and Taiwan. I guess this move it's just to save some cash

                                        Quib, 14 Aug 2018Oh really boy! I saw a lot of people like you whose only dr... more1) Its google, not gugol.
                                        2) Without google samsung would be long dead by now, or wouldn't have existed at all.

                                        These are facts.