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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  • Anonymous
  • 3A2
  • 14 Aug 2018

Is this the end?

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    • Mailman
    • Yca
    • 14 Aug 2018

    Chinese companies can push out from China any international company if they want. You can't compete with China. Look on supermarket shelves.... except groceries everything else is made in China.

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      • Xhxhyy
      • KiA
      • 14 Aug 2018

      Too many irrational product and irrational feature at irrational price in a price-sensitive-country. Just like in Indonesia. Did they learn? No.

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        • markokox
        • 3bQ
        • 14 Aug 2018

        Samsung is acting like Nokia in 2007 and 2008 we are big and we can do what ever we want to do,and we dont care about the rest of competition,we all now results of that behavior......and just a couple of years after...

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          • Anonymous
          • s5j
          • 13 Aug 2018

          Lots of political motivations behind many Korean companies exit from China. Just go to the some of the forums and see how much anti Korean voices there by the Chinese, not even funny

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            • Koala
            • p@5
            • 13 Aug 2018

            This is what happens when you overprice cheap protuct.

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              • AnonD-762416
              • JbS
              • 13 Aug 2018

              Manhurt, 13 Aug 2018DenialDenial of what? Not-reality? It's a long known fact that China's idea of IP is "a little" different than what the rest of the world thinks. Their corporate laws are even designed to encourage intellectual "sharing".

                Anonym, 13 Aug 2018The fact of the matter is whatever Samsung develops, Chines... moreDenial

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 6jq
                  • 13 Aug 2018

                  I called it before long. Samsung is the new Nokia. As Nokia was a shadow of its former self , so Samsung would soon be. And who know they may end up even having a Chinese copycat like New Nokia (or Fokia) is. It would be Fakesung .

                  If they keep producing overpriced garbage they would soon be nothing...

                    James Whister, 13 Aug 2018It all depends on time, if you don’t change, you become his... moreIt is because Huawei has Honor that makes more versability for mass costumers.

                      green89, 13 Aug 2018maybe sammy dosen't know their phones are expensive and tha... moreSamsung needs to get feedback from their customers and potential customers FAST.

                      tbh, I don't like Samsung for their pricing but I like how they cram freatures into their flagship.

                      I wished they should reconsider their midrange line-up for another research and development as they're not pricing accordingly and the specs as so-so to so-low.

                        It all depends on time, if you don’t change, you become history. Once upon a time HTC was the king, it didnt implemented changes over period, its going down.
                        Same is with Samsung. In order to compete with Apple and the greed for more and more profits, it is ignoring its mid segment phones which were its strength, but not now anymore.
                        Huawei has the better understanding of the market, and is doing exceptionally well. Only if it continues doing so...

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                          • Anonymous
                          • mx{
                          • 13 Aug 2018

                          [deleted post]Samsung is copying Huawei now lol, the tables have turned. Huawei also has better quality and their phones dont blow up due to thick engineers

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                            • Anonymous
                            • mx{
                            • 13 Aug 2018

                            [deleted post]Flop comment, Huawei sells smartphones around £1,500... so they cater to everyone... try again..

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                              • Anonymous
                              • mJw
                              • 13 Aug 2018

                              [deleted post]Huawei isn't copycat. It will beat Samsung very soon.

                                Anonymous, 13 Aug 2018Huawei is catching up to them very fast, so they wont be be... moreCheap Huawey phones are catching , not flagship models.

                                  maybe sammy dosen't know their phones are expensive and that their midrangers lack tech that the competition is providing. sammy needs to invest in researching how to satisfy their customers and potential customers.

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                                    • Anonym
                                    • Lcd
                                    • 13 Aug 2018

                                    The fact of the matter is whatever Samsung develops, Chinese brands will be able to just rip-off and sell for cheaper. There is no point in racing to the bottom in a rigged market (where the cheaters get all the profits vs. the guys ponying-up for all the heavy lifting), so I actually salute them for the clarity of mind needed to make this decision.

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                                      • Ruck Fules
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                                      • 13 Aug 2018

                                      paco2x, 13 Aug 2018Samsung just put too much marketing effort in the flagship ... moreIMO, Samsung is too proud to even stoop to the same level as those Chinese brands and I think this will continue even if they realize that they're already losing market shares.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • mx{
                                        • 13 Aug 2018

                                        Anonymous, 13 Aug 2018But Sammy flagships outsells all Android brands.. get some ... moreHuawei is catching up to them very fast, so they wont be best selling for long lol