Samsung hopes new made-for-India phones will reverse its smartphone sales slump

Samsung has revealed that it plans to release a trio of new Milky way M-series smartphones to combat flatlining sales in the world's second largest mobile phone market place, according to a recent interview with Reuters,

The new entry-level devices will launch in India first before the Southward Korean firm releases them globally, co-ordinate to the company'south Asim Warsi. Samsung will sell the devices exclusively through its online store and Amazon's India eastward-commerce portal.

Warsi also revealed that these new smartphones will feature large batteries, equally well as support for fast charging, features that are designed to appeal to the country's tech smart and savvy millennial consumers. Additionally, Warsi said that the new phones will cost between 10,000 and 20,000 rupees ($187 and $374 CAD, respectively).

Exclusive! Tin can confirm that the new Galaxy One thousand Series trio is indeed coming to India very soon! Whatever their final marketing names may be, the model nos. are Galaxy M10 (SM-M105F), M20 (SM-M205F) and M30 (SM-M305F). Development is nigh complete and M30 may arrive bit afterwards. ? pic.twitter.com/wlpl9lK62c

— Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) Dec 24, 2018

This past December, leaker Ishan Agarwal shared an image of 1 of the upcoming devices.

Samsung, similar Apple, has had to contend with failing sales of its high-stop smartphones and intensifying competition from Chinese competitors like Huawei and Xiaomi. Republic of india, every bit the world's second largest smartphone market place, is obviously important to any turnaround plan Samsung might implement. Withal, what's interesting hither is that Samsung is using insights from the Indian marketplace to refine its global strategy.

In the aforementioned Reuters piece, Warsi said, "A lot of our insights, R&D and developments for consumers in India… they have great connect with many other consumers in many other parts of the world."

Here'south hoping that means we go more than affordable but compelling devices in Canada equally a issue.

Source: Reuters