LG aiming for 10 million G4 sales this year
The critically acclaimed G2 and G3 boosted LG to success in the flagship smartphone market and LG is aiming to continue this upward trend with the G4, which is set to launch in mid-April. The company wants to sell 10 million G4s come the end of 2015.
For comparison, the LG G3 has so far sold somewhere between 6 and 7 million smartphones since its début in May 2014, according to LG’s mobile chief Cho Juno. This year, the company is looking to boost flagship smartphones sales by around 30 percent and wants to reclaim its position ahead of fast growing, low-cost Chinese smartphones brands.
“LG Electronics aims to achieve the 10 million sales target of the G4 smartphone, which will be unveiled next month. Specifications of the G4 and changes we’ve made had been briefed to top outlet channels and European carriers during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) fair”
This might seem like a tall order, given the praise currently being dished out to the Samsung Galaxy S6. Unusually, even Cho praised the Galaxy S6, stating that it impressed LG’s top management. However, LG itself has said that it has put a lot of resources into the G4 and seems to have a few changes in the pipeline. Although specifications are still being kept tightly under wraps.
LG also has another flagship in the works for the second half of the year, which will apparently be a cut above the G series. We’ll have to see if this handset frustrates the G4’s sales target or if the two can stand side-by-side.
Apple Online Store Goes Down Ahead of ‘Spring Forward’ Media Event
The online Apple Store has been taken offline this morning less than five hours prior to Apple’s highly-anticipated “Spring Forward” media event in San Francisco, where the company is expected to unveil further details about the Apple Watch alongside other potential announcements. If history repeats itself, the storefront should remain down until shortly after the conclusion of Apple’s keynote.
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Carphone Warehouse selling the HTC One M9 for £579/$875 SIM-Free, Shipping by March 31st
The HTC One M9 was officially launched at Mobile World Congress just over a week ago, and here we have the UK retailer, Carphone Warehouse (CPW), offering the handset SIM-Free for £579 ($875). The handset can be had in Grey or Silver colour schemes and is scheduled to ship before March 31st.
In case you are more interested in the pay monthly options, CPW is also offering the HTC One M9 on a two-year contract from CPW on the Vodafone network with no upfront charge, a £43.50 ($65) monthly payment and a HTC One M9 Dot View Case thrown in free-of-charge. There are other offers from the other UK carriers (EE/O2) available as well. What do you think? Is the HTC One M9 your next phone? Or, are you waiting for the Galaxy S6/Edge? Let us know in the comments below.
Source: CPW
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The Huawei Watch will cost $1000, according to premature Amazon posting
We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again: the Huawei Watch is a beautiful smartwatch. Despite its beauty, however, we’ve recently been hearing that the device is going to cost around $1000, which when compared to existing smartwatches, is a gargantuan sum of money. And this has seemingly been reinforced today by an Amazon listing […]
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Gold HTC One M9 exclusive to EE in the UK, pre-orders now live
The HTC One M9 is now available for pre-order at EE. The network is offering the smartphone on a range of 4GEE plans, starting from £31.99 a month. The HTC One M9 gold variant is also listed as exclusive on the EE store.
Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge handsets rake in over 20 million pre-orders
The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge handsets were only unveiled just over a week ago (March 1st) at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but that hasn’t stopped Samsung’s latest Galaxy flagships from raking in over 20 million pre-orders. That’s a decent chunk of change, especially when the entry-level S6 is priced at €700 ($761) while the S6 Edge, that won the MWC’s award for Best New Device, commands a higher price of €850 ($924). This should go some way to helping Samsung’s share price recover from its 3-year low.
An executive said that the unnamed carrier he works for had come away with a positive impression of both the Galaxy S6 variants, going on to state that:
“Samsung received some 20 million pre-orders for the S6 and S6 Edge – 15 million of S6 and 5 million of the S6 Edge from mobile carriers. This is the record.”
The fact that the Edge has received 5 million pre-orders means that smartphones with curved displays are no longer just niche devices like the Note Edge is. Many manufacturers would be extremely happy to get 5 million pre-orders for a flagship handset. It should be noted that the 20 million pre-orders placed by the carriers is an estimate of how many handsets they will sell and not firm orders placed by consumers.
Source: KoreaTimes
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Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge handsets rake in over 20 million pre-orders
The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge handsets were only unveiled just over a week ago (March 1st) at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but that hasn’t stopped Samsung’s latest Galaxy flagships from raking in over 20 million pre-orders. That’s a decent chunk of change, especially when the entry-level S6 is priced at €700 ($761) while the S6 Edge, that won the MWC’s award for Best New Device, commands a higher price of €850 ($924). This should go some way to helping Samsung’s share price recover from its 3-year low.
An executive said that the unnamed carrier he works for had come away with a positive impression of both the Galaxy S6 variants, going on to state that:
“Samsung received some 20 million pre-orders for the S6 and S6 Edge – 15 million of S6 and 5 million of the S6 Edge from mobile carriers. This is the record.”
The fact that the Edge has received 5 million pre-orders means that smartphones with curved displays are no longer just niche devices like the Note Edge is. Many manufacturers would be extremely happy to get 5 million pre-orders for a flagship handset. It should be noted that the 20 million pre-orders placed by the carriers is an estimate of how many handsets they will sell and not firm orders placed by consumers.
Source: KoreaTimes
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HTC One M9’s leaked price and release date will give you deja vu
If you were still picking sides following the launch of HTC’s One M9 and the Samsung Galaxy S6, there’s now a bit more to work with. Retailer B&H Electronics has (accidentally?) revealed that a 32GB flavor of the HTC One M9 will start shipping on March 25th for $649. That’s the exact same price (and release date) as last year’s look-alike model and a good chunk less than the Galaxy S6 is expected to cost. That said, you’ll also need to weigh factors like Exynos versus Snapdragon CPUs and all-metal versus glass-and-metal designs. The listing could also be inaccurate or premature, so we wouldn’t count on the pricing or date without official word from HTC.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, HTC
Via: Phone Arena
Source: B&H
Motorola Droid Turbo makes its way to India as the Moto Turbo
As previously teased, Motorola has launched the Droid Turbo in India, marketing the device as Moto Turbo in the country. The handset is currently available for pre-order for Rs. 41,999 ($670).
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