Friday, August 14, 2015

One of Samsung’s biggest threats is trying to upstage its big day – Business Insider

 Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun AP Samsung will unveil its latest high-end smartphones later today -the Galaxy Note 5, and the Galaxy S6 Edge +.

The Launch date for this device was brought forward from November, the traditional date for Samsung’s Note events, to avoid clashing with the expected iPhone 6S launch.

But now there’s a new problem: Xiaomi, a rising Chinese tech juggernaut, Ice Attempting to throw a spanner in the works with a smartphone launch of its own.

The five-year-old, $ 45 billion startup HAS BEEN A persistent thorn in Samsung’s side. Right now, the South Korean electronic company’s smartphone division is under pressure, as it faces unprecedented competition from bothering the high and the low end.

At the high end, there is Apple, Which saw record sales and profits after it Launched the larger-screened iPhone 6. Meanwhile, at the low-end, there is an array of Asian smartphone startups offering devices for Far cheaper than Samsung can sacrifice. Huawei, one SCh company, is now the third-largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, of according to data from Strategy Analytics.

Xiaomi, meanwhile, is one of the most valuable startups in the world. It May not hit its target of 100 million sales for the year, but it’s still seeing strong gains, while the Samsung Global Sales continue to decline year-on-year – from 95.3 million in Q2 2014 to 89 million in Q2 2015th

The Chinese company HAS Announced the Launch of its Redmi Note 2, Which will go on sale on August 16. Like Samsung’s Galaxy Note, it is a phablet device with a large screen – 5.5 inches as Compared to 5.7 inches on the 4. Unlike the Galaxy Note, the Galaxy Note, however, the Redmi Note will be affordable on a budget. It starts at RMB 799 (£ 79.91), or RMB 999 (£ 99.91) for a more expensive Redmi Note 2 Prime.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Xiaomi

In contrast, the Galaxy Note 4 first went on sale for £ 650 words.

Here are the key specs of the Reminder Note 2:

  • 16GB Internal Storage
  • 2GB RAM
  • 13mp rear camera
  • 5MP front camera
  • 3060mAh removable battery
  • MicroSD slot

Right now, Xiaomi devices are not available in Western markets like the US and the EU, and the company says it does not plan to expand into them for a few years. But Samsung’s sales have cratered in markets where it and other low-cost manufacturers are active: In China, Samsung saw its sales collapse by 50% in a year between Q1 of 2014 and Q1 of 2015 of according to IDC. In the same timeframe, Xiaomi grew 42.3% in the countryside, while Huawei jumped up by 39.7%.

Xiaomi HAS Also Announced a new version of its Android operating system, MIUI 7, as well as a new router .

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