Jobe Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Struggling to return strong profits, Samsung has slashed the retail price of its flagship smartphones -- the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge -- by €100. After the deduction, the revised cost of the 32GB variant Galaxy S6 is €599, whereas its Galaxy S6 Edge counterpart will slightly break the bank at €699. The smartphones were launched just four months ago.For now, the price reduction only seems to be visible in Netherlands, but as Samsung pointed out earlier during its quarterly earnings call, it will be “adjusting the price" of the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge everywhere. The company is also rumored to launch two new smartphones, namely the Galaxy S6 Edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5 in the coming days. Earlier this week, the South Korean technology conglomerate posted its second quarter earnings. The company reported that its net profit had fell eight percent year-on-year to KRW 5.75 trillion (equivalent to $4.93 billion). Even on sales, the company was down seven percent from last year.Samsung notes that this year’s smartphones made only “marginal” impact on its profits. The company also says that it will be “adjusting the price” of both smartphones while also introducing new smartphones at its Unpacked event in New York City on August 13.As I had noted earlier this year, Samsung, the biggest Android player, has repeatedly overpriced its smartphones. The company’s absurd pricing has made it irrelevant in the cut-throat smartphone market which is floor-to-ceiling packed with emerging players such as Xiaomi, and OnePlus who are selling flagship-stature smartphones at almost half of Samsung’s offerings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 still way more $$$ than i am ever going to be willing to pay for phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrioNeXus Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 xiaomi lauching smartphones at amazing prices..but i m annoyed for not providing a microsd slot moreover some of there smartphones were accused of having preloaded spyware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 agree...cell phones need micro sd slots.... and not just on the 700 dollar models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exodius Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 xiaomi lauching smartphones at amazing prices..but i m annoyed for not providing a microsd slot moreover some of there smartphones were accused of having preloaded spywareAgreed. Also with non-replacement battery. Aaaarghh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrioNeXus Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 xiaomi lauching smartphones at amazing prices..but i m annoyed for not providing a microsd slot moreover some of there smartphones were accused of having preloaded spywareAgreed. Also with non-replacement battery. Aaaarghh....xiaomi makes statements that microsds damage smartphone / drain ram and battery so they removed the slot for it :unsure: :mellow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRiM Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Always liked Galaxy design/hardware.However I will not be moving onto S6 as no removable battery or sdcard slot is a deal breaker for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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