Samsung aims to recover cellphone lead in France from Apple

16th July, 2010 by adina
Tags: , , , , ,

Samsung has promised to regain lead in cellphone revenue from Apple’s iPhone in France. The Korean company still has the most appealing handsets by sheer volume, as it ships 39 percent of phones in France, which means 4.5 million. However, when coming to value of devices sold in the market, Apple has 26 percent, while Samsung has 25 percent. Samsung would be back in lead by September thanks to the Galaxy S as well as other 14 smartphones launching this year.

David Eberle, chief of Samsung France, said that the company would offer a real alternative to the iPhone 4 of Apple for the first time.

France has been considered a hotspot for smartphones when compared to other European countries. A quarter of the mobile phones sold in the Hexagon are smartphones which helped Apple to get a bigger share of revenue. Ranked fourth on the list of the most popular phones in France last year, the iPhone has also been more appreciated among smartphones. An unexpected help for Apple came from the French law which prevented Orange exclusivity and allowed SFR, Bouygues Telecom as well as other providers to sell the iPhone at the same time.

Being the first real high-end Android phone of Samsung, the Galaxy S is featuring a fast 1GHz CPU, a Super AMOLED screen with outdoor capabilities and 720-pixel video capture.


  • Share

 

Readers Comments