Samsung is dialing back the visibility of its corporate brand in Japan after ditching its name from its newest smartphones there, according to The Korea Herald.
The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge go on sale in Japan on April 23, but customers won’t find Samsung’s logo on the devices as usual, instead they will be co-marketed with carrier partners as the ‘Docomo Galaxy’ and ‘au Galaxy’.
According to the figures from Counterpoint Research, Samsung sat in fifth place in Japan with less than five percent market share during November 2014. That’s in contrast to arch rival Apple, which captured half of all smartphone sales in the country during October and November 2014.
Rumors spiraling earlier this year suggested that the company would exit Japan after failing to make a meaningful impact in the country. Instead, it is giving its phones a shot without any direct links to the mothership — though it remains to be seen how successful that will be given the local penchant for Japanese brands and Apple’s iPhones.
I don't believe that it's a valid source,
how much will they go for?
Based on the OP's other posts, he seems to be a sneaky spammer like I used to see on blackberryforums, so I've reported as such.
Removed links and closed thread.
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Did my research into what I think is the best stereo Bluetooth headset for me and my Samsung Galaxy S phone. I decided on the Motorola S9 HD headset (not to be confused with the older Motorola S9 headset).
Started to look at prices and saw that the prices seemed to start from an eye watering £69 and up. I then came across the website http://www.narmart.com which seemed to sell the same product for 3 different prices:
£15 - http://www.narmart.com/s9hd-bluetooth-headset-headphone-motorola-p-875.html
£35 - http://www.narmart.com/motorola-rokr-music-stereo-bluetooth-headphones-p-2523.html
£36 - http://www.narmart.com/motorola-rokr-music-stereo-bluetooth-headphones-p-1216.html
The website pages didn't really explain what the differences were so I obviously ordered the cheaper one at £15. It finally arrived a week a half later and noticed that it had been shipped from China (no indication that this would happen from the website). I should also add that the website interface is extremely poor:
I received no email confirming my order.
I placed the order on Saturday and by Sunday it was showing as delivered. Later found out that it had only been dispatched on the Sunday.
When raising a ticket through the website, the ticket history displays all responses with the same text used for the first ticket query.
Anyway, my first thought was that this was some cheap knock off but having used the product for the last 2 days, it seems very genuine (even if it is actually a knock off). The build quality is good, performance is great and it performs fully as expected.
My questions are:
Has anyone heard of this company before?
Why would there be 3 products that appear the same for 3 different prices on the same company website?
As a consumer ordering from a website, how can I know where it is being shipped from? Apart from the About Us page which mentions it's a Hong Kong company (only spotted this after ordering), there is no indication that it would come from abroad. Obviously, there is the risk that additional costs would be incurred if import charges are applied.
How can I check if this is a knock off or legitimate device made by Motorola?
Thanks in advance
- digitec.ch has received the first orders and a lot of the first people who ordered in October will have their SGS sent out to them or are able to pick it up now. Digitec also enables contract extensions for all providers listed below.
- Orange.ch is supposedly getting it at "End of December".
- Sunrise.ch has had it advertised on their site for weeks -- not sure about their availability.
- Swisscom.ch will not carry the phone.
I think the deliveries will be plentiful globally really soon and we'll see a lot more activity in the forums. *excited*
They don't have it at Mediamarkt, I went a few days ago. No one here seems to know what the Galaxy Nexus is.
Bought my nexus today, but was surprised to find that none of the big uk retail shops, carphone, phones4u, vodafone, 02,have any accessories for the galaxy nexus. Am I missing something?, cause the phone has been released a while back.?
marvi0 said:
Bought my nexus today, but was surprised to find that none of the big uk retail shops, carphone, phones4u, vodafone, 02,have any accessories for the galaxy nexus. Am I missing something?, cause the phone has been released a while back.?
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Why would they, it's the same the world over, any decent and/or cool accessory might as well be a unicorn that will show up 12 weeks after you order it from some obscure website and pay $100 for shipping.
I don't think it's feasible for brick/mortar stores to carry many of these accessories since most consumers are generally happy with the "universal" junk and the devices change so quickly. Unfortunate, I agree.
One of the things we have to accept as Nexus users is that Nexus will never be mainstream phone heavy supported with acessories. It is obvious that the Nexus idea is not interesting to carriers and oems, since they cant fill it up with bloatware and it makes people wanting others phones to be upgraded for the last super-cool Android version.
This is my second Nexus phone and I dont plan to buy a non Nexus again, but I accepted the fact that I will be with the minotiry. Phones like the Samsung Galaxy S are much better for oems and carriers and will be much more marketed/supported.
Thanks the only problem is, I now have to wait for the accessories I ordered online, which will take days, that's the problem, even the corner shops, that sell all kinds of fake accessories, don't have a screen protector, and having owned my fair share share of smartphones, this is a first, not to find a single shop selling nexus specific screen protectors.
Just received this from Samsung.
"as part of our voluntary recall, Samsung is announcing that new Galaxy Note7 replacement devices will be available in the United States at most retail locations no later than September*21,*2016.
The company received approval for its exchange program from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and has announced an official U.S. voluntary recall of the Galaxy Note7. We strongly advise all customers who have Galaxy Note7 devices to replace their current device with a new device under the terms of the U.S. Note7 Exchange Program.
Through the U.S. Note7 Exchange Program, you can:
1. Exchange your current Galaxy Note7 device with a new Galaxy Note7 as approved by the CPSC; or 2. Exchange your current Galaxy Note7 for a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge and replacement of any Note7 specific accessories with a refund of the price difference between devices; or 3. Contact your point of purchase to obtain a refund.
Details can be found at www.samsung.com/us/note7recall or contact us toll-free at 1-844-365-6197, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We regret any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your cooperation"
Got the same email about 10 minutes ago.
I was in best buy just 10 minutes ago to return my Note. They showed me this as well.
Got an email notification from Fedex today the 15th. Replacament will arrived tomorrow at my door by end of the day..yay ... Samsung Canada
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Got an email notification from Fedex today the 15th. Replacament will arrived tomorrow at my door by end of the day..yay ... Samsung Canada
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I got same msg. Also in canada
Does it mean that they'll start selling Note 7 on Sept 21? Or the stock is just for exchanges?
Think yes, my seller says he will start selling it next week
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Think yes, my seller says he will start selling it next week
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Woohoo! My S10+ is finally shipping (on 3/15 as originally stated by Samsung). Or so I thought...
"Thank you for ordering your new Galaxy S10 through Samsung.com. Unfortunately, due to a severe weather event at our warehouse, your product is now expected to ship by March 23, 2019. Samsung will send an alert with package tracking information when your order ships. We apologize for any disruptions to your plans this change may cause.
The storm in the Midwest presents severe threats to safety, and we want to keep everyone safe. We hope that knowing we are protecting our delivery and warehouse teams makes this inconvenience tolerable. If you are in the storm’s path, our thoughts will be with you. Everyone at Samsung hopes you will enjoy your new device; it’s why we work hard every day. Your Samsung Support Team."
Oh well. Creating a single point of failure (only one warehouse shipping) has crippled several of the companies I have worked for/consulted for. Chuckle-head bean counters always get it wrong. And we pay for it.