Samsung officially sent the invite for the Mobile World Congress scheduled for the end of February in Barcelona. And according to the invite, Samsung will have a special show on February 26. However, we can say for sure that won’t be the Samsung Galaxy S8. For starters, the invite for the MWC doesn’t have the “unveiling” logo we saw on all previous invites by Samsung for the Galaxy S line.
What will Samsung show at the Mobile World Congress?
The question now is what does Samsung has up its sleeve for the MWC? For the past several years, the company has been the star of the show. Everyone is waiting for Samsung to show the latest device, and the MWC was the place for that.This year, however, Samsung will focus on its new tablet for the event. The MWC will be the official place where Samsung will show off the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 3. That is the follow-up of the Tab 2, which impressed everyone with the display.
This year, however, Samsung will focus on its new tablet for the event. The MWC will be the official place where Samsung will show off the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 3. That is the follow-up of the Tab 2, which impressed everyone with the display.Rumors say that the new tablet will have a 9
Rumors say that the new tablet will have a 9.6-inch display with a resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, and a Snapdragon 820 processor inside. As for the camera section, we will get a 12MP snapper on the back, and 5MP snapper on the front. The Tab 3 will work on Android 7.0 Nougat right from the start and will have 4GB of RAM to make that possible.SamMobile reports that the price will start at $600, and will start selling in March.
SamMobile reports that the price will start at $600, and will start selling in March.
Apple surpasses Samsung in sales
For the first time in five years, Samsung is not the number one smartphone manufacturer in the world. Apple has taken that title from the Korean company, thanks mostly to Samsung’s missteps.According to Strategy
According to Strategy Analytics, Apple has sold 78.3 million units in Q4 2014, which is close to one million more than Samsung. In the same time, Samsung sold 77.5 million units. Apple got 17.8% of the market share, while Samsung held 17.7% share of the market.In the report, Strategy Analytics concludes that this was the best performance by the iPhone. But the main reason is Samsung lost momentum due to the Note 7 disaster.
In the report, Strategy Analytics concludes that this was the best performance by the iPhone. But the main reason is Samsung lost momentum due to the Note 7 disaster.
The other three companies in the top 5 are Huawei, Oppo, and Vivo. For the year, however, Samsung is still the top seller. In 2016, Samsung sold a total of 309 million units, which is much more than the 215 million Apple sold.