It may come as a surprise, but Samsung’s latest and greatest smartphones aren’t selling like hotcakes in Japan, despite removing its branding from the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge handsets in an attempt to ward off any ill-feeling towards the Korean company. To give an example of how poor sales have been, the S6 edge managed a respectable 10th place in its first week of sales before slipping down to 26th spot in its second week (April 27 – May 3). This is according to BCN‘s weekly survey of smartphone sales.
The Galaxy S6 hasn’t fared any better, sliding from 17th to 30th position in the same time period. As a comparison, the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge handsets are in the top 5 in the UK’s smartphone rankings, and in second and third spots respectively on Amazon.de’s (Germany) rankings. In the U.S., the Galaxy S6 managed to double the amount of advance sales as its predecessor, the Galaxy S5. Not so in Japan though.
The mediocre sales of the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge in Japan will hurt all the more for Samsung as the iPhone 6 is the top selling smartphone in Japan, with another five iPhone models in the Top Ten alone. It’s going to be interesting to see what Samsung does next in its attempt to maximize Galaxy S6 and S6 edge sales in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Source: BusinessKorea
Via: AndroidCentral
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