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If you’re hoping for a 12-megapixel Samsung cameraphone at MWC… don’t

Henry — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:30:37 +0000

You can go ahead and stop holding your breath now. Despite varied speculation hinting at a 12-megapixel cameraphone from Samsung rearing its head at Mobile World Congress, word on the street is that Samsung won’t be bringing any mega-megapixel cameraphones to Barcelona. Telecoms Korea cites “a source familiar with Samsung’s internal marketing plans” in their report that Samsung will be holding off on launching their 12-megapixel beast for just a bit longer.

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If you’re hoping for a 12-megapixel Samsung cameraphone at MWC… don’t

High hopes: New execs for Samsung in UK and Ireland hired

Henry — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:21:18 +0000

Samsung has announced its intention to improve its business handset share next year with two appointments to its smartphone team. Their target will be to really push the Samsung line in the UK and related territories.

The manufacturer has brought in Marcus Stone as head of smartphones UK and Ireland, and Nick France as business solutions sales manager, and they’re hoping these hires will move the Samsung up the list of hot companies in the UK, where it’s been erratic in terms of sales for awhile now.

Stone replaces Carl Boraman, who left Samsung in September after just five months in the role. Stone previously held a position at RIM (BlackBerry), where he held several sales and marketing positions during his seven years at the company.

Meanwhile France will be responsible for business-to-business sales within the portfolio, supporting Stone. Both will report to Derek Williamson, Samsung’s general manager.

As they grow more rapidly within the UK smartphone market, they’re already planning to launch even more interesting products in 2009.

According to Samsung, its smartphone market share grew 10.9% in September and October 2008 alone, following the release of the Samsung Omnia. However, the device was hit by reliability and performance problems that have been well documented on various sites.

Middle of the road blues: Midrange phone sales predicted to be poor

Henry — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:10:44 +0000

Mid-range handsets may suffer in the run-up to Christmas, according to Ovum. They may end up being too middle of the road to many consumers in the UK (and in other territories as well).

They have predicted that a handful of phones in the high-end will survive the pressure, contradicting LG’s strategy to move away from top-tier phones and concentrate most of their energy on low-mid range type phones. Some other companies are doing the same, and it may not end up being the right move in the short term.

This includes the BlackBerry Storm and the Apple iPhone, which carry considerable brand appeal from customers all over the world. The likes of LG and Samsung are believed to lack the brand value and iconic status of the most popular high-end handsets in the UK, though many of their phones have most of the same features.

This view reflects comments made by O2 CEO Ronan Dunne, who said the market was polarizing between basic phone deal shoppers and very high-end gadget fans. This would be true to some degree even in the US. It’ll be interesting to see how the market gets divided up this holiday season. We have a feeling many companies not named Apple or Blackberry will be pretty disappointed.