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Samsung To Cut OLED Production Due To Poor iPhone X Sales
Samsung's panel-making division, Samsung Display, is reportedly reducing OLED panel production at its South Chungcheong plant due to lower than expected iPhone X sales. According to Nikkei Asian Review, Samsung now plans to cover 20 million or fewer iPhone X devices for the quarter ending in March, a large decrease from the expected 45 to 50 million units. CNET reports: Apple sold 77.3 million iPhones in the quarter ending in January, down by 1 percent on the previous year. The $1,000 price tag on the iPhone X was blamed for the volume shortfall -- but also contributed to the company making record-breaking profits. Samsung did not respond to CNET's request for comment.
Personally, I don't want a thousand dollar phone because how I would feel when I break it. It's not that I would not like the phone and I don't even see it as over priced.
Why isn't it overpriced? How many things do you hold in your hand and look at 50 times a day? comething that tactile and consuming of your senses, intellect, time and lifestyle is something you should be getting the best possible tool for. It's not a place to economize. You can get a cheaper phone but saving yourself 25 cents a day for a phone that is a little less enjoyable is just illogical provided you can afford the extra 25 cents a day.
I'd just be so pissed off if I broke it. Having done that with other phones this is not a low probability. SO I deny myself the pleasure to avoid the pain I know I'd eventually experience.
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