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World's Largest Mobile Phone Factory Set To Open in India (bloomberg.com)
Samsung said on Monday that it is opening what it said is the world's biggest mobile phone manufacturing facility as the South Korean giant seeks to expand production in the world's fastest growing mobile phone market. From a report: The new Samsung factory will have the capacity of 120 million smartphones per year, and make everything from low-end smartphones that cost under $100 to its flagship S9 model, according to the company. Earlier this year, China's Xiaomi displaced Samsung from the No. 1 smartphone spot in the country, breaking its long-held dominance. Indians favor low-end smartphones priced at $250 or less, given the low average annual income of its people, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. That's one reason why Apple has struggled to gain market share in India, with most iPhone models priced beyond $500, according to a Bloomberg Intelligence report earlier this month.
I won't be buying Samsung any more. They're the ones who partner with AT&T to lock down the bootloader so you can't root your own damn phone.
It's a pretty logical move since as the summary says it's the fastest growing mobile market. It'll surely allow Samsung to sell the phones cheaper than if they brought them from abroad. Samsung it's still kind of pricy for what it offers compared to most other Android manufacturers and specially Xiaomi. Since India is such a price sensitive market I'm not sure Samsung will be able to turn the tide.
I live in Spain and we're richer than the indians but not rich by european standards and still many people buy Xiaomi phones (or BQ a local brand that makes pretty cheap phones too) so as I said, I'm not sure what this will do for Sams.
Bad move - how many people are going to want the world's largest mobile phone? If anything, the trend is the other way.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
When everyone is miniaturizing and making electronics smaller, India wants to make it bigger? It wants to make the world's largest cell phone? How big is that phone gonna be? 42 inches diagonal?
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I am glad to hear that more manufacturing is coming to India. I'm surprised there hasn't been more of a push by American companies into India for inexpensive manufacturing over the high hurdles to get into China. I hope this Samsung development will help spur further economic progress into the area.
So nasty! Did he not call you back after pounding your butthole?
I'd prefer not to buy anything made or assembled in China - certainly no software, electronics or food. For me this factory is a good thing, because it gives me more choices of where to buy my next phone.
If they took the next step, and started manufacturing the electronic components there, that would be even better.
Elvis Presley died on the toilet.
It little behooves the best of us to comment on the rest of us.