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[executive76]

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[based mod]

I'm kinda glad the M9 is getting trashed in these blog reviews .  A down year did wonders for Samsung, so I'm sure the MX will be crazy

I'm not so sure. Samsung has unlimited capital. HTC is a one trick pony more or less. I'd imagine their R&D budget is gonna get reduced after the M9 sales numbers come out

 

[shimmyhendrix]

 

I'm kinda glad the M9 is getting trashed in these blog reviews

.  A down year did wonders for Samsung, so I'm sure the MX will be crazy

I'm not so sure. Samsung has unlimited capital. HTC is a one trick pony more or less. I'd imagine their R&D budget is gonna get reduced after the M9 sales numbers come out

I agree on the capital aspect.  I see it like this, after this flop, they will be back in a sink or swim situation exactly like they were in before they dropped the M7.  So if they sink, it'll be their fault.  They will have no choice but to drop heat or fall to the wayside. (As well as all the other manufacturers after Sammy puts their foot on everyone's throat with this S6 

)

Next Spring will be interesting.  Especially since its the year when Apple only does their small "s" update.

 

[elderwatsondiggs]

I'm kinda glad the M9 is getting trashed in these blog reviews .  A down year did wonders for Samsung, so I'm sure the MX will be crazy

[COLOR=#red]Nupe, Samsung had no down year tho.[/COLOR]

 

[shimmyhendrix]

 

I'm kinda glad the M9 is getting trashed in these blog reviews

.  A down year did wonders for Samsung, so I'm sure the MX will be crazy

Nupe, Samsung had no down year tho.

 [h1]Samsung Loses its Spark as Galaxy S5 Sales Fall 40% Short of Bullish Predictions[/h1]

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  November 24, 2014 10:32 GMT
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The Samsung Galaxy S5 was met with a muted response by consumers and reviewers alike(Reuters)

After three years of grand international launch events, marketing campaigns dominating advert space in all directions, and bullish sales expectations, Samsung's once-formidable Galaxy S range has lost its spark, as sales fell 40% short of expectations.

At its February launch the Galaxy S5 was met with a muted response from the technology press - IBTimes UK  included  - for not offering consumers enough incentive to upgrade from the year-old Galaxy S4. Annual, iterative upgrades are of course part of the smartphone game, but with the rumour mills signing cheques Samsung couldn't cash and higher-quality rivals fast approaching, the S5 looked vulnerable.

A month went by before the S5 went on sale, on 11 April, and almost immediately its lofty, flagship price began to fall. From the off, the S5 was on contracts almost £10 per month less than when the S4 launched a year earlier, and despite a dazzling array of fitness tracking features incorporated with the new S Health app, many reviewers struggled to understand why a smartphone needed a heart rate monitor on its back.

Now, seven months on from its launch and after a barrage of higher-class alternatives from HTC, LG, Motorola, Sony, and budget newcomers like OnePlus, the S5's failings have led to potentially major restructuring at Samsung's South Korean headquarters.

JK Shin, who has led Samsung through its rapid climb to the world's largest smartphone maker, is braced for being ejected from his role overseeing the company's mobile division, according to sources of the Wall Street Journal  "familiar with the matter". The ousting could see Shin, 58, also lose his co-CEO role, the sources said.

Sales fall 40% short of optimistic predictions

Despite major successes against Apple and Android rivals in recent years, Shin finds himself in the firing line for the botched launch of the Galaxy S5. According to WSJ sources, Shin did not seriously question optimistic projections for orders of the phone; it is claimed data from a single survey of its network partners was used to justify an initial production run 20% larger than that of the S4.

Samsung Galaxy S5(Samsung)

It is also claimed, at the time of the survey, that networks predicting huge sales would not be responsible for unsold units, leading to unsold stock mounting up in warehouses worldwide.

People familiar with the matter said Samsung sold 40% fewer Galaxy S5 smartphones than expected, with 12 million sold to customers in its first three months, compared with 16 million Galaxy S4's in the same three months a year earlier. The people said that only in the US did the S5 outsell its predecessor, while in China, Samsung's second largest market behind the US, S5 sales were down 50% on the S4.

It is claimed Shin could be replaced by fellow co-CEO BK Yoon, who will add the mobile division to his portfolio which already includes Samsung's home appliances and television businesses, should the proposed change go ahead.

This would give Samsung a strong foothold in the growing connected home market, a space where Android-powered fridges and smartphone-controlled televisions are all the rage - and earlier this year Yoon signed off Samsung's acquisition of US connected home startup SmartThings.

Family of Galaxies

In hindsight, Samsung's lack of confidence in the S5 is clear to see. Where the S4 spawned an S4 Mini, Zoom and Active in quick succession, the S5 Mini took three months to arrive, the S5 Zoom was instead called the K Zoom, and the S5 Active is yet to launch in the UK and Europe.

Meanwhile, the Galaxy Alpha launched with hugely improved aesthetics and build quality, but with a poor screen among compromises which felt they were deliberately included  to keep it below the flagship S5. Weeks later, Samsung claimed the equally-redesigned Galaxy Note 4 had become the company's most pre-ordered phone ever, casting further doubt on the S5's credentials.

Samsung still holds a commanding position over the smartphone market, but 2014 saw the clever money shift to HTC, Sony and budget Chinese alternatives. The Alpha and Note 4 show Samsung is still capable of great things, but beneath a calm surface tensions must surely be mounting, as the Galaxy S6 - expected in February - has mounting questions to answe

 

[MVP]

Need help. Note 4 screen went black and keeps turning on by itself resetting with the T-Mobile jingle but still can't see anything. Tried the battery pull and hard reset but nothing. Anyone else had this issue. I had this happen once with my N3, but the reset took care of it. 

 

[shimmyhendrix]

 
Need help. Note 4 screen went black and keeps turning on by itself resetting with the T-Mobile jingle but still can't see anything. Tried the battery pull and hard reset but nothing. Anyone else had this issue. I had this happen once with my N3, but the reset took care of it. 

Any contact with water?

 

[kingfoamnyc]

S6 Edge will be rocked naked

 

[elderwatsondiggs]

[COLOR=#red]Shimmy, the devil is in the details, they had "bullish" predictions which weren't quite achieved, but in the grand scheme of things they still did pretty good. They were still top 2 OEMs in the phone game. That fact cannot be ignored. [/COLOR]

 

[MVP]

 
Any contact with water?

No not at all, I was actually watching a Youtube video and browsing NT when the screen started acting funny, then it just turned off, tried to reset but nothing but a black screen. 

 

[shimmyhendrix]

Shimmy, the devil is in the details, they had "bullish" predictions which weren't quite achieved, but in the grand scheme of things they still did pretty good. They were still top 2 OEMs in the phone game. That fact cannot be ignored.

Oh i'm not denying that.  Samsung was and is still a beast.  When I say they had a down year, it means just that.  They missed their projections,  growth slowed, etc.  Im not stating that they fell to the bottom of the pack by any means, but obviously it was big enough for them to make some big changes company and design wise.

 

[shimmyhendrix]

 

 
Any contact with water?

No not at all, I was actually watching a Youtube video and browsing NT when the screen started acting funny, then it just turned off, tried to reset but nothing but a black screen. 

idk man...sounds like some kinda hardware module is defective

 

[carver]

S6 Edge will be rocked naked

yessir

 

[big j 33]

I've been using a case for my Moto X and haven't had any drops or issues just yet. I like the case as it gives it protection, is still slim, and has a clear back so I can see the bamboo.

I'm tempted to rock it naked, especially since the design feels great in the hand and the bamboo back is so clean. But the phone itself feels a bit slippery and I KNOW the first day I use it without a case, it's hitting pavement 

 

[Nawzlew]

I've been using a case for my Moto X and haven't had any drops or issues just yet. I like the case as it gives it protection, is still slim, and has a clear back so I can see the bamboo.

I'm tempted to rock it naked, especially since the design feels great in the hand and the bamboo back is so clean. But the phone itself feels a bit slippery and I KNOW the first day I use it without a case, it's hitting pavement 

This guy actually dropped it and landed on the screen, but since the speaker grills protrude a little it saved it

 

[based mod]

For phones with slippery backs, add a cheap plastic protector. Helped me a lot for my Nexus 4 without affecting the overall feel of the phone. Adds peace of mind that I'm not scratching it when putting the phone down on concrete or whatever.

 

[based mod]

 

I'm kinda glad the M9 is getting trashed in these blog reviews .  A down year did wonders for Samsung, so I'm sure the MX will be crazy

I'm not so sure. Samsung has unlimited capital. HTC is a one trick pony more or less. I'd imagine their R

Next Spring will be interesting.  Especially since its the year when Apple only does their small "s" update.

And hopefully Qualcomm gets their **** together with the 820. What a disaster this year.

 

[SneakerProSr.]

The battery life on touchwiz with lolli on the Note 4 is ******ed

power saving mode = god mode

went on a weekend trip and took 2 batterys left friday at noon and came back sunday around 3 and still had twenty summin percent on batt 2 when i got home. Watched an episode of TPB season 9 one night on it too lol.

if this phone had a 4k screen id keep it forever no damns given. That and 128 gb internal would be savage

Smh, why is Note 4 battery life so ******?

Man what are yall saying?

Is it good or nah?

 

[shimmyhendrix]

 

 

The battery life on touchwiz with lolli on the Note 4 is ******ed

power saving mode = god mode

went on a weekend trip and took 2 batterys left friday at noon and came back sunday around 3 and still had twenty summin percent on batt 2 when i got home. Watched an episode of TPB season 9 one night on it too lol.

if this phone had a 4k screen id keep it forever no damns given. That and 128 gb internal would be savage

Smh, why is Note 4 battery life so ******?

Man what are yall saying?

Is it good or nah?

 

[sooperhooper]

Samsung ain't playing with the advertising

 

[based mod]

Ars Technica's M9 roundup:

The Good

HTC made some good changes to the M9, like getting rid of the gimmicky Duo Camera.
Double-tap-to-wake—you can just tap on the screen to wake the device. It's great since you'll never find the power button on the first try.
You can disable some of the skin features, like Blinkfeed and HTC's custom Overview screen.
A Theme store. Customization is nice.

The Bad

The M9 runs hot and performance suffers. Our CPU benchmark showed a 30 percent drop in performance.
The design is stale. It's a new phone that doesn't feel new and doesn't solve a lot of the problems we had with the M7 and M8.
The size of the phone. This is the bulkiest 5-inch device out there, which contributes to the "new phone that doesn't feel new" vibe. We're still insulted by the "HTC bar."
We love aluminum, but this aluminum has been treated so much it doesn't feel like aluminum anymore.
The power and volume buttons... which is which again?
Battery life. It's well below most other flagships.
The camera isn't great, particularly in low light.
HTC's bizarre obsession with becoming an app developer. It won't make people buy their phones, and there are always better options on the Play Store.

The Ugly

HTC's next earnings report—this phone stands no chance against the tougher-than-ever competition.

That last line

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/03/htc-one-m9-review-htcs-flagship-feels-like-an-afterthought/

 

[af1nike]

Not a single review website has held any punches towards HTC :x

 

[shimmyhendrix]

Samsung ain't playing with the advertising

How it should be done.

 

[shimmyhendrix]

Ars Technica's M9 roundup:
 

The Good

HTC made some good changes to the M9, like getting rid of the gimmicky Duo Camera.
Double-tap-to-wake—you can just tap on the screen to wake the device. It's great since you'll never find the power button on the first try.
You can disable some of the skin features, like Blinkfeed and HTC's custom Overview screen.
A Theme store. Customization is nice.

The Bad

The M9 runs hot and performance suffers. Our CPU benchmark showed a 30 percent drop in performance.
The design is stale. It's a new phone that doesn't feel new and doesn't solve a lot of the problems we had with the M7 and M8.
The size of the phone. This is the bulkiest 5-inch device out there, which contributes to the "new phone that doesn't feel new" vibe. We're still insulted by the "HTC bar."
We love aluminum, but this aluminum has been treated so much it doesn't feel like aluminum anymore.
The power and volume buttons... which is which again?
Battery life. It's well below most other flagships.
The camera isn't great, particularly in low light.
HTC's bizarre obsession with becoming an app developer. It won't make people buy their phones, and there are always better options on the Play Store.

The Ugly

HTC's next earnings report—this phone stands no chance against the tougher-than-ever competition.

That last line

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/03/htc-one-m9-review-htcs-flagship-feels-like-an-afterthought/

 

[Rootin4EverybodyBlack]

They might as well go ahead and put the m9 on sale now

No way I'd pay full price.