Samsung has seen tremendous success with its Galaxy S-series of flagship smartphones so far and the Galaxy S10 launched last year was well-praised and reported good sales numbers for the South Korean giant.
However, the new iteration in the lineup, the Galaxy S20 lineup, isn’t doing good as far as sales are concerned. Earlier this month, we reported that the new smartphone series is witnessing disappointing sales in the U.S. and now another report claims that the phenomenon isn’t limited to the United States.
A report coming from market research firm Omdia claims that Samsung has shipped just 8.2 million units of the Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, and S20 Ultra smartphones in the first quarter of the year, i.e. from January 2020 to March 2020.
However, do keep in mind that the smartphone was announced in February this year and went on sale in the month of March. So, the device had been on sale for just three weeks in the first quarter of this year.
While the numbers aren’t that bad for an Android smartphone maker but Samsung is the leading mobile brand globally and had posted impressive numbers for the predecessor Galaxy S10 lineup. The company had sold 10.3 million units of S10 and S10+ in Q1 2019 and adding S10e to the line brings the total to 12.5 million units.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is also one of the reasons for the lackluster sales of the Galaxy S20 series this year but one cannot dismiss the higher pricing (thanks to 5G support) for the new lineup as of the major reason stopping users from upgrading.
At a time when the global shipments have declined by 13 percent compared to last year for the same period, the Galaxy S20 series have reported a 35 percent decline when compared to its predecessors.
The report reveals that the most popular flagship model from Samsung was the Galaxy S20 Plus with sales of 3.5 million units, which is down from the 5.2 million units the previous generation’s most popular model – the Galaxy S10.
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