Samsung Electronics to Sell Galaxy S Phone in China With Three Carriers
Samsung's Galaxy S mobile device
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J.K. Shin, president of mobile communications for Samsung Electronics Co., introduces the Samsung Galaxy S mobile device at the CTIA Wireless conference.
J.K. Shin, president of mobile communications for Samsung Electronics Co., introduces the Samsung Galaxy S mobile device at the CTIA Wireless conference. Photographer: Jacob Kepler/Bloomberg
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest maker of mobile phones, will sell its Galaxy S smartphone in China through the country’s three largest mobile- phone carriers.
The phone will be offered by China Telecom Corp., China Mobile Ltd. and China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd., Samsung said in a statement today. Sales will begin with China Telecom in September, followed by the other two companies later this year, the Suwon, South Korea-based company said in another statement.
The three mobile-phone operators collectively had 785.5 million subscribers on June 30, according to the companies. Samsung is pushing the Galaxy S smartphone to challenge Apple Inc. and narrow the gap with leader Nokia OJY.
The company sold 3 million units of the Galaxy S globally, it said in the statement.
China Unicom plans to sell the iPhone 4 in the second half of this year, President Lu Yimin said Aug. 26.
Samsung Electronics fell 2.2 percent to close at 771,000 won in Seoul trading.
Editor: Michael Tighe.
To contact the reporter on this story: Jun Yang in Seoul at jyang180@bloomberg.net
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