From CNET: August could be a busy month for Samsung based on the latest rumors over new smartphones.
The Korean mobile phone maker will announce and launch both its Galaxy S6 Edge+ and its Galaxy Note 5 big-screened smartphones next month, according to blog site SamMobile, citing information from anonymous "insiders." Both phones will be unveiled on August 12 and then go on sale August 21, SamMobile's insiders said.
Samsung needs to rejuvenate its sales and market share, which have taken a turn for the worse over the past year. On July 6, the company revealed that it expects its seventh straight quarterly decline in profits at a time when it's been losing sales and customers to Apple, on the high end, and to Chinese vendors such as Xiaomi, on the low end. Launching two new big-screened phones, also known as phablets, could be one way to try to recapture lost market share. People have been gravitating more toward phablets, meaning smartphones with screen sizes larger than 5 inches and usually hovering around 5.5 inches.
Reports have been flying back and forth as to whether Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S6 Edge+ and Note 5 in September or August. On July 8, SamMobile claimed the two phones would be announced at the Berin IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin) 2015 conference in September, Samsung's usual timeframe for unveiling new phones. But last Friday, the Wall Street Journal said the Note 5 would be announced in August in order to beat Apple's September announcement of its new iPhone lineup. Samsung's plan to launch both of the new phones at the same time came from Korean press leaks, according to SamMobile, which said it confirmed the information on its end.
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