A week ago, information appeared for the first time that the South Korean company Samsung is preparing Active-version of its new flagship smartphone Galaxy S7. It is supposedly already being tested in India and the US. And Samsung accidentally confirmed the existence of Samsung Galaxy S7 Active in application.
According to the publication, the latest version of Samsung Level app compatibility list Set Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, having an SM-G891A model number. Its technical characteristics are still not known, but it is expected that it will be clothed in the high-strength case, protected against dust and water, and get more capacious battery than the original Samsung Galaxy S7.
Incidentally, the South Korean company Samsung remains one of the largest manufacturers of chips in the world. Its clients include large companies such as Qualcomm and Apple. Many electronics manufacturers use in their products made by Samsung memory chips. However, Samsung has faced serious competition from the Chinese firm Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd, which is supported by the Government of China is committed to become the first largest producer of chips in the country.
President of Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd Weiguo Zhao in an interview with Bloomberg publication said the company plans to invest a whopping $ 30 billion in the business for the production of semiconductor products in the next few years. For comparison, Samsung investment budget for the current year is $ 11.5 billion. Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd has acquired manufacturers Spreadtrum and TRA Microelectronics chips, and is now considering the possibility of buying Western Digital and Micron Technology.
As expected, operating profit of Samsung in the first quarter 2016 will fall to 4.9 trillion won ($ 4.9 billion) due to the tough competition in the DRAM market-making. If expectations are met, then the profit is a record low for Samsung since the third quarter 2014.
China's aggressive desire to increase its presence in the global chip business could threaten Korean companies such as Samsung and SK Hynix. The combined share of these two companies is 74% for DRAM-memory market and 43.7% in the NAND Flash memory market. Related Products :
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