Samsung Mobile Phones: the Galaxy S6 will not be enough to save the head of … – Generation NT

mixed sales (compared to forecasts) Galaxy S5 and S6 that of Galaxy S6 and Edge have failed to revive the mobile business group of the Korean Samsung , still the world leader in sales mobile phones but dotn the Empire is weakened by the rise of Chinese manufacturers and the amazing health of Apple iPhone.

The Asian tech giant announced upheavals in its management and c is JK Shin , co-CEO of mobile industry for several years making the charges. He was replaced as head of the mobile division by his lieutenant DJ . Koh that will have the difficult task to restart the machine

This was until now responsible for R & amp; D of the mobile industry, development Tizen OS and contactless payment system apple pay. Similarly, BK Yoon , president of the consumer electronics industry, no longer directly manage the operations.

JK Shin pays particular error to have produced too Galaxy S6 and not enough Galaxy S6 Edge to launch, forcing the group to take emergency measures to balance production while ending up with too many Galaxy S6 on the arms.

This error of assessment has plunged Samsung’s profits in the second quarter before rebounding the following quarter with the launch of smartphones Galaxy Note and Galaxy 5 S6 + Edge. But the memory of the sales of Galaxy S5 about 40% lower than expected in 2014 also weighed in the decision.