That’s obviously not as impressive as the 115 territories targeted by Apple for the launch of the iPhone 6, but it still beats expectations by a landslide.
Gimmicky or innovative? A massive step forward for mobile technology, or just another sample of money unintelligently spent to move smartphones in the wrong direction? There’s a case to be made in either direction, but ultimately, consumers will decide if Samsung’s Galaxy Note Edge*can aspire to be a trend-setter or not.
Defying predictions and even official claims from its manufacturer, the Note Edge is due on at least four US carriers, plus more than two dozen countries spanning three continents. Samsung sure has a weird definition of the “limited edition” notion.
Of course, inventory is likely to run low all over the world, but even if Sammy sends, say, a few thousand units in every market it plans to roll out the “edgy” phablet, the grand total should still be in the hundreds of thousands of copies.
And as long as AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and US Cellular are all poised to receive the 5.6 incher, it’s unlikely they’ll not be reserved at least a hundred thousand Note Edges together to start with.
Priced at north of $900 outright stateside, and $400 with pacts, the side screen-sporting handheld is to cost between €850 and €900 on the old continent, according to Sam Mobile. Whew, we feared a €1,000+ price tag was in order.
Among the first non-Asian and non-American countries scheduled to get an invite to the Note Edge global release party are reportedly Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, the UK, Spain, Italy, Switzerland and France over the coming month or so.
Also on the list, the rest of the Nordic states (Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), Poland, Austria, Portugal, Luxembourg, India, Australia, Singapore and Nepal. Meanwhile, Japan and South Korea have already welcomed the Note Edge with open arms, and we’re yet to hear whispers of availability deficiencies.
Could it be that the smartphone is simply not in-demand, or has Samsung ramped up production on the down low? Any guesses, dear readers?
Read More: http://ift.tt/1v3BJuG
Gimmicky or innovative? A massive step forward for mobile technology, or just another sample of money unintelligently spent to move smartphones in the wrong direction? There’s a case to be made in either direction, but ultimately, consumers will decide if Samsung’s Galaxy Note Edge*can aspire to be a trend-setter or not.
Defying predictions and even official claims from its manufacturer, the Note Edge is due on at least four US carriers, plus more than two dozen countries spanning three continents. Samsung sure has a weird definition of the “limited edition” notion.
Of course, inventory is likely to run low all over the world, but even if Sammy sends, say, a few thousand units in every market it plans to roll out the “edgy” phablet, the grand total should still be in the hundreds of thousands of copies.
And as long as AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and US Cellular are all poised to receive the 5.6 incher, it’s unlikely they’ll not be reserved at least a hundred thousand Note Edges together to start with.
Priced at north of $900 outright stateside, and $400 with pacts, the side screen-sporting handheld is to cost between €850 and €900 on the old continent, according to Sam Mobile. Whew, we feared a €1,000+ price tag was in order.
Among the first non-Asian and non-American countries scheduled to get an invite to the Note Edge global release party are reportedly Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, the UK, Spain, Italy, Switzerland and France over the coming month or so.
Also on the list, the rest of the Nordic states (Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), Poland, Austria, Portugal, Luxembourg, India, Australia, Singapore and Nepal. Meanwhile, Japan and South Korea have already welcomed the Note Edge with open arms, and we’re yet to hear whispers of availability deficiencies.
Could it be that the smartphone is simply not in-demand, or has Samsung ramped up production on the down low? Any guesses, dear readers?
Read More: http://ift.tt/1v3BJuG
via Hardware Forums http://ift.tt/10Ze5SS
No comments:
Post a Comment