Samsung in uphill battle for mobile market share
The Korean firm will be forced to cut margins to compete with lower cost competitors that run the same Android software, say analysts
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FOR four years, Samsung Electronics has basked in the success of its Galaxy smartphones, making billions of dollars competing with Apple Inc in the premium mobile market.
The coming years are set to be more sombre for the South Korean tech giant, as it is forced to slash prices and accept lower margins at its mobile division in order to see off competition from rivals including China's Huawei Technologies and Xiaomi Inc in the mid-to-low end of the market.
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