Samsung disappoints as iPhone screens prove no match for rising won
Seoul
SAMSUNG Electronics Co missed analyst profit estimates as South Korea's surging currency and year-end bonuses outweighed display orders from Apple Inc for the new iPhone X.
Operating income was 15.1 trillion won (S$18.9 billion) in the three months ended December, missing the average of estimates by one trillion won. Shares fell in Seoul after the result.
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