Karthik MS

          Everyone expected Samsung to pull a rabbit out of the hat with its new releases, the Galaxy A5 (2016) & A7 (2016), but Samsung has yet again "pulled-an-iPhone", if you will, with the pricing of their new phones. I agree the phones look beautiful with their Galaxy S6 ish glass finished glossy front and back, aperture f/1.9 on both front and rear cameras, a fancy fingerprint sensor and all such bells and whistles even small time companies are mastering lately, a Chinese giant by the name of "Coolpad" is all set to release their phone ( +Coolpad   note 3 lite) with a fingerprint sensor to a throw-away MRP of 7,000 INR on  +Amazon.com           Samsung has outdone itself by pricing these phones (A5 2016: 29,999 INR & A7 2016 33,400 INR) way above everyone's fathom. Websites like phonecurry.com who had estimated a price value of 20,000 INR for the A5 (2016) when it launches ought to be scratching ...

          No matter where we all live we are pretty much aware that Samsung and Apple lead the mobile phone market and the said companies are the ones that have taken the risks, made mistakes, blunders at times and their sales have reflected likewise                   For a company like Samsung to prevail as the leader, let alone thrive in a market like our own, (India) need to take huge chances and risks in the entry level segments i.e, starting from 5,000 INR. Samsung knows the nice here and has also catered to the demand with the likes of their new arrivals, the ON7, ON5, J2, J5, and J7. The company still falls short to compete with fierce rivals like #Lenovo, #Xiaomi, #Asus, #OnePlus and #Huawei with their extremely aggressively priced cheap phones with high-end specs, so much so that a phone with fingerprint sensor and fast charging starts from a price of mere 10,000 INR which translates to roughly $150. ...