Samsung warns that competitive pressures will decimate smartphones’ profitability

Samsung warns that competitive pressures will decimate smartphones’ profitability:
Remember the good old days when smartphones were seen as the most surefire way to make a quick profit? Well, those days may be gone for good. As The Telegraph notes, Samsung (005930) put out a warning in its earnings guidance on Friday that may signal the end of sky-high smartphone margins. Overall, Samsung projects that "demand for smartphones in developed countries is expected to decelerate, while their emerging counterparts will see their markets escalate with the introduction of more affordable smartphones," meaning that manufacturers will be competing fiercely with one another to see which one can move the most low-cost smartphones into emerging markets.

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