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dreadster
Joined: 08 May 2007
Location: Daegu, South Korea
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 Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 8:38 pm Post subject: Why aren't the coolest Korean phones available in Korea? |
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i'm a bit of a mobile phone fan and I thought that Korea would naturally get all the best Samsung/LG phones before the rest of the world. However, looking round the shops here I've noticed that several really cool phones are available in other countries but not here. For example:
The Samsung G600: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_g600-2039.php
The Samsung G800: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_g800-2145.php
The LG viewty: http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_ku990_viewty-2070.php
Why is this? Do these companies have different marketing strategies for different countries? Do Koreans require different things from their phones? Just seems a little bizarre. |
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rocklee
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:10 am Post subject: Re: Why aren't the coolest Korean phones available in Korea? |
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I'm getting this phone before the Meizu phone comes out.
There's also this :
- Samsung M4650 (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/11/133_13081.html)
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Why is this? Do these companies have different marketing strategies for different countries? Do Koreans require different things from their phones? Just seems a little bizarre.
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I think there are differences in requirements, as the European market is way more demanding and competitive than Asia. Most technophiles demand no less than a 5mp camera, mp3/wma playback, mms and even video playback.
Note also how phones in Asia are so much more expensive than elsewhere. We can get $0 Nokia N95 as long as we pay the $40 monthly phone charges for a year or so. In Asia, expect to pay full for just the phone alone. I've been guilty of paying way too much for phones of which I'm sure many people have too. |
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CeleryMan
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Individualism is heavily frowned upon here according to the great doctrines of uncle confooky ... |
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isthisreally
Joined: 01 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:58 am Post subject: |
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| this also goes back to why kids are playing sudden attack and starcraft in pc bangs, when they have great computers and fast internet connections capable of playing all the newest games... |
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bellum99
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: don't need to know
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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| isthisreally wrote: |
| this also goes back to why kids are playing sudden attack and starcraft in pc bangs, when they have great computers and fast internet connections capable of playing all the newest games... |
Because mom nags them at home to stop playing. |
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