Samsung Electronics Taiwan Co (三星) yesterday said it would secure a 25 percent share of the nation’s cellphone market before the end of the year — up from the current 16 percent — by promoting its Anycall series.
“Samsung seems to have hit a sweet spot with the Anycall series, and we can reasonably expect to reach 20 percent market share in the third quarter and 25 percent by fourth quarter,” said Simon Liu (劉嘉原), manager of the company’s mobile communication product marketing at the product launch of Anycall F408 yesterday.
This meant that Samsung plans to sell up to 1.5 million units of Anycall mobile phones in Taiwan by the end of the year, Liu said.
Following the i458, F338 and F258 models, the company’s Musicall series has reached the low and mid-tier music phone category. The latest F408 is specifically targeted at high-end music phone users. It retails at NT$11,500 (US$369) and will be available by the middle of the month.
Anycall F408 combines Bang & Olufsen audio technology and Samsung’s expertise in digital music and communications devices. The 3.5G (HSDPA) music phone delivers stereo sound both on the headset and on speakers courtesy of its ICE power amplifier and DNSe 2.0 (digital natural surround sound engine).
The F408 cellphone comes with a 3.0 mega pixel camera with auto-focus function.
The product targets music lovers as well as “users ages 24 to 34 who are keen on design, audio and visual capabilities,” Liu said.
Most multitasking functions such as e-mail, instant messaging, Internet access, calendar and contact list are included in the phone.
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