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Samsung Galaxy F series to debut on Flipkart's Big Billion Days
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SME Times News Bureau | 24 Sep, 2020
Riding on its successful Galaxy 'M' series amid surge in online
shopping, Samsung on Thursday announced a partnership with Flipkart to
globally debut its next affordable Galaxy 'F' series during the Big
Billion Days sale in India next month.
The company will debut the
fully-loaded Galaxy F41 as the first smartphone in the new series that
will be priced between $200-$250 (somewhere around Rs 15,000-Rs 18,000)
to give consumers a 'full on' experience regarding display, battery and
looks.
The new series is being launched at a time when the online
smartphone market share in India is likely to hit an all-time high of
45 per cent in the second half this year owing to the pandemic as people
prefer to buy online.
"Samsung and Flipkart will launch a new
smart upgrade programme build on our defense-grade mobile security
platform Knox where, if a consumer buys Galaxy F41, he or she will get
30 per cent upfront discount and the balance 70 per cent amount can be
paid in 12 easy installments," Asim Warsi, Senior Vice President and
Head of eCommerce Business, Samsung India, told IANS.
"Once the
consumer returns the old device after 12 months, he or she can then
upgrade to the new Samsung Galaxy smartphone with the same upfront sale
scheme, which is the global first and no brand in India offers any such
attractive scheme for the consumers to date," Warsi informed.
Flipkart
is yet to announce the dates for its festive sales but according to
reports, it will fall in the middle of the next month.
"The
strategic partnership with Samsung reinforces our commitment to make the
latest in technology accessible to over 250 million customers across
Bharat, during a time when smartphones are bringing immense value to
people's lives," said Kalyan Krishnamurthy, CEO, Flipkart Group.
According
to Tarun Pathak, Associate Director at Counterpoint Research, the move
is apt at a time when ecommerce sales are touching new high in the
country.
"Being an all-segment player, Samsung plans new series
based on specific product features as it can move the most-loved and
top-end specifications across its portfolio, like it did in the 'M'
series with introducing a monster 7000mAh battery. The Galaxy F41 will
also have some surprise elements," Pathak told IANS.
"The online
smartphone sales in India logged 40 per cent in the first half of this
year and it is expected to grow further to nearly 45 per cent owing to a
steep rise in online sales in the social distancing times. However,
Samsung should also keep its offline market in mind as it has a strong
presence in retail pan-India," Pathak stressed.
Galaxy F41 will make its global debut at the 'Full On Festival', scheduled for October 8 that will be streamed online.
According
to Warsi, just like the Galaxy 'M' series that is expected to reach the
sales figure of over two crore units in India by the end of this year,
the Galaxy 'F' is also designed ground-up in India for the young Indian
consumers and manufactured at the Samsung's factory in Noida.
"Galaxy
'F', designed in India in collaboration with Flipkart, is a celebration
of the rising aspirations of socially-savvy consumers. Galaxy F's
proposition is 'full on' -- the lifestyle that defines today's young Gen
Z consumers and we are confident that F Series smartphones will live up
the 'full on' credo," Warsi said.
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