Shipments of Samsung Electronics' twin flagship models Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge will reach 22.2 million units in the second quarter of this year, 5 million more than the original forecast, a market researcher said. The new handsets will go on sale on April 10.
"This increase will, in turn, raise the yearly shipment volume of S6/S6 Edge to 55 million, surpassing the original estimate by 20 percent," DRAMeXchange said in a market view published on Wednesday (local time).
"Samsung has captured the imagination of the consumers with Galaxy S6/S6 Edge’s amazing features and specs," Avril Wu, global smartphone analyst for TrendForce, was quoted as saying. DRAMeXchange is a division of Taiwan-based TrendForce.
Because of the better-than-expected shipments of Galaxy S6 series, mobile DRAM will not see a significant price decline in the April-June period, the market researcher said, adding that the quarterly price drop off is estimated at less than 3 percent.
In addition, the PC DRAM price drop off for the second quarter will be reduced to nearly 5 percent, from the estimated range of 7-9 percent, it said.
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