Samsung executive says Galaxy S5 to outsell S4, sees second quarter rollout for Tizen phone

Miyoung Kim & SE Young Lee /  Reuters:

     A man uses his mobile phone in front of a giant advertisement promoting Samsung Electronics' new Galaxy S5                             smartphone, at an art hall in central Seoul April 15, 2014.
          CREDIT: REUTERS/KIM HONG-JI

(Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's new Galaxy S5 smartphone should outsell its predecessor and defy predictions that the South Korean titan's latest model will struggle in a tough market for high-end handsets, a top executive said.

The world's biggest smartphone maker has slashed prices of the S5, which rolled out globally on Friday, offered a gift pack worth $600, and more than doubled the number of initial launching countries to 125 in a bid to sustain growth in the mobile business, which generates 70 percent of its total profit.

                                                                                                                                     

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Jon Russell / The Next Web: Samsung says it will launch Tizen phones before August, but Android still its ‘main business’
Jordan Kahn / 9to5Google: Samsung says Android is still top priority as it plans Tizen smartphones for Q2
Eric Mack / Forbes: Samsung Galaxy S5 Is Already Battling The iPhone 6
Devindra Hardawar / VentureBeat: Samsung's love/hate Android relationship continues: Plans Tizen phone, Android Wear watch for this year
Russell Holly / Geek.com: Samsung exec: Tizen phone finally hitting shelves this summer
Matt Burns / TechCrunch: Samsung Is Keeping Its Options Open With Android Wear And Tizen
Zach Epstein / BGR: Samsung confirms its fifth smartwatch, which is powered by its fourth different OS
Stan Schroeder / Mashable: Samsung to Launch Android Wear Device, Tizen Phone This Year

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