With respect to their salary rate, I wonder how they can afford...
Luxury smart phones sell well
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VietNamNet Bridge – Even though they face low-priced competitors and imitations, brand name smart phones still sell well thanks to discounts, nice designs, modern technologies and the arrival of 3G in Vietnam.
Recent studies by GfK Retail and Technology showed that the smart phone revenues have been on the rise, accounting for 13.4 percent of the market in Vietnam. Meanwhile, GfK Market Insight Asia reported that such revenues are up 142 percent for 2009.
The most popular brands of smart phones in Vietnam are Nokia, Samsung, iPhone and HTC. Favorite models include iPhone, Nokia E71, N97, Samsung Omnia HD, Sony U10i, U1, LG KP500, HTC HD2, Snap and Hero.
Trinh Hoa Giang, General Director of FPT Retail, commented that the launch of modern models like iPhone 3G and Nokia N97 created “fever” in the local market. FPT’s turnover of smart phones increased by 35-40 percent for 2009 and in the future the company plants to focus on sales of HTC, Nokia, Samsung and iPhone brands.
Online markets like chodientu.vn also reported doubled sales of luxury smart phones early this year. Nokia N97 has been the top choice, followed by Apple iPhone 3GS and BlackBerry Storm. The website’s prices for smart phones have lowered by 10-20 percent, so sales have risen. The site reports, for example, a drop from 13 million to 11 million dong for a Nokia N97 and from 12 million to 9 million dong for Samsum Omnia 2.
Most smart phones purchased on eBay.vn are high-end products, not officially available in Vietnam. The revenue for these phones account for over 70 percent of the total value. Blackberry models have become the top choice of Vietnamese clients on ebay recently. The most popular models are Blackberry Storm, Blackberry Curve, Blackberry 8830, Blackberry Bold and Blackberry 8700. Vietnamese consumers also buy Blackberrys from the US to save from 500,000 up to 1 million dong.
A Telecom A Company representative stated that promotions explain why the smart phone market is so busy at the year’s end. Product revenues have also risen since 3G services were introduced. Nokia holds up to 80 percent of the market for smart phones in Vietnam.
Nguyen Hong Chau, representative of HTC Vietnam, said that his firm has a growth rate of over 500 percent for 2009 and holds around 15 percent of the mobile phone market in Vietnam.
Analysts maintain that the market in Vietnam for smart phones would continue growing in the future.
VietNamNet/VNE
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Originally Posted by jackbl
Wow now vn so rich liao huh? Even school children also owned handphones....
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