iPhone 6, killer: Beleaguered Samsung’s Galaxy S6 sales are a total disaster

“After the disaster of the Samsung S5, Samsung was counting on the Galaxy S6 to lead its way back to the top,” Luke Dormehl reports for Cult of Android.

“According to a new report, however, the next-gen Samsung Galaxy device is faring even worse than its predecessor — boasting sales of just 10 million units so far, which is about what the iPhone 6 managed in its first weekend,” Dormehl reports. “It all adds up to a massive strategy fail on Samsung’s part.”

Dormehl reports, “Last year, the failure of the Galaxy S5 resulted in the company posting dismal quarterly profits, numerous unsold handsets piling up in warehouses, and the firing of three top executives in the South Korean tech company’s mobile business.”

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