Samsung Elec plans initial production of 5 mln Galaxy S7 phones - report
The paper said Samsung is planning to launch two different versions of its new flagship smartphone.
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world s top smartphone maker, plans an initial production run of about 5 million of its upcoming Galaxy S7 smartphones, South Korea s Electronic Times reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources.
The paper said Samsung is planning to launch two different versions of its new flagship smartphone: a 5.2-inch flat-screen version, and a 5.5-inch, curved-screen version that will be called the Galaxy S7 edge .
Samsung plans to initially make 3.3 million of the flat-screen devices and around 1.6 million of the curved-screen version, the report said, with plans to launch the handset in February.
A Samsung Electronics spokeswoman declined to comment on the report.
