Samsung Galaxy S8 has sales well below Samsung's expectations of what their new premium smartphone should have achieved so far. The information comes from Korean analysts, who most likely talked with people inside Samsung, but also with partners of the Korean company, from both sides being confirmed the failure of the Samsung Galaxy S8 on global markets.
Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus recorded sales of only 9.8 million units in the same period of time in which Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge recorded sales of 12 million units. The difference of 2.2 million units between the sales of Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S7 suggests that Samsung has a big problem at the moment.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 was received with a lot of praise by consumers, but it seems that their interest in the device disappeared faster than it appeared. The reality is that three months have passed since the Samsung Galaxy S8 was launched, and Samsung still hasn't boasted that it sold 10 million units, so it's pretty clear that sales are below those of last year's Samsung Galaxy S7 series .
Samsung Galaxy S8 sales are far below expectations
Samsung Galaxy S8 had recorded sales of 5 million units in mid-May, that is, almost a month after it had been launched by the Samsung company. Although at that time there were 5 million units of the Samsung Galaxy S8 SOLD to customers, Samsung claims that it DELIVERED 10 million units to its partners, saying that DELIVERIES are 20-30% higher than in the case of the Samsung Galaxy S7 series.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 actually has sales over 20% lower than the Samsung Galaxy S7 series, and that's because deliveries to partners don't matter a bit. In vain, Samsung says that it delivers 10 million units to partners, if the Samsung Galaxy S8 terminals sit forgotten in boxes in warehouses or stores, this seems to be the situation at the moment.
"The Galaxy S7 series sold 12 million units in the first two months, while the S8 series sold 9.8 million units in the same period, down 20 percent."
Samsung Galaxy S8 was sold practically in 5 million units in one month and in 4.8 million units in the following month, so it is clear that the interest has decreased considerably. Samsung Galaxy S8 could eventually have lower sales than those of the Samsung Galaxy S7 series, and this is because even at this moment they are below those, and the evolution before the launch iPhone 8 cannot continue positively.
Samsung Galaxy S8 had a promising start, but in the end the sales are a bit disappointing.
