Lenovo said Samsung Galaxy actual sales accounted for only 2% of shipments

Sina Science and technology news Beijing time September 3 noon, Lenovo Western European consumer products and pricing director Andrew Bayrol Andrew Barrow said in Friday, although Samsung last year's Galaxy Tab Tablet PC shipments reached 1 million units, but the actual sales of 20,000 units, in order to "buy shares." If the data were true, Samsung's first 7-inch tablet, released last year, was far from being expected. Samsung said the 7-inch Galaxy Tab had reached 1 million units by the end of 2010, making it the first tablet to really pose a threat to Apple's ipad. But the company did not disclose actual terminal sales figures.　　Samsung executives also acknowledged in a conference call at the end of January that shipments were much higher than actual sales.　　Samsung executives have yet to comment. Lenovo launched the entry-level Android tablet computer IdeaPad K1 at the German International Consumer Electronics Fair (IFA) in Berlin in Thursday.　　The product starts at 349 pounds (about 566 U.S. dollars) in the UK market, below the ipad's 399 pounds (about $647). "We don't think it's necessary to buy a share," Biro said. Sold is sold. Rob Bamforth, a consulting firm Quocirca analyst, Rob Bamfos that the actual sales of 7-inch Galaxy Tab 20,000 were surprising. He said: "Channel sales are indeed likely to be far lower than the terminal sales." The question is how low the number is, which is clearly too high. You can see the ipad when you walk down the street or on the subway. Android's share is obviously relatively low, but I don't know if it's going to be that low. If this is true, Bamfos said, Samsung is suspected of "channel cram" (channel stuffing), the manufacturer's massive shipments to attract outside attention.　　But if sales are poor, it usually takes a long time for dealers to empty their inventory. "This kind of thing doesn't usually come out right away, but if it's really bad, it's probably going to surface in 3 months or 6 months, and you'll see a lot of channel partners complaining, but there's not too much complaining," he said.　　He added that if sales were so low, Samsung might be able to increase the discount. Samsung has released a variety of follow-on products since the first generation of Galaxy Tab. The current flagship Galaxy Tab 10.1 has a screen similar to the size of the ipad, but the product is being banned in Germany and Australia because of Apple's lawsuit.　　Apple accuses Samsung of copying the ipad's appearance and part of its functionality. In addition to IdeaPad K1, Lenovo has also launched its ThinkPad commercial tablet computer. The product is priced higher than K1 and has some business functions but does not compete directly with the ipad and other consumer-class Android tablets. (PEI) Share: