Level of Interests towards Galaxy Note 8 Rises in South Korea

Samsung Electronics started marketing for ‘Galaxy Note 8’ in South Korea and the U.S. Expectations for its popularity are rising as consumers are continuously visiting cellphone stores in South Korea and the U.S.

Release date of Galaxy Note 8 is the 15th of September. Samsung Electronics and three South Korean mobile network providers are going to start activation for consumers who preordered Galaxy Note 8 from the 15th until the 20th of September as they expect there will be many potential demands for Galaxy Note 8 due to discontinuation of Galaxy Note 7. Consumers who did not preordered Galaxy Note 8 will be able to activate it after the 21st.

Samsung Electronics is going to release 64GB and 256GB Galaxy Note 8 models first in South Korea. It included plastic transparent case as part of components that come with a box for Galaxy Note 8 that will be released in South Korea for the first time. In case for the U.S., people have to purchase separate cases for Galaxy Note 8s. Samsung Electronics applied requests from South Korean consumers who wanted a case that does not cover design while it protects the phone from crack.

“We started taking pre-application for Galaxy Note 8 starting from the 24th before the official preorder date, which is the 7th of September, and there have been 400 to 500 cases of pre-applications on daily average based on customers who filled out necessary documents.” said a representative for Samsung Digital Plaza in Hongdae. “This is the hottest reaction for Galaxy Note series ever.”

“If a customer just write his or her name and contact number, he or she will be able to receive Galaxy Note 8 on the day it is released based on an order of membership by subscription.” said a representative for LG Uplus direct management store. “We are going to notify our customers by texts when price and free gifts are decided.”