Samsung Ends Mobile Smartphone Production in China

Oct. 4, 2019

South Korean giant, Samsung, has shut down its last factory in China, and has ceased manufacturing its smartphones in the country.

Park Sung-soon, an analyst at Cape Investment & Securities, said,“In China, people buy low-priced smartphones from domestic brands and high-end phones from Apple or Huawei. Samsung has little hope there to revive its share.”

The change is also due to the economic slowdown, with multiple other companies also moving production out of the country. Sony also recently announced that it’s closing its Beijing plant and will only be making smartphones in Thailand.

Speaking about the change in manufacturing, Samsung only said“The production equipment will be re-allocated to other global manufacturing sites, depending on our global production strategy based on market needs.”