FPT aims to sell 600,000 smartphones this year FPT, the distributor of Vertu phones in Vietnam, on Tuesday introduced Vertu TI smartphone running on Android operating system and priced at 7,900 euros, or over VND200 million. The 3.7-inch Vertu TI has the scratchproof sapphire crystal screen and the lightweight titanium casing which is five times harder than other smartphones. Running on Android... 

Local demand for smartphones will grow strongly this year, Hung Cong Hien, director of the electronics products trading center under FPT Trading Company said, citing their decreasing prices. Hien noticed that more Vietnamese are inclined to buy smartphones as their prices are getting cheaper. “The local smartphone segment posted growth of nearly 50% last year and it is expected to continue to grow... 

The number of smartphones in Vietnam had reached the highest level so far in the third quarter of this year, with considerable market shares belonging to local companies, market research company IDC Vietnam reports. The number of smartphones available in the local market had risen 83% year-on-year in this year’s January-September. The high growth has an important meaning in the context that the total... 

Vietnam’s computer market in the third quarter declined by 4% from the same period last year as consumers have tightened their spending, according to IT market research firm IDC. The quarterly research in Asia-pacific of IDC released last Thursday showed that the computer market in the third quarter inched up by 11% from the previous quarter but dropped by 4% year on year. The consumption rose... 

Trading low-cost smartphone products now is considered a lucrative business activity of the cell phone retail industry in the context that consumption in the whole industry is on a downtrend. Dinh Anh Huan, sales director of Thegioididong.com, said given the current economic slump, local demand for cell phones has tumbled. However, demand for smartphone products, focusing on low-cost phones, has... 

The feverish demand for iPhone 5 in Vietnam will not affect sales of other smartphone brands, trading companies said. Hoang Ngoc Vy, general director of Vien Thong A JSC, said sales of other high-end smartphones at her company remained intact even though iPhone 5 had arrived in the country. Similarly, Dinh Anh Huan, sales director of The Gioi Di Dong JSC, said customers had kept a wait-and-see attitude... 

Consumers owning smartphones or tablet computers running on IOs or Android operating system can choose paint colors and ways to mix colors for their homes thanks to Kolormax 3.0 software which can be freely downloaded from Apple Stores. With such a unique marketing method, MyKolor brand of the Thai-based paint company 4 Oranges last week attracted the attention of many visitors and local media at... 

E-book technology in Vietnam has appeared and developed along with the increase in hi-tech devices, as in other countries. Reading books on laptops, smartphones, and tablet computers has become a new pastime of Vietnamese adolescents nowadays. However, Vietnamese e-books have developed in a very different way. All kinds of e-books, both copyrighted and illegal ones in many fields, such as comics,... 

Smartphones will be the thrust for the mobile phone retail market as up to 42% of Vietnamese consumers say they want to use the high-tech product. This is the result of a survey on smartphones of Nielsen which was conducted in over 39 countries in Asia and the Pacific, including Vietnam, with an aim to study the popularity of smartphones in this region. Specifically, there are 70% of Vietnamese consumers... 

Samsung Electronics Vietnam on Sunday inaugurated a new Brandshop at Vincom Center, which is its second one in HCMC. The Brandshop is set up with an aim to introduce to consumers Samsung’s latest technology products. The shop also gives consultation on new products, including Samsung Galaxy S III. This newest smartphone of Samsung can interact with users through features such as Best Photo, Pop...