Apple's new phones were no surprise at all. Only tangible change is having an additional camera on their premium model, however, it is noticeable that Apple has made a price cut for the newest iPhone for about $50, which is a very rare move for the company. The move might be aiming to manage and reduce potential risks drawn by the U.S.-China trade war.

Park Sung-soon

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The strong smartphone sales has limited ability to fix all Samsung's issues, data center customers, a major driver for memory chip business, are pursuing conservative investment for the time being, not particularly uplifting news for Samsung.

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.

It is hard to expect strong sales for the new Note with just a fe... by Park Sung-soon

It is hard to expect strong sales for the new Note with just a few upgrades in its camera features.

If Japan's exports controls continue further, Samsung will inevitably face long-term consequences operating its EUV machines and a hard time meeting their production agenda.

New smartphones coming out in the second half won't necessarily help its smartphone business, but will be a plus for Samsung's chip side as those phones require high density chip adoptions.

LG's competitor Samsung recently cut prices for its TV products in a bid to get ahead as Chinese television makers have been rapidly catching up.