Vietnamese people line up to purchase Samsung's latest Galaxy phone

On Thursday night, people

outside to purchase the new Galaxy S22 phone. Stores such as FPT Shop, MTSmart, and Sam Center started selling the updated model at 8 p.m. Thursday, while such as Mobile World and CellphoneS did not until Friday. Customers who had placed pre-orders received theirs ahead of schedule. At each shop, the numbers varied from 1,500 to 6,500. People did not have to wait until midnight to activate their new phone, as was the case with earlier versions.

The

of the Galaxy S22 series is larger. VND22 million (US$963) is the starting price for the S22. The S22+ and S22 Ultra are priced at VND26 million and VND31 million, respectively. The Ultra accounts for more than 80% of orders, with blue and red being the most popular colors. Many consumers would have to wait until mid-March for the gadget to arrive. Samsung is the most popular smartphone brand in Vietnam, with a 34 percent market share last year. Apple trailed OPPO (19%), Xiaomi (13%), and ViVo (11%), with of 4%.

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