Samsung Galaxy S5 sales has failed to pick up and meet company’s expectations. The sales of Galaxy S5 have been 40% less than what the company had expected, as per a latest report from The Wall Street Journal.
The report stated that 12 million units of the Galaxy S5 in the first three months, four million units less than what the Galaxy S4 achieved last year. It said that while Samsung increased production by around 20-percent over the previous flagship Android phone, the sales still fell short. Samsung had received some criticism for the Gaalxy S5 as it did lack innovation.
Although sales in the USA picked up, the Chinese market which is the second largest form Samsung after the U.S. was indifferent towards the Galaxy S5 and sales there went down by 50% in the first six months of the release. The report further said that Samsung is considering shake up the management and make some leadership changes. It is moving mobile boss J.K. Shin out of the mobile division and replacing him with B.K. Yoon, who currently oversees Samsung’s home appliance and television divisions.