Galaxy S6 Edge Demand Forces Samsung to Open Third Display Factory

[dgstorm]

It looks like Samsung actually needed to bow to market pressure regarding demand for the new Galaxy S6 Edge phone. Reports indicate that the demand is much higher than expected, so Sammy needed to open up a third factory to make more of the displays for that device.

Here's a quote with a few of the details,

Adding the production line, known as A3, enables Samsung Display Co. to more than double monthly output to 5 million screens from about 2 million currently, the people said, asking not to be identified as the matter is private. The plant is now online after the company previously planned on using the new factory sometime in June, one of the people said.

Sound off if you are one of the folks who contributed to this demand by purchasing the Galaxy S6 Edge and let us know what you think of the phone.

Here's our dedicated Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge section for further discussion: Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge General Discussions Android Forum at DroidForums.net

Source: Bloomberg

 

[Ollie]

Does this have anything to do with them opening up a display factory for Apple as well?