SEOUL: Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported a near 20% decline in second quarter net profit, blaming increased competition from cheap Chinese devices in the key smartphone sector and a surging Korean won.
The South Korean electronics giant said net profit came in at 6.25 trillion won (US$6.1bil) – its lowest figure for two years and down 19.6% from the same quarter last year.
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