Attendees test Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphones during a showcase to mark the domestic launch of Samsung Electronics' latest flagship smartphone Galaxy S8 in Seoul on April 13, 2017. The S8 and S8+ will be available starting April 21, with a price of 935,000 won (828 USD) and 990,000 won (877 USD) in South Korea. / AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-Je
SEOUL: The world’s biggest smartphone maker Samsung Electronics added more than US$1bil (RM4.40bil) to its market capitalisation on April 21 as investors cheered positive reaction to its new Galaxy S8 and the device went on sale over the counter.
The device, unveiled in New York last month and a challenge to Apple’s iPhone, is the firm’s first major launch since last year’s withdrawal of the Galaxy Note 7 over exploding batteries.
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