Samsung moved the start of sales of Galaxy Note7 in Russia because of high demand – Agency of economic information PRIME

MOSCOW, August 29 -. PRIME Samsung Company suspends the execution of pre-orders for the new smartphone Samsung Galaxy Note7 in Russia and transfers gadget sales start on September 16, according to a press release from Samsung

<. p> “pre-orders Samsung Galaxy Note7 started August 2, 2016. during this time the number exceeded the figures for the previous generation Samsung Galaxy Note5 more than 3 times. Because of this high demand, the company stopped the execution of pre-orders. Home sales unit in Russia scheduled for September 16 “, – said Samsung

The manufacturer held a presentation of a new smartphone in early August, the start of sales of Galaxy Note7 on the territory of Russia was scheduled for 26 August.. The recommended retail price – 64.99 thousand rubles

According to the company, the total number of pre-order the gadget has exceeded 9000 units.. The proportion of confirmed orders takes 70% of the total, while the share of pre-paid pre-orders – a little over 10%. The main demand was observed from regions to the Urals, and in the top 5 cities in the demand for the phone includes Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar and Yekaterinburg.

In the Financial Times last week It reported that the South Korean manufacturer had to postpone the start of sales of Galaxy Note7 in some markets due to insufficient supply. This is due to a significant number of pre-orders exceeded the company’s forecasts device. Last Friday started selling the gadget in the United States and South Korea.