• kamen@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    A bit weird to see LG in the charts (given that they’re out of the smartphone industry now) and yet none of the other big manufacturers (Xiaomi, Huawei, Google).

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      1 year ago

      The brands you mentioned aren’t widely available in Korea. Since LG left the market, all the carriers, to my knowledge, only offer Apple or Samsung devices.

      Source: I’ve lived in SoKo for a long time.

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        1 year ago

        Thanks for the insight. Is what you’re saying that there you can only buy a phone through a carrier?

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          1 year ago

          You can buy unlocked phones of other brands like Google or Xiaomi on the Korean equivalent of Amazon (Coupang), but they’re substantially more expensive. I’d bet you can get Chinese brands at the little mom and pop shops that cater to Chinese students and immigrants.

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      1 year ago

      I believe LG is also a South Korean company compared to the Chinese ones you mentioned so maybe there is a little patriotic incentive for LG over there.