Samsung extends S Korea LCD production for indefinite period

South Korean brands can't compete in the high end at all

What a ridiculous statement. Samsung sold twice as many phones as Apple in Q3, mostly top end, and had 5G two years earlier. As for Japanese R&D, how many Japanese phones are being sold these days?

Yeah, Japan could learn a lot about how to handle critical business from S. Korea.

A better statement would be: "China and South Korea could learn a lot from Japan about how to conduct their own R&D without relying on the US/Europe/Japan for IP theft."

Head deep in the sand or should I say living on past glory.

@barto xperia is a copy of samsung? lol.. i own an xperia 5 mk 2 and show me any samsung phone half as capable as my phone.

@Hillclimber

Japan does not have access to slave labour like China (and by extension South Korea)

1) Wage gap between China and Japan has narrowed greatly over the years. This is why Japanese firms are returning back to Japan.

2) Average Samsung factory employee makes USD 100K salary.

Chinese and South Korean brands can't compete in the high end at all

Hello, this is 2020(Or 2021 if you are in Japan), not 1990.

A little dose of reality for you.

The most reliable 2021 SUV models you can buy in the US according to Consumer Reports. "Made In Japan" is no longer what it used to be.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qF9qB6kuIk