From the initial announcement, Samsung has been receiving a lot of good buzz about the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge smartphone, the companion to their Galaxy S6. The company may have thought the curved edges of the device would be seen more as a novelty for buyers who wanted to be early adopters or who were looking for a little “edge” over their friends’ devices. However, the device has proven to be extremely popular with the general buying public, putting Samsung in the situation of scrambling to meet demand. To do so, the Korean manufacturer has opened a third production line to handle demand for the curved screens on the device.
According to Samsung, the third production line is opening about two months earlier than planned to be able to meet demand for the the Galaxy S6 edge. Capacity will increase to 5 million screens per month versus the current cap of 2 million screens per month.
Along with their latest smartphone and last year’s Galaxy Note Edge which was released alongside the Galaxy Note 4, Samsung is adding curved edges to some of their Super Ultra High-Definition televisions and the Gear S smartwatch. Samsung clearly has a hit on their hand with curved edge screens. The challenge now, besides keeping up with the unexpected success, will be in keeping the momentum going with other devices and product lines as Samsung continues to work to turn things around from their 2014 dip.
source: SamMobile
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