Samsung expected to order fewer high-end smartphone and tablet components for Q1 2016

Still negatively impacted by the demand for larger screened Apple iPhone models, Samsung is expected to reduce its orders with the supply chain for the current quarter running through the first quarter of 2016. Lower orders for components means that Samsung will probably produce fewer smartphones from September through March. Besides top-shelf handsets, Samsung is also believed to be cutting back on the production of  tablets.

In addition to Apple’s overwhelming success with the Apple iPhone 6 and Apple iPhone 6 Plus, Samsung is facing tough competition in China from manufacturers selling …

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