Samsung Electronics expects Galaxy Note 7 sales to beat predecessor's

Seoul: South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd expects sales for its new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone to exceed those of the previous version launched last year, the head of the company`s mobile business said.

A Samsung spokesman confirmed remarks made by Koh Dong-jin, head of the firm`s mobile communications business, during a press conference with South Korean reporters in New York on Wednesday following the firm`s unveiling of the new phone.

Koh did not offer specific sales targets, the Samsung spokesman said.