Heavy Ban On Samsung’s 61 Smartphone Models In Russia

Heavy ban on Samsung, ban on the sale of 61 smartphone models in Russia, know the reason: Samsung Mobile Ban.

A Russian court has announced a ban on South Korean tech company Samsung. Under which the import and sale of 61 Samsung smartphone models in Russia have been banned.

Actually, Samsung Pay features are being given in the Samsung smartphones that have been banned.

Samsung is accused of infringing a patent owned by Switzerland-based mobile payments company SQWIN SA.

SQWIN SA claims that Samsung Pay, Samsung’s online payment app, is based on SQWIN SA’s payment system.

According to the report of PhoneArena, the company had registered a patent for this technology in Russia about 8 years ago.

Heavy ban on Samsung: Ban on sale of these smartphones.

Smartphones that have been banned in Russia for import and sale include Samsung’s best-selling smartphones of the year 2021 such as Galaxy Z Flip and Fold smartphones.

Also, some budget smartphones like Galaxy J5 have also been banned. Let us tell you that in July this year, the decision was given by the Moscow Arbitration in favor of SQWIN SA.

After this, a lawsuit was filed against Samsung Electronics of Russia in view of the protection of patent rights. The same Samsung payment service Samsung Pay was banned.

Samsung Pay is the third most used contactless payment system in Russia. Its market share is 17 percent.

Before this, Apple Pay comes with 30 percent and Google Pay number with 32 percent.

Here is the leading smartphone of the first quarter of 2021.

According to a Counterpoint report, Samsung has been the leading smartphone brand in Russia for the first quarter of 2021.

Also, the company has increased the share of its online payment share. The Galaxy S21 series, Galaxy A51, and Galaxy A31 models have been sold the most in Russia.