How iPhone will hit rivals

Mail to friend Operating margins at Samsung's telecoms division rose to a strong 16 per cent in the January-March quarter, from 11 per cent in the fourth quarter. LG achieved a handset operating margin of 14 per cent on a global basis in the first quarter, versus 8.8 per cent in the previous quarter. "Samsung and LG's margins in the second half will be 1-2 percentage points lower than the first half as they cut prices of their high-end models," said John Park, a Seoul-based analyst with Daishin Securities.