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An employee inspects a Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Note 7 smartphone at an E-Mart Inc. Electro Mart store in Gimpo, South Korea, on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. Asia's technology rally this year appears to be sputtering as analysts at two firms cut their forecasts on Dec. 20 for Samsung's fourth-quarter operating profit, fueling growing skepticism the industry's gains are running out of gas. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

An employee inspects a Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Note 7 smartphone at an E-Mart Inc. Electro Mart store in Gimpo, South Korea, on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. Asia's technology rally this year appears to be sputtering as analysts at two firms cut their forecasts on Dec. 20 for Samsung's fourth-quarter operating profit, fueling growing skepticism the industry's gains are running out of gas. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images