9:15 PM
Diana D'Cruz
According to an analysis from Reuters, Samsung is expected to announce a net profit of € 6.3 billion for the fourth quarter of 2012. An impressive result achieved thanks to strong sales of its Galaxy Tab 2.
Every minute, 500 Samsung sells phones in the world. A pace that has made him the number one worldwide in this sector last month. According to Reuters , the Korean giant has broken all records, recording a profit of 8,800 billion won (about 6.3 billion) in the fourth quarter, nearly 89% more than the year Previous. Samsung should confirm this amount by announcing its quarterly results on January 25.
This colossal figure, he owes it to its mobile division, including that of smartphones. The Galaxy S3 is indeed sold over 15 million units between October and December 2012. Note that the high-end Samsung did better the previous quarter, with 18 million units sold.
S4 in February
In fact, it is thanks to the Galaxy Note 2 Korean boosted sales. Popular overseas, it exceeded 8 million deliveries in the fourth quarter. By including 37 smartphones from Samsung, the manufacturer has passed a total of 63 million phones in three months, against 56 million in the previous quarter.
Sales S3 should, however, continue to falter, but the Korean has already anticipated the move. A new generation of high-end smartphone should be presented during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February. The Samsung Galaxy S4 and should make its appearance. According to analysts quoted by Reuters, Samsung will continue to grow at 35% and widen its lead over Apple in 2013.
