Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone sales pass 30M
Associated Press
This handout photo taken and received by Samsung Electronics on October 12, 2012 shows a scaled-down, compact version of its flagship Galaxy S III for consumers looking for “more practical” smartphones. AFP /Samsung Electronics
SEOUL — Samsung says it has sold more than 30 million flagship Galaxy S III smartphones in about five months, making it one of the fastest selling smartphones in the world.
Samsung Electronics Co. launched the smartphone at the end of May, months before competitors began shipping the latest versions of their top phones.
The runaway demand for high-end smartphones fueled record profits at Samsung in recent quarters while other consumer electronics firms were hit by the global economic downturn.
Samsung, which also makes TVs, home appliances, semiconductors and display panels, got almost 70 percent of its third-quarter operating profit from the division that makes mobile devices, cameras and computers.
Research firm IDC ranks the South Korean firm as the world’s top smartphone seller in the last three quarters.
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