Alex Borzak
Samsung, the world-famous South-Korean tech giant, started selling the mobile devices that belong the Galaxy S series in 2010. Since then, the company has already sold over 200 million units. This is what the head of Samsung IT & Mobile Communication told the audience during the recent expo called MWC 2014.
Apparently, the list of sold devices includes such models as Galaxy S, S II, S III and S4 along with mini versions. So far, Samsung Galaxy S4 has been the bestseller (over 40 million units sold in 6 months after the sales started).
According to Strategy Analytics, Samsung manufactured over 320 million smartphones last year, which lets the company count on 32,2% of the global market share. At the same time, Apple made and shipped 153,4 million iPhones to get a 15,5% market share. All in all, since 2007, Apple has managed to sell 421 million units.
Meanwhile, Samsung's net income is up by 27,76%. As of 2013, Samsung earned $28,4bn while the company's proceeds reached $213bn. Still, Samsung's stock is currently retracing from the recent rally. The chart below, courtesy of Masterforex-V Academy, reflects the current state of affairs in the market of Samsung:
Alex Borzak
