AfterDawn: Tech news

Report: Samsung wants to sell 500 million phones this year

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 03 Apr 2013 9:02 User comments (1)

Report: Samsung wants to sell 500 million phones this year

According to a new Digitimes report, Samsung has some pretty lofty ambitions for 2013.
The company wants to sell 500 million feature and smartphones this year, a number that will require strong growth.

In 2012, IDC reports that Samsung shipped 406 million devices, so this year's growth will have to exceed 23 percent to reach the 500 million mark.

From 2011, Samsung saw 21 percent growth, mainly due to strong sales of their Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note 2 smartphones.

The company's latest flagship, the Galaxy S4 is set for launch around the globe in the coming months, and is expected to be a hit seller.

Previous Next  

1 user comment

14.4.2013 11:01

it is possible

Comments have been disabled for this article.

Latest news

GitHub Copilot to train its AI with users' prompts, code - here's how to opt out GitHub Copilot to train its AI with users' prompts, code - here's how to opt out (30 Mar 2026 3:49)
GitHub, the world's largest code repository for software development projects, owned by Microsoft, will start using user interactions to train its AI models.
Sony suspends memory card sales because memory chips are simply not available Sony suspends memory card sales because memory chips are simply not available (28 Mar 2026 6:49)
Sony has announced that it is temporarily suspending the sale of memory cards used in mobile phones and digital cameras, among other things. The company states that the reason is problems with the availability of memory chips.
Austria plans to ban social media for under 14 year olds Austria plans to ban social media for under 14 year olds (28 Mar 2026 6:17)
Austria is planning to ban social media for children under 14. The reform aims to protect children from harmful effects and addictions, but at the same time, it is problematic from a privacy perspective.
TP-Link urges users to update their routers - several vulnerabilities patched TP-Link urges users to update their routers - several vulnerabilities patched (26 Mar 2026 1:56)
Serious security vulnerabilities have been discovered in several TP-Link router models, for which patches were released at the end of March 2026. The company urges users to update their router software immediately.
Google: The feared Q-Day is now expected to happen in 2029 Google: The feared Q-Day is now expected to happen in 2029 (25 Mar 2026 4:32)
Google has advanced its estimate of when current forms of encryption will become insecure. The moment is called Q-Day, or Quantum Day, when the computational power of quantum computers will be sufficient to break currently used encryptions.

News archive