Another Record-Setting Quarter For Samsung
Another Record-Setting Quarter For Samsung by UCStrategies Staff
According to Samsung, the company has sold more than five million Galaxy Note II devices since its release two months ago in September; this settles the company's position in a square lead over Apple, pushing Samsung towards another record-setting quarter, and reaffirming its prominence in the global smartphone market.
The Samsung Galaxy Note II is of similar half-tablet, half-smartphone design as the device it follows, the Galaxy Note. The latter required a five-month wait before reaching the equivalent five million sales position.
The Galaxy Note II runs the newest version of Google's Android Jelly Bean OS, and is accompanied by Samsung's S Pen stylus that can be used to digitally take notes and sketch. The 5.5-inch display screen is larger than the Galaxy S III smartphone screen, but still smaller than the Galaxy Tab tablets.
Furthermore, the Galaxy Note II is lighter and thinner than its predecessor, the Galaxy Note, which measured 0.37 inches thick and weighed less than half-a-pound. The new device also offers a speedier performance in comparison with the former release, and has a faster 1.6GHz processor.
The Samsung device is in competition with Apple's iPad and iPhone, and its new success positions the company comfortably ahead of its rival. It was announced by Gartner that Samsung sold 55 million smartphones in the third quarter, whereas it had only sold 45.6 million in the second quarter. Apple, in comparison, sold 23.6 million iPhones in the previous quarter.
However, it was also suggested by Gartner that there is a possibility that Apple may benefit from the upcoming holiday period, where sales of the new iPhone 5 may increase.
Although this recent success highlights Samsung's dominance in the worldwide smartphone market, the legal battles between both companies continue, and both will be returning in 2014 to the U.S. district court for the next fight in patent infringement claims.
More recent Apple and Samsung devices will be targeted in the trial, and these include the iPhone 5 by Apple and Samsung's Galaxy S III smartphone. It will be the second U.S. case for the two competitors; the first case ended in August when Samsung was ordered to pay $1.05 billion in damages after a California judge ruled that Apple's designs had indeed been copied. (CY) Link