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Samsung aims to sell 10 mln units of new Galaxy smartphone
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By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday that it expects to sell 10 million units of the new Galaxy S smartphone worldwide, stepping up competition with the iPhone and other Android-based devices.
"The Galaxy S was forecast to surpass 10 million sales last year. The Galaxy S2 will also top 10 million sales," Shin Jong-kyun, president of Samsung's mobile business, told reporters at a press meeting without giving a timeline.
After its domestic debut on Friday, the Galaxy S2 smartphone will be released in about 120 countries through some 140 mobile operators worldwide starting in May, Samsung said in a statement.
In the local market, all three mobile carriers will launch the Galaxy S2. Apple Inc., which deepened competition against Samsung with a patent battle, added the country's top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. as a local distributor of the iPhone and the iPad.
The new Galaxy smartphone is faster, lighter and slimmer than its predecessor, Samsung said. The Android-based phone is powered by a 1.2-gigahertz dual core processor that can operate applications twice as fast and increases the speed of Web browsing by 25 percent.
The 4.3-inch smartphone is ultra-thin at 8.9 millimeters and weighs 21 grams.
The Galaxy S2 also supports near field communication (NFC) technology that allows mobile payments by waving phones over checkout scanners.
Despite the advanced features, Samsung cut the price of its 2011 flagship smartphone. The Galaxy S2 costs 847,000 won (US$786) through domestic mobile operators, about 100,000 won less than the Galaxy S, apparently in recognition of intensifying competition from other smartphone makers.
Along with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication AB, Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and HTC Corp., Samsung is among the Android-based mobile phone makers sharpening their competitive edge to take on Apple Inc., which has sold more than 100 million iPhones since their 2007 debut.
Samsung has sold about 14 million units of the Galaxy S smartphone, which was launched in June last year, Samsung's mobile president said.
Recent patent battles between Apple and Android-phone makers have fanned the flames in the increasingly crowded, lucrative smartphone market. Apple and Samsung sued and countersued each other this month over the iPhone, iPad and Galaxy series.
"Because Apple sued us first, we responded strongly to protect our mobile phone customers and partners and also to protect our status as a leading mobile phone maker," Shin said. "We have already filed lawsuits in Korea, Germany and Japan and we will respond more actively."
Apple accused Samsung of copying the design of the iPhone while Samsung claimed that Apple used the Korean company's wireless communications patents without permission.
Outside the courtroom, the two mobile giants are poised to clash in the tablet computer market. SK Telecom and KT Corp. will start selling the iPad 2 on Friday in South Korea while Samsung's upgraded Galaxy Tab is in the pipeline for a launch before this summer.
"We are shipping 300,000 units of the Galaxy Tab tablet each month," Shin said. The 7-inch Galaxy Tab was launched in October. "We aim to increase this year's tablet sales by fivefold from last year."
In February, Samsung gave the public a first look at its upgraded Galaxy Tab tablet computer, which features a wider screen than its predecessor and runs on the latest version of the Android operating system.
ylee@yna.co.kr
By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday that it expects to sell 10 million units of the new Galaxy S smartphone worldwide, stepping up competition with the iPhone and other Android-based devices.
"The Galaxy S was forecast to surpass 10 million sales last year. The Galaxy S2 will also top 10 million sales," Shin Jong-kyun, president of Samsung's mobile business, told reporters at a press meeting without giving a timeline.
After its domestic debut on Friday, the Galaxy S2 smartphone will be released in about 120 countries through some 140 mobile operators worldwide starting in May, Samsung said in a statement.
In the local market, all three mobile carriers will launch the Galaxy S2. Apple Inc., which deepened competition against Samsung with a patent battle, added the country's top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. as a local distributor of the iPhone and the iPad.
The new Galaxy smartphone is faster, lighter and slimmer than its predecessor, Samsung said. The Android-based phone is powered by a 1.2-gigahertz dual core processor that can operate applications twice as fast and increases the speed of Web browsing by 25 percent.
The 4.3-inch smartphone is ultra-thin at 8.9 millimeters and weighs 21 grams.
The Galaxy S2 also supports near field communication (NFC) technology that allows mobile payments by waving phones over checkout scanners.
Despite the advanced features, Samsung cut the price of its 2011 flagship smartphone. The Galaxy S2 costs 847,000 won (US$786) through domestic mobile operators, about 100,000 won less than the Galaxy S, apparently in recognition of intensifying competition from other smartphone makers.
Along with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication AB, Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and HTC Corp., Samsung is among the Android-based mobile phone makers sharpening their competitive edge to take on Apple Inc., which has sold more than 100 million iPhones since their 2007 debut.
Samsung has sold about 14 million units of the Galaxy S smartphone, which was launched in June last year, Samsung's mobile president said.
Recent patent battles between Apple and Android-phone makers have fanned the flames in the increasingly crowded, lucrative smartphone market. Apple and Samsung sued and countersued each other this month over the iPhone, iPad and Galaxy series.
"Because Apple sued us first, we responded strongly to protect our mobile phone customers and partners and also to protect our status as a leading mobile phone maker," Shin said. "We have already filed lawsuits in Korea, Germany and Japan and we will respond more actively."
Apple accused Samsung of copying the design of the iPhone while Samsung claimed that Apple used the Korean company's wireless communications patents without permission.
Outside the courtroom, the two mobile giants are poised to clash in the tablet computer market. SK Telecom and KT Corp. will start selling the iPad 2 on Friday in South Korea while Samsung's upgraded Galaxy Tab is in the pipeline for a launch before this summer.
"We are shipping 300,000 units of the Galaxy Tab tablet each month," Shin said. The 7-inch Galaxy Tab was launched in October. "We aim to increase this year's tablet sales by fivefold from last year."
In February, Samsung gave the public a first look at its upgraded Galaxy Tab tablet computer, which features a wider screen than its predecessor and runs on the latest version of the Android operating system.
ylee@yna.co.kr
