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South Korea\u2019s Samsung Electronics, the world\u2019s top smartphone maker, has sold more than 10 million units of its newest Galaxy S III model since its launch about two months ago, a report said Sunday.<\/p>\n
The company said earlier this month it expected a record operating profit of 6.7 trillion won ($5.9 billion) in the second quarter, boosted by strong sales of its flagship Galaxy smartphones.<\/p>\n
The Korean firm, which is battling with Apple\u2019s iPhone and iPad for supremacy in the lucrative smartphone and tablet market, has seen heavy demand for its new Galaxy S III phone, which was introduced in Europe in May.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt appears that it (accumulated sales) has exceeded 10 million units,\u201d said J.K. Shin, head of the Samsung\u2019s mobile communications division, according to Yonhap news agency.<\/p>\n
Shin said last month he expected the global sales of the new phone\u2014available in more than 140 countries\u2014would surpass 10 million by the end of July, including sales of about a million units at home.<\/p>\n
The third version of the firm\u2019s Galaxy S series offers face-recognition technology and improved voice-activated controls as well as a more powerful processor.<\/p>\n
It also has a 4.8-inch (12.2-centimetre) screen that is 22% larger than the previous S2 version, while it can detect eye movements and override the automatic shutdown if the user is looking at the screen.<\/p>\n
Samsung shipped 44.5 million smartphones in the first quarter, exceeding the 35.1 million of US arch-rival Apple, according to market researcher Strategy Analytics in April.<\/p>\n
Samsung, embroiled in a slew of patent suits with Apple in international courts, is pinning its hopes on the S III to further erode its market share before the expected new version of Apple\u2019s iPhone 5 this year.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, Samsung won one of those patent battles, with a British judge ruling that Samsung\u2019s Galaxy tablet did not infringe Apple\u2019s registered design and that consumers were not likely to confuse it with the iPad tablet. <\/p>\n
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