Samsung expects Galaxy S III sales to hit 10 million in July even as demand outpaces supply - Polidicks

[quote]SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top mobile phone maker, said Monday it expects global sales of the latest Galaxy smartphone to surpass 10 million in July even as it struggles to keep up with demand because of component shortages. Shin Jong-kyun, president of Samsung’s mobile communications business, said the Galaxy S III will hit the 10-million milestone within two months of its launch. Samsung’s failure to procure sufficient mobile components for its latest smartphone has stoked concerns that its second-quarter smartphone sales could be much lower than expected. Shin said the company expects to resolve the supply issues with mobile components sometime in the next week. “Despite the tough economic situation in Europe and problems with supplying components for the Galaxy S III, the second-quarter earnings will be better than the first quarter,” he said. Shares of Samsung tumbled 4.2 percent on the Seoul bourse on Monday, closing at a four-month low. The benchmark Kospi index fell 1.2 percent. Samsung began sales of the Galaxy S III in Europe on May 29 and released the smartphone through all major mobile U.S. carriers last week. In its home market, the company started sales of the latest iteration of Galaxy earlier Monday. Samsung’s sales estimate for the S III reflects robust demand from mobile operators. Unlike Apple Inc., Samsung does not disclose sales figures to consumers. The South Korean company said the S III will be released by around 300 mobile carriers in 147 countries by the end of July, aiming for an early start before rival Apple announces a new version of the iPhone in the third quarter. The third version of the Galaxy S features a bigger screen — measured 4.8-inch diagonally — but is thinner and lighter than its predecessors and the iPhone 4S. Samsung packed the high-end smartphone with a legion of new features including eye-recognition technology that keeps the screen from dimming. It also has voice command functions that let users schedule an alarm or adjust volume by speaking to their device. Its near-field communication technology enables sharing of data heavy multimedia content among Galaxy S III users quickly. But activating the function — called S Beam — takes multiple steps. Because Samsung customizes its flagship smartphone based on Google’s Android operating system, some of Samsung’s features overlap with those made by Google. Separately, Samsung’s mobile president said it is still investigating the explosion of a Galaxy S III in Ireland. He said the battery wasn’t the cause. Samsung overtook Nokia as the world’s biggest mobile-phone maker in 2011 and competes with Apple for the top smartphone maker position. It aims to double its smartphone sales this year to nearly 200 million phones.[/quote] [url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/samsung-expects-galaxy-s-iii-sales-to-hit-10-million-in-july-as-demands-outpaces-supply/2012/06/25/gJQADdSs0V_story.html?tid=pm_business_pop[/url]

I really hope they drop all of that "designed for nature" crap by the SGS 4.

Article's wrong, the SGS III is slightly thicker than its predecessor.

Why is nobody happy with what they have?

And in 8 months the iPhone 5 will hit 15 million in sales!

[QUOTE=Kendra;36480562]And in 8 months the iPhone 5 will hit 15 million in sales![/QUOTE] Gotta love sheeple.

[QUOTE=Scrimp;36480529]Why is nobody happy with what they have?[/QUOTE] you say that like you expect that when a good phone comes out, the industry is just going to stop making phones. that's not exactly how the industry works. without innovation and constant improvements, we'd never get anywhere.

[QUOTE=meatballfish;36480705]you say that like you expect that when a good phone comes out, the industry is just going to stop making phones. that's not exactly how the industry works. without innovation and constant improvements, we'd never get anywhere.[/QUOTE] No i'm talking about the consumer, what I mean is why do people have the need to be constantly getting the latest phone when they have a phone that's not even that old and not obsolete.

[QUOTE=Scrimp;36480811]No i'm talking about the consumer, what I mean is why do people have the need to be constantly getting the latest phone when they have a phone that's not even that old and not obsolete.[/QUOTE] oh I don't know. some people have a lot of money to spend on that kind of thing (and then go off and complain about how they can't have this or that when they've always got the latest iphone.) I'm not one of those people. I had the 3GS iphone for years, and I just recently upgraded to the Lumia 900.

[QUOTE=Franke_R!?;36480695]Gotta love sheeple.[/QUOTE] Or its actually a good phone? Gotta love sheeple right back at you.

[QUOTE=Clementine;36481125]Or its actually a good phone? Gotta love sheeple right back at you.[/QUOTE] It's not a bad phone, but people buy it because of the apple on the back, not because they have analysed the pros and cons of it and looked at the various alternatives, I'm not saying the phone is bad but it's nothing new and at least Samsung release a different product each time, so yeah they are sheeple

I still find it funny because all of the Apple iPhone cases i've seen are required to show the apple on the back of the phone.

[QUOTE=Franke_R!?;36480695]Gotta love sheeple.[/QUOTE] "Congratulations Samsung for 10 million sales!" "The iPhone has 15 million sales?! Sheeple!" Fuck

[QUOTE=FlashFireSix;36482317]It's not a bad phone, but people buy it because of the apple on the back, not because they have analysed the pros and cons of it and looked at the various alternatives, I'm not saying the phone is bad but it's nothing new and at least Samsung release a different product each time, so yeah they are sheeple[/QUOTE] hey I didn't know some random on a webforum is qualified to say why people like me buy iPhones [editline]25th June 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=redBadger;36482367]I still find it funny because all of the Apple iPhone cases i've seen are required to show the apple on the back of the phone.[/QUOTE] mine doesn't, and there are only a few cases that leave the apple open

Guys, let's not turn this into a fanboy war.

Why would anyone even need a quad core phone? I've got a SGS2 and I've not really found anything on it that my ZTE Blade couldn't do.

[QUOTE=soad_jonas;36482498]Guys, let's not turn this into a fanboy war.[/QUOTE] i'm sorry I just hate bandwagoning and sweeping generalizations which seems to be common any time Apple is so much as mentioned on Facepunch

I wish I didn't buy a phone back in December now, still got a year and a half on my contract. [QUOTE=Protocol7;36482533]i'm sorry I just hate bandwagoning and sweeping generalizations which seems to be common any time Apple is so much as mentioned on Facepunch[/QUOTE] It's not the products that cause the generalizations, it's the business practices of the company(patents, monopolization) that cause Facepunch to bandwagon like they do. I don't have anything against their products but their ethics I detest.

I bought myself an HTC desire aaages ago, and I wish I didn't, barely have a use for a phone. I don't see what's so special about smartphones :tinfoil:

[QUOTE=Scrimp;36480811]No i'm talking about the consumer, what I mean is why do people have the need to be constantly getting the latest phone when they have a phone that's not even that old and not obsolete.[/QUOTE] The majority of people are on 2 year contracts, which means that every other year they will be getting the newest phone.

[QUOTE=Clementine;36481125]Or its actually a good phone? Gotta love sheeple right back at you.[/QUOTE] The phone its self, sure. The Operating System.... uh not so much.

My computer doesn't even have a quad-core. Phones like this make me feel poor.

[QUOTE=Sgt-NiallR;36483235]My computer doesn't even have a quad-core. Phones like this make me feel poor.[/QUOTE] Its only an ARM processor, your computer outperforms it in every way imaginable.

I'm going to get a new phone this September (either the S3 or the One X, probably the former). My desire is getting very slow (the ROM is so full I have had to uninstall flash and facebook, although I never use either). It looks like a nice phone. As to why I don't just stick with my current phone: the contract costs the same whether I keep it or get a new phone, so I may as well get the better phone.

[QUOTE=inconspicious;36483088]The phone its self, sure. The Operating System.... uh not so much.[/QUOTE] Hi Chrishind, still jumping on Apple any chance you get I see. Sorry this comes to a shock to you, but people on this planet actually want an easy to use, consistent and smooth OS on their phone. Why can't you give over already and accept that both Android and iOS have their strong points?

[QUOTE=PieClock;36483934]Hi Chrishind, still jumping on Apple any chance you get I see. Sorry this comes to a shock to you, but people on this planet actually want an easy to use, consistent and smooth OS on their phone. Why can't you give over already and accept that both Android and iOS have their strong points?[/QUOTE] Believe it or not, ios is not as consistent as you believe: [url]www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=NMiY1kSTHZw[/url]

[QUOTE=redBadger;36482367]I still find it funny because all of the Apple iPhone cases i've seen are required to show the apple on the back of the phone.[/QUOTE] dumbest post of the month. Makes literally no sense. gj

[QUOTE=PieClock;36483934]Hi Chrishind, still jumping on Apple any chance you get I see. Sorry this comes to a shock to you, but people on this planet actually want an easy to use, consistent and smooth OS on their phone. Why can't you give over already and accept that both Android and iOS have their strong points?[/QUOTE] My brother has been buying the iPod touch for a while, and he recently got an iPhone - the honest truth is I can barely tell the difference between the first iPod touch UI and the iPhone UI. Meanwhile, Android has made huge leaps in the user friendliness and overall feel off the interface since the first version. I'm not saying the iPhone is a [b]bad[/b] phone, the UI just feels really dated and basic.

the iphone isn't a bad phone by any means guys, get over yourselves. that said i'm switching to android soon

[QUOTE=AJisAwesome15;36487079]the iphone isn't a bad phone by any means guys, get over yourselves.[/QUOTE] The [I]phone[/I] isnt bad. The company that sells it, is.