The Galaxy S4 Is Samsung’s Fastest Shipping Smartphone Ever
Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 handset is on track to become the company’s
“bestselling” smartphone. As long as you define “bestselling” as
“bestselling to carriers.”
Samsung Electronics co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun
said at an industry forum in Seoul this week that S4 shipments will top
10 million in a few days. This, less than a month after the device’s debut in some 60 countries.
“We are confident that we will pass more than 10 million sales of the
S4 next week,” Shin said, according to the Korea Times. “It is selling
much faster than the previous model S3.”
Great news for Samsung, but news that comes with an important caveat: The company here isn’t talking about retail sales to consumers, but sales to carriers. Reached for comment, Samsung confirmed to AllThingsD that Shin was indeed referring to shipments into the channel when he offered that 10 million unit number.
Ten million handsets shipped into the channel in such a short time is still a hell of a milestone. But there’s a big difference between that and consumer sales of 10 million. The S4 may well be selling much faster than its predecessor, but not so much faster that there will be 10 million units in consumer hands next week. Some will still be sitting on carrier shelves awaiting purchase.
It’s worth noting that Samsung is not alone in reporting smartphone “sales” this way. Many companies do — including Apple. When the company posts quarterly earnings, it reports iPhone “sell in” numbers — numbers that include products it has shipped to retail partners like AT&T, Best Buy and Walmart, but not necessarily sold to end consumers.
Specifications:
- 5inch Full HD Super AMOLED (1920x1080) display, 441 ppi
- 1.9 GHz Quad-Core Processor / 1.6 GHz Octa-Core Processor
- 2.5 G (GSM / GPRS / EDGE): 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
- 3G (HSPA+ 42 Mbps) 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
- 4G (LTE Cat 3 100/50 Mbps): up to 6 different band sets
- Android 4.2.2 (jelly bean)
- 16 / 32 / 64 GB memory + micro SD (up to 64 GB), 2GB RAM
- Main (Rear): 13 mega pixels, Auto Focus with Flash & Zero Shutter Leg, BIS
- Sub (Front): 2 mega pixels camera, Full HD recording @30fps with Zero Shutter Leg, BIS
- Dual shot, Drama shot, Sound & Shot, 360 photo, Animated photo, Eraser, Night, Best Photo, Best Face, Beauty Face, HDR (High Dynamic Range), Panorama, Sports
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