Samsung aims to sell 500 million phones in 2013

03 April, 2013
The South Korean company's goal is to sell 500 million handsets by the end of the year.

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  • 04 Apr 2013

AnonD-108067, 04 Apr 2013this is the truth behind Samsung succeed. the marketing pe... moreAgree to a point but Samsung marketing and its people are no where near awesome. Ploughing money into cheesy advertisement campaigns and bombarding crappy marketing activities at consumers isn't awesome marketing. Any company can do it if they have the money. This is all for brand exposure/awareness purposes, and their strategy is to get Samsung in your face all the time. If their marketing was awesome, I'd actually remember them no? Well I don't (thank god).

Their success is built on the above brand marketing, selling globally (only Apple beats them in terms of number countries they offer their phones [I think]) some people in countries may want to buy an HTC One but not able to but they probably be able to buy an S4, covering the market with so many devices from low-end to high-end segments to capitalise on the rapid uptake of smartphone devices. Even then their price for the mid-range is OTT (look at Galaxy Ace 3 announcement).

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    • 04 Apr 2013

    AnonD-127643, 03 Apr 2013I won't be among those 500 that's for sure. Keep churning o... moreup to you lol.. who cares!

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      • AnonD-108067
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      • 04 Apr 2013

      this is the truth behind Samsung succeed.
      the marketing people are awesome. they made people think samsung invented many things. even the truth they are not.

      grow up! you can search everything about anything on Google.
      dont be fooled by tv ads!

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        • Apple Hater
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        • 04 Apr 2013

        AnonD-127643, 03 Apr 2013I won't be among those 500 that's for sure. Keep churning o... morego buy an iPhone

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          • riyaz madappally
          • vwY
          • 04 Apr 2013

          samsung and nokia is doing different business. if samsung introduce a new model it is entirly different from the existing model, so people will buy that to get a new experience. W hat Nokia doing is , they just add some camera diffrences or change the screen size little and do business. So just think which is best

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            • AnonD-127365
            • 6%9
            • 04 Apr 2013

            Not interested in samsung

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              • kx5
              • 04 Apr 2013

              [deleted post]Wtf Nokia the one using outdated hardware and selling it at premium price. Every time Samsung released is flagship galaxy the hardware on it are best. Nokia and always released last years hardware. You guys are getting rob buy nokia and sony

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                • X3t
                • 04 Apr 2013

                To sell 500m phones? That's......too over you know? I would consider if they said 'manufacture' instead.

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                  • vuA
                  • 04 Apr 2013

                  [deleted post]Your happy if there is a war and thousands die because Samsung would fold?

                  You, sir have some massive mental issues.

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                    • vbx
                    • 04 Apr 2013

                    lol surplus plastic 500million ton

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                      • 04 Apr 2013

                      Galaxy S4 vs Lumia 929 video stabilization test
                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDMpnvedwvs

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                        • 04 Apr 2013

                        Anonymous, 04 Apr 2013Dude Samsung is number one in the world. Bc us Americans ar... moreSo you label your own countrymen as not smart because of their phone brand choice? a phone brand? Lol. I guess you only need to find a mirror to see one that's duller than most.

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                          • 7Ce
                          • 04 Apr 2013

                          it will flop

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                            • 04 Apr 2013

                            [deleted post]How did you live with yourself so far with thst kind of thought ? Do actually wishing to happen that way?

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                              • 04 Apr 2013

                              AnonD-120291, 03 Apr 2013just google iphone 5 sales, it will show you Q3, Q4 (2012)... moreDude Samsung is number one in the world. Bc us Americans aren't very bright, we buy Apple a lot...

                              If there weren't soo many android options, Samsung would crush Apple here in the states, too. But I prefer choice. And I choose the best: Samsung (currently).

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                                • 03 Apr 2013

                                AnonD-105795, 03 Apr 2013Proof or source. If not don't embarrassing yourself.just google iphone 5 sales, it will show you Q3, Q4 (2012) and Q1 2013, being an android and samsung fan I dont like to see apple on top when they have an inferior product but people are buy for looks alone, but if my maths are correct sales in Q1 of this year apple sold 50million iphones with estimated 73% being iphone 5, plus Q4 that was around 20 million, and Q3 was around 8million meaning galaxy s3 on 52 million ish is slightly outsold but mainly because new s4 will be within weeks, you may get more detailed findings then me, i just googled a few pages

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                                  • AnonD-21365
                                  • q{2
                                  • 03 Apr 2013

                                  Not a fan of their plastic phones or their UI
                                  The HTC One holds my vote!

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                                    • 3xq
                                    • 03 Apr 2013

                                    AnonD-81610, 03 Apr 2013WOW! Impressive! There are 7 billion people in the world a... morebut they actually managed to sell 396 million phones alone last year, and that figues does include third world countries aswell, that 396 million was a 23% increase on 2011 so they simply add another 23%, it is very possible, even in 1st world countries you can buy very cheap mobiles for like 10 euro from most manufacturers, so its not to unrealistic

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                                      • 03 Apr 2013

                                      AnonD-127643, 03 Apr 2013I won't be among those 500 that's for sure. Keep churning o... moreWhat about all the lumia variant??????????????

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                                        • a3G
                                        • 03 Apr 2013

                                        Wo0o0ow...fantastics...
                                        lol lol lol lol lol