Samsung will Sell 10 Million Samsung Galaxy S Phones in 2010

SamsungGalaxyTabsnip.JPGSamsung Mobile is selling a lot of phones and tablets.  Samsung sold 71.4 million handsets during the third quarter, an increase of 19 percent year-on-year.  Average sales price also increased 14 percent quarter-on-quarter to $122.

The rollout of Samsung's flagship smartphones, Galaxy S and Wave, were the primary drivers of continued sales growth.

Since its introduction in June, Galaxy S has been launched in 90 countries and has been selected by 210 carriers worldwide.  Samsung projects sales of 10 million units by the end of 2010.

The Samsung Wave, which operates on Samsung's open smartphone platform, Bada, has also shipped more than two million units in 80 countries.  Samsung shipped 7 million Galaxy S phones and 2 million from Samsung's Wave series.

The quarter was also marked by the launch of Samsung's Android-powered Galaxy Tab, which will be available on 140 carriers globally, including all four major service providers in the United States.

In the fourth quarter, Samsung aims to increase its market share and maintain double-digit operating profit by meeting seasonal demand with an enhanced product mix of mass market smartphones, full-touch phones and the Samsung Galaxy Tab.Samsung Galaxy S smartphones in the U.S. include the Samsung Epic 4G, Samsung Fascinate, Samsung Captivate and Samsung Vibrant.  You can see the differences in our Samsung Galaxy S comparison article.

Samsung Galaxy S owners are still waiting for an update to Android 2.2 Froyo.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab is coming from US Cellular, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T.

We will be exploring the Samsung Galaxy S phone series in future articles.  Check the Samsung Galaxy S page to see when they appear.