If were wondering how the larger screen smartphones from Samsung such as the Samsung Galaxy S III/4 Note 1-2, have been doing, all you have to do is look to Samsung's latest phablet-sized profits. In the first quarter Samsung had a 42% increase in profits.
In Samsung's latest earning report, it had a whopping $40 in cash and equivalents. Its huge profit comes largely from smartphones, which generate cash because they don't require much capital investment.