It's customary for manufacturers to try and build up hype for their
newly launched smartphone by talking up their sales numbers. Samsung
made no exception to this, saying that its new Galaxy S5 flagship sold 30% more units than its predecessor on launch day.
Back then many expressed doubts that this is more due to the far
wider launch - 125 vs 63 markets, while demand in developed markets has
actually stayed pretty much the same. It's a common assumption that the
high-end segment in those has reached saturation point and growth is
next to impossible to achieve.
Yet today, a new report from the major UK retailer Phones4u points in the complete opposite direction. According to the press release the Samsung Galaxy S5 saw twice the sales of the Galaxy S4
on launch day and it has been enjoying similarly high interest since.
While neither the retailer nor Samsung have provided exact numbers, the
statement is still pretty impressive and bodes well for the success of
the smartphone.
Samsung should be releasing their Q1 financial report shortly, but
that one won't include the Galaxy S5 sales as those only started in
April. However, we are still expecting to see some clues about it in the
guidance for the second quarter and we should get a dedicated
announcement when the latest flagship hits 10 million sales
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