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The Galaxy S10 series could ship 10 million units this month alone

by Joshua Swingle / Mar 13, 2019, 7:01 AM

The Galaxy S10 series could ship 10 million units this month alone

The Samsung Galaxy S10+

The Samsung Galaxy S10 series is off to a flying start. The lineup recently set pre-order records in both the US and the UK. It has also captured the attention of Chinese consumers. And according to industry sources, all of this will lead to some pretty impressive sales figures.

By the end of June, Samsung’s latest flagships are expected to generate a combined shipment total of 20 million units. Breaking this figure down, suppliers expect a whopping 10 million units to be shipped this month alone. The remaining 10 million units should then be spread across the April to June period.

As for how this estimate compares to previous generations, last year’s Galaxy S9/S9+ sold a combined 19.2 million units during the first half of 2018. This means that, if the Galaxy S10 series performs as predicted, it could outperform last year’s flagship lineup by almost 1 million units.

By the end of 2019, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently predicted sales of between 40 and 45 million units. If this happens, it’ll mark the first time Samsung has surpassed the 40 million sales mark since 2016 when the brand released the Galaxy S7 series – this lineup is also Samsung’s best-selling one with sales of 48.7 million units by the end of launch year.

In terms of the competition, Huawei has made no secret of its plans to overtake Samsung by next year at the very latest. In the flagship segment, though, it seems the Chinese brand lags behind drastically. For comparison, the Huawei Mate 20 series took 4.5 months to reach 10 million shipments, whereas the Galaxy S10 series is expected to reach this milestone in just over three weeks.

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5 Comments

1. drunkenjay

Posts: 1640; Member since: Feb 11, 2013

good new for samsung. lets see if they can keep it up with new and better products for years to come.

posted on Mar 13, 2019, 7:08 AM 0

2. keithtae

Posts: 564; Member since: Mar 25, 2015

I'm one of them. Typing with my plus model. Couldn't be any happier!! This phone will last me at least 2 years!

posted on Mar 13, 2019, 7:21 AM 11

5. rouyal

Posts: 1566; Member since: Jan 05, 2018

IIRC, the S9 sales were considered stale, and the prediction of just 1 mil over that doesn't look good, despite Samsung reporting record breaking pre-orders. A real sales slump in the industry. People commenting 'good news' just read the headline?

posted on Mar 13, 2019, 8:11 AM 3

6. antroid

Posts: 365; Member since: Jan 24, 2018

It's really good new for Samsung, although I doubt they will manage to surpass this demand on their next flagship (I hope I'm wrong here, but time will tell)