14 DAY TRIAL // Back in early November, Samsung announced it had big plans for tablets before the year ended. The Korean tech giant claimed it was aiming to ship a total of 40 million units in 2013.
And according to a recent report coming out of the Asia, the company has managed to do just that. Apparently, Samsung’s recent tablet sales were greatly aided by the new and popular Galaxy Tab 10.1 2014 Edition which hit the markets during the Q4 2014.
Samsung experienced an important increase in the last few months also due to a number of holiday promotions which offered slates like the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 at a cheaper price. Even the official website gave off some tablets with reduced rates.
Now, according to the information provided by Korean FNN News (via AndroidAuthority) which unveiled the numbers, the Korean company managed to sell 9.1 million units in Q1 2013, 8.4 million in Q2 and 10.5 million in Q3.
The cherry on top was surely Q4, which amounted to 12 million units being shipped worldwide which is actually a record for the company. Put these numbers together and you get the 40 million Samsung has been striving for fair and square, no more, no less. A little bit odd, we think.
Now, let’s compare that to the numbers Sammy posted a few years back. In 2010, the tech company was barely trying to make a name for itself in the tablet business and ended the year with a total 1.5 million tablets sold. These numbers drastically increased to 6 million tablets in 2011, which further on exploded to 16.6 million units in 2012.
As we know, Samsung is not planning to stop here, as 2014 is going to be a busy year for it, tablet-wise. The company is already gearing up to unleash four new tablets models, from which the 12.2-inch Galaxy Pro is expected to drop on the market in February.