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Samsung announced on Wednesday that it has shipped more than 5 million units of its part-phone, part-tablet device, the Galaxy Note.
Samsung revealed on the company’s Korean site that more than 5 million Galaxy Note devices have been shipped to retailers and other partners since its October launch. However, Samsung didn’t reveal how many of those shipped products have been purchased.
In October, Samsung unveiled its 5.3-inch, Android 2.3 “Gingerbread” smartphone, which doubles as a tablet. It also comes with a stylus pen for drawing and note-taking. It originally debuted in Europe and has since become available for purchase in the U.S from AT&T, one of the few phones that can run on the carrier’s high-speed LTE network. It’s expected to receive an upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the near future.
The device had many scratching their heads as to whether consumers would want to carry around a device that serves as both smartphone and tablet, but these numbers appear to indicate there is a demand.
Samsung has previously said sales of Galaxy Note are on the rise in Europe and Asia, particularly in France, Germany, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
“The rapid global sales of Galaxy Note are notable since it is creating a new market for something between smartphone and tablet PC,” the company said in December. “The speed of the global sales is expected to accelerate further next year when it will be available in the US.”
In December, Samsung said it shipped more than one million Notes worldwide nearly two months after its debut.
“One million global shipping of Galaxy Note means it has well positioned itself as a market creator,” Samsung said at the time. “Samsung will continuously strengthen its leadership in the global smartphone market as well as create new markets with innovative devices.”
from http://mashable.com/2012/03/28/samsung-5-million-galaxy-note/
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