Galaxy手机助三星盈利破纪录
Samsung Electronics has reported record profits in the three months to September, led by strong sales of its Galaxy range of smartphones.
三星电子七八九三个月盈利情况创新记录，得益于Galaxy系列手机销量的增长。
Net profit was 6.5tn won ($5.9bn; £3.7bn), up 91% from a year earlier.
The South Korean phonemaker was also boosted by strong demand at its display panel unit.
The results come after quarterly profits from Apple - its biggest rival in phones and tablets - disappointed some investors.
While Samsung has enjoyed tremendous success with its Galaxy range of smartphones, other manufacturers have been releasing new models, crowding the marketplace.
Last month, Apple started selling the latest version of its iPhone and this week, launched a smaller version of the best-selling iPad. On Thursday, it announced profits in the last quarter were $8.2bn, up from $6.6bn last year.
Records broken
Samsung expects market competition to intensify but "we will do our best to sustain our earnings momentum throughout the fourth quarter by implementing strategies we have developed for our businesses", said Robert Yi, head of investor relations.
The firm said its flagship Galaxy SIII smartphone has been a key driver in raising profit margins.
"The business environment remained difficult with global economic uncertainties persisting amid the fiscal concerns in the US and Europe.
"However, we continued to break our quarterly profit records," Mr Yi added.
The display panels unit at the firm had revenues of 8.46tn won, up 19% from the previous year. The unit is now profitable.
And the firm expects a "flurry of new mobile devices hitting the market" to boost sales of application processors and image sensors it makes that power smartphones and tablet PCs.