Samsung sells 10 million of its smartphone Galaxy S4 in less than a month

Samsung Electronics has sold over 10 million units worldwide of its new 'smartphone' Galaxy S4 in a record time of less than a month since its release in late April, the company said. "Since its global launch on 27 April, the terminal has been sold at a rate of about four units per second ", illustrated the company in a statement. Thus, the Galaxy S4 has reached the mark of 10 million units faster than its predecessors, the Galaxy S3 since it took just under two months, while the Galaxy S2 took five months and the first model in the series , Galaxy S, up to seven months. The Korean electronics giant said in its statement that, for now, the Galaxy S4 is available in more than 110 countries and in late June plans to expand the offering to a total of 155 countries through 327 operators. Samsung Electronics aims to break with the Galaxy S4 40 million brand of handsets sold worldwide achieved by its predecessor, the Galaxy S3, while many analysts predict that the new model is likely to exceed the 20 million mark in June. Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of smartphones,achieved in the first quarter of this year increased its net profit by 41.5%, mainly due to growth in sales of mobile devices.