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Galaxy Note helps Samsung post record profit

Sales of the Galaxy Note propelled Samsung (005930.KS) to record earnings in the first quarter – estimated operating profit was $5.1 billion on revenue of $340 billion. The Korean company will report final results April 27, after an external audit.

Samsung has sold more than 5 million Galaxy Notes since launching the product last October. At 5.8 inches by 3.3 inches, the Note is on the large side for a smartphone. But it can also function as a small tablet thanks to its stylus pen, which gives the Note its name.

Samsung has more than a quarter of the U.S. mobile phone market, according to the latest numbers from comScore. In the global market, as measured by IDC, Samsung is number two behind Nokia. But Samsung is far ahead of Nokia in the fast-growing smartphone segment, while Nokia still dominates the feature phone market.

Samsung’s Galaxy S III will be its next big smartphone release, and the product is expected to go head-to-head with the iconic iPhone. A leaked invitation to a London press event next month has raised hopes that the release date could be May 22.

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Martha DeGrasse is the publisher of Network Builder Reports (nbreports.com). At RCR, Martha authored more than 20 in-depth feature reports and more than 2,400 news articles. She also created the Mobile Minute and the 5 Things to Know Today series. Prior to joining RCR Wireless News, Martha produced business and technology news for CNN and Dow Jones in New York and managed the online editorial group at Hoover’s Online before taking a number of years off to be at home when her children were young. Martha is the board president of Austin's Trinity Center and is a member of the Women's Wireless Leadership Forum.