Samsung ships 6 million Galaxy S4s, predicts to ship 4 million more by the end of the month

Samsung's latest flagship is its fastest selling yet

2 weeks since its release, tech-giant Samsung has yet again proven its massive pull over the smartphone community.

In a report from Korean news agency Chosun, an unnamed Samsung executive was quoted as saying that its newest flagship device, the Samsung Galaxy S4, has sold more than 6 million units as of Friday, May 10th.

In its first 4 days of release, the company has reportedly shipped 4 million handsets making the Galaxy S4 Samsung's fastest selling smartphone and the fastest selling Android phone.

They also added that they predict to break the 10-million mark as early as the end of the month.

The Old Sales vs. Shipments Argument

Of course, when companies that aren't involved in direct sales (like Samsung) talk about sales figures, we're actually talking about shipments. So 6 million shipments don't necessarily mean 6 million sales. But the fact that carriers keep ordering more S4s definitely says a lot about consumer appetite towards the device.

The numbers are still lower in comparison to Cupertino's 5 million in 3 days (shipments as well, by the way), but it's clear that Samsung's numbers are closing in on Apple and pose a direct threat to them as evidenced by their recent actions.

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