Samsung says it sold 5m LTE phones, 2.8m Galaxy Notes in South Korea, claims 60% domestic share

Now that May has ended, Samsung Electronics has released new domestic sales figures for its LTE phones, and more specifically its Galaxy Note series.

In a press statement (in Korean), Samsung says LTE phone sales have exceeded 5 million in South Korea, and that it has shipped 2.8 million Galaxy Notes to date.

That last figure is meaningful: it shows Samsung sold almost a million Galaxy Note devices in a month, after taking just under 6 months to sell 2 million.

For your comparison: at the end of March, Samsung said it shipped 5 million Galaxy Notes (supply base) worldwide, and last week provided an update for that figure as well – it’s now at 7 million Galaxy Note sales to date.

This is one of drivers of Samsung recently overtaking Apple as the largest seller of smartphones across the world (in terms of shipments).

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For more comparison: LG recently announced that it’s sold 3 million LTE smartphones to date.

According to Samsung, the latest sales figures give the company an impressive 60 percent share in the domestic mobile phone market.

Also see: Smartphone ownership passes 50% in Korea