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A visitor tries out the Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone at the company's flagship store in Seoul, South Korea.
As far as smartphone sales go, the newest Galaxy helped put the iPhone in a world of hurt.
Samsung outshipped Apple by a two-to-one margin in the April to June period, according to a Juniper Research report released Thursday.
The South Korean electronics giant, already the global market leader in smartphone sales, shipped an estimated 52.1 million devices in the second quarter, Juniper said â€" twice the 26 million iPhones that Apple said it sold.
Much of Samsung’s strong sales was due to the success of the new Galaxy S III phone, which launched in June and was an immediate hit with users and tech reviewers, the report said.
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Advertisements for the Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone are displayed at the company's Seocho offices in Seoul, South Korea.
The so-called iPhone killer â€" the S III has a larger screen, higher resolution and other features to rival the iPhone â€" moved 10 million units in June.
“At the end of the day, the S III is really strong competition for the iPhone,†Jonathan Geller, editor-in-chief of tech site BGR.com (Boy Genius Report), told the Daily News.
“But keep in mind that the iPhone was released nearly a year ago, so for an ‘old’ phone it didn’t do that badly.â€
Consumers waiting for the expected release of the iPhone 5 in the fall may have also contributed to Apple’s disappointing earnings report, Geller said.
The Juniper report estimated 132.9 million smartphones shipped in the second quarter, up from 105.2 million a year ago.
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Visitors try out the Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone at the company's Galaxy Zone showroom in Seoul, South Korea.
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