At the Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked Event, CEO DJ Koh announced that the company has sold over two billion Galaxy phones since it started selling them back in 2010.
This is one of the first times that Samsung has ever put a number on sales for the its smartphone lines.
Samsung Galaxy includes the longstanding flagship Galaxy S series and Galaxy Note, as well as numerous other Galaxy phones that include Galaxy A, Galaxy C and Galaxy J, as well as other variants over the years that count towards that grand number.
At the event where the South Korean conglomerate company announced the flagship Galaxy Fold and Galaxy S10 devices, the company showcased this number as a milestone for the company.
In comparison, there are about 7.7 billion people in the world. So theoretically, Samsung has reached about 25.9 percent of the human population. While there are indeed a lot of people who have bought more than one Samsung Galaxy phones over the years, but this milestone is indeed worth noting.
Especially when put against competitor Apple.
The Cupertino-based company sold more than 2 billion iOS devices in its first decade, achieving similar sales number to Samsung.
However, Apple’s numbers include iPads as well, so it’s not exactly a fair comparison, as Samsung’s number includes smartphones only. What's more, the original iPhone went on sale in 2007, a whole three years before the release of the Samsung Galaxy S in 2010.
Between the two, Samsung has the edge in that regard, as it has been leading the market for years.
At its Unpacked event, Samsung had plenty to say during its press conference.
This includes the highly-anticipated Galaxy S10 series, which has four variants: the S10e, S10, S10+, and S10 5G, and the company's first foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold.
The Galaxy S10e is the only Galaxy S10 handset which comes with a flat display, side-facing fingerprint scanner, fullHD+ display, and two rear-facing cameras. The phone is also the smallest in the lineup. The Galaxy S10, S10+ and S10 5G have curved QHD+ displays, all with ultrasonic fingerprint scanner..
The Galaxy S10 and S10+ include three cameras on the back, while the Galaxy S10 5G comes with four cameras on the back.
All of these phones are Samsung's flagships, with the lowest amount of RAM is 6GB.
And coming with Android 9 Pie included in all devices, Samsung also showcases its own Android overlay called One UI, which puts emphasis on one-handed use, and is a more refined design if compared to previous Samsung-made UIs for Android.
