Samsung ships more than 300 million mobile handsets in a year for the first time

Samsung Electronics today announced that it has this year achieved annual mobile handset sales of 300 million units for the first time in Samsung’s history.

Samsung’s 2011 sales results cap a successful year for Samsung across its entire handset portfolio. The company’s flagship GALAXY S range of products – GALAXY S and GALAXY S II – contributed significantly to the success, as the products have continued to gain popularity among consumers and driven the GALAXY brand to one of the most recognised mobile brands in the world. The GALAXY S II, launched in 2011, set a new sales record for Samsung, generating 10 million sales quicker than any mobile device in the company’s history.

Meanwhile, Samsung’s portfolio of bada smartphones continues to gain sales momentum around the world, further boosted in 2011 with the launch of the newly upgraded bada 2.0. This year, Samsung announced new additions to the bada-powered Wave smartphone portfolio, including the flagship Wave 3, which is will be soon available in the GCC market.