Samsung earned a record $57.36 billion in the first quarter of 2025. The company made $4.89 billion in profit, up 1.2 percent from last year. Phone sales jumped 23 percent to $2.99 billion, the best performance in four years. The Galaxy S25 series helped boost these numbers significantly. Samsung plans to release the Galaxy S25 Edge to keep this momentum going.
Other parts of the company face challenges. The chip business saw profits fall 42 percent. Memory chip prices went down, with Samsung losing ground to competitors like SK hynix. U.S. trade rules hurt their business further. Research spending increased 16 percent to $6.3 billion. The display unit made $770.3 million in profit, but the factory side struggles.
Samsung might bounce back soon. Early tests of their 2nm chip production reached 30 percent yield rates. Talks with Qualcomm about making their next Snapdragon chips offer another opportunity. For the rest of 2025, Samsung will focus on selling more TVs with AI features. The company also wants to work more closely with sellers to improve results.
Other parts of the company face challenges. The chip business saw profits fall 42 percent. Memory chip prices went down, with Samsung losing ground to competitors like SK hynix. U.S. trade rules hurt their business further. Research spending increased 16 percent to $6.3 billion. The display unit made $770.3 million in profit, but the factory side struggles.
Samsung might bounce back soon. Early tests of their 2nm chip production reached 30 percent yield rates. Talks with Qualcomm about making their next Snapdragon chips offer another opportunity. For the rest of 2025, Samsung will focus on selling more TVs with AI features. The company also wants to work more closely with sellers to improve results.
