Samsung's Galaxy Phones Drive Record $7.3 Billion Profit

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[color=#000000][font=arial, helvetica, sans][size=5](Reuters) - Samsung Electronics reported quarterly profit of $7.3 billion - a fourth straight record quarter and nearly double last year's figure - as strong sales of its Galaxy smartphones more than offset reduced orders for chips and screens from Apple Inc, the South Korean group's main rival and leading customer.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=arial, helvetica, sans][size=5]Source: [/size][/font][/color][url="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/05/us-samsung-earnings-idUSBRE8931IM20121005"]http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/05/us-samsung-earnings-idUSBRE8931IM20121005[/url]