Samsung Electronics Co. reported a first-quarter operating profit of 6.6 trillion won ($4.49 billion), a slight decrease of 0.2% from the previous year. Despite this decline, the profit exceeded market expectations, which were set at 5.1 trillion won, driven by robust sales of the Galaxy S25 smartphones and strong demand for legacy DRAM chips. The company's revenue for the quarter reached a record high of 79 trillion won ($53.4 billion), marking a 9.84% increase year-over-year. This performance was attributed to the successful launch of the Galaxy S25 series, which sold 1 million units in South Korea within 21 days of its February release, and increased demand for memory chips, particularly in China due to government-backed trade-in programs. Analysts noted that the demand for memory chips was bolstered by customers stockpiling inventory ahead of potential U.S. tariffs, which helped Samsung's memory chip shipments. However, concerns remain about the impact of tariffs and competition in the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market, where Samsung trails behind SK hynix.