Samsung coyness puts smartphone crown in dispute

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Samsung coyness puts smartphone crown in dispute

A shopper tries out Samsung Electronics' smart phone Galaxy at its showroom in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 27, 2012. Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest consumer electronics firm by revenues, on Friday reported a record-high profit as strong smartphone sales helped mask a drop in semiconductor and TV profit. Net profit amounted to 5.05 trillion won ($ 4.46 billion) for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, compared with 2.78 trillion won a year earlier. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)Smartphones are the hottest gadgets in the world. But who’s the biggest smartphone maker? We don’t really know.