A report from Korean site Yonhap News claims that Samsung actually sold more than 2 million Galaxy Tabs in its first three months on the market, although we were unable to independently confirm the fact.
In December, Samsung announced it had sold 1 million Galaxy Tabs. If the sales indeed picked up during December and the 2-million-sold figure is true, it's a surprisingly positive result, although it's still nowhere near the 7.3 million iPads Apple sold last quarter.
The Galaxy Tab runs on Android 2.2, which is not entirely appropriate for tablets even by Google's standards. It's probably best described as a product for early adopters, a forerunner for more advanced Android 2.4-based tablets that are coming this year. When viewed in that light, Samsung's results paint a bright picture for the future of Android tablets.
Overall, Samsung's quarterly results were solid, with revenue of $37.6 billion, net income of $3.1 billion, and 80.7 mobile devices sold. Samsung's revenue in 2010 was a record-high at $139 billion, up 13% from 2009, and the company's net income ($14.5 billion) and operating profit ($15.5 billion) also marked all-time highs for the company.
Check out Samsung's quarterly report here [PDF].