Samsung has posted its financial results for the first quarter of 2021. Its operating profit jumped 45.5% YoY to KRW 9.38 trillion ($8.5 billion), while consolidated revenue increased 18.2% YoY to KRW 65.4 trillion ($59 billion). Samsung says its mobile profitability strengthened further in Q1 2021, led by strong sales of flagship Galaxy S21 series and mass-market Galaxy A-series phones. Samsung today posted its earnings report for the first quarter of 2021. The company saw an 18.2% increase in revenue over Q1 2020 to KRW 65.4 trillion ($59 billion), while operating profit was 45.5% higher at KRW 9.38 trillion ($8.5 billion). Samsung says "solid sales of smartphones and consumer electronics" outweighed lower earnings from its semiconductor and display business units. The IT & Mobile Communications Division posted KRW 29.21 trillion ($26.3 billion) in revenue and KRW 4.39 trillion ($3.9 billion) in operating profit during the January to March period.