Samsung Electronics, the world’s leading producer of memory chips and mobile devices, released its first-quarter financial report on Tuesday, delivering results that exceeded analyst expectations. The company reported a mere 0.2% drop in operating profit, reaching 6.6 trillion won (approximately $4.49 billion). This figure was well above the 5.1 trillion won forecast by the LSEG SmartEstimate. The surprisingly strong performance was driven by robust sales of solid-state drives (SSD) and sustained demand for smartphones.