Operating profit at Samsung Electronics IT and mobile business - overwhelmingly constituted by smartphone earnings¹ - bounced back in the first quarter from its lows in late 2014, although it still suffered a steep year-on-year decline.

今年一季度，三星电子(Samsung Electronics)IT与移动部门的营业利润较2014年末的低点实现了反弹，不过同比降幅仍很大。智能手机贡献的利润比例仍然最大。

The division's operating profit for the period was Won2.74tn ($2.57bn), Samsung said on Wednesday - less than half the Won6.43tn figure in the same period last year, but up from Won1.96tn in the previous quarter writes the FT's Simon mundy in Seoul.

三星周三表示，一季度该部门实现营业利润2.74万亿韩元（合25.7亿美元）——不及去年同期6.43万亿韩元的一半，但高于前一季度的1.96万亿韩元。

Samsung's smartphone profits collapsed² in the second half of last year as it lost share of the key Chinese market to low-cost locally based competitors. Most analysts³ rule out Samsung's returning to the prior⁴ profit levels, but are watching for signs of a recovery as the South Korean group rolls out the new flagship Galaxy⁵ S6 phone and a new line of low and mid-end smartphones.

去年下半年，三星智能手机部门利润大幅减少，因为它在关键的中国市场的份额被当地低成本的竞争对手不断侵蚀。多数分析师认为三星不可能恢复到以往的利润水平，但随着这这家韩国集团推出新的旗舰机型Galaxy S6，以及一个新系列的中低端智能手机，分析师们仍在期待它出现复苏迹象。

Profits also improved at the semiconductor⁶ division, which remained the company's biggest earnings contributor for a third consecutive⁷ quarter. The memory chip business is benefiting from high prices after consolidation⁸ in the sector⁹, while the logic¹⁰ chip business is enjoying greater capacity use since Samsung started using its own processor chips for the Galaxy S6.

半导体部门的利润也有所好转，连续第三个季度成为集团营收的最大贡献者。存储芯片部门开始受益于行业整合之后价格的提升，而逻辑芯片部门也得益于三星自己为Galaxy S6 生产处理器以来的更高的产能利用率。

In line with guidance earlier this month, Samsung reported operating profit of Won5.98tn Won - down 30 per cent year-on-year - and revenue of Won47.1, against Won53.7tn a year before.

三星集团录得营业利润5.98万亿韩元，同比减少30%，营收额47.1万亿韩元的，低于去年同期的53.7万亿韩元。