Still, an official in Tokyo says that Japan has not received a single shipment since the captain's release.

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Single digit shipment increases will become a reason to celebrate.

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But, it also expects LCD shipment volume to rise in mid-single digits sequentially.

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The company added Samsung's 2012 shipment volume was the largest number of units ever shipped by a smartphone vendor in a single year.

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