For the first time, Samsung Electronics has surpassed Apple in terms of profitability.<br /> Apple's earnings report for the second quarter showed 53-point-3 billion U.S. dollars in sales and 12-point-6 billion in operating profits.<br /> That's a ratio of 23-point-7 percent.<br />But the Korean tech giant in the second quarter posted a margin of 25-point-4 percent.<br />Samsung was already creeping up on Apple in the first quarter, behind by just two tenths of a percent.<br />Samsung's profits in the second quarter were driven more by its chip business than smartphones.<br />It posted sales of 52 billion dollars... and profits of 13-point-3 billion. <br />
