(Telecompaper) Samsung Electronics said revenues for the first quarter fell to KRW 47.12 trillion from 53.68 trillion the year before, with the operating profit sliding to KRW 18.16 trillion from 21.63 trillion and the net profit going lower to KRW 4.63 trillion from 7.57 trillion. Revenues went down to KRW 10.26 trillion from 11.32 trillion for Consumer Electronics (CE) and to KRW 25.89 trillion from 32.44 trillion at IT & mobile communications (IM). At Display Panel (DS), revenues lifted to KRW 17.10 trillion from 15.56 trillion. Samsung said smartphone shipments increased quarter-on-quarter, led by mid to low end products although its average selling price (ASP) declined. Network revenue declined from Q4 due to decreased investment in LTE network by overseas carriers. Looking forward, Samsung expects smartphone and tablet demand to stagnate in the second quarter due to continued weak seasonality. Profit should improve on the back of increased high-end sales, although marketing expenses will also increase. For the full year, product and marketing competition will increase amid a slowdoan of smartphone growth. Samsung added that demand might weaken due to negative forex effects.