The South Korean giant said Friday that fourth quarter operating profit probably jumped 26%.

That would take it to just over $8.2 billion.

The game comes as home working drives demand for electron ICS.

Consumers are snapping up new screens and other gadgets.

Samsung shares soared 7% following the news.

They're now up about 67% since September.

The world's biggest memory chip maker has also Bean, buoyed by strong demand for semiconductors on Let's Say that's driving a faster than expected rebound in prices for chips.

Smartphones are the one downside.

Samsung estimates shipments will be down 17.5% on the previous quarter.

That is in part due to competition from Apple's new iPhone 12.

Samsung is now expected to unveil its latest flagship handset next week, earlier than in past years.