Samsung Electronics expects its Q4 numbers to jump 22 percent over Q3 for a profit of 5.2 trillion won ($4.5 billion), handily beating estimates and setting an all-time quarterly earnings record for the company.

The South Korean firm, the world's largest maker of flat panels, memory chips and flat-screen televisions, was publishing its earnings guidance before official results are released later this month.

Samsung is forecasting that it shipped 35 million handsets in Q4, up a full 25 percent against the quarter prior, IT media report.