14 DAY TRIAL // If you thought that last year's Samsung Galaxy S was the company's most popular Android-based device, you might want to wait a little longer before carving that in stone, as the latest flagship smartphone from Samsung seems set to break its predecessor's record. The new device, highly appealing due to the powerful application processor it packs inside, and of the rest of its hardware specs, has been already pre-order in excess of 3 million units at various wireless carriers around the world.
This is the highest level of pre-orders for a Samsung mobile phone, the company announced, and suggests that the new high-end device would be the next big thing for the handset vendor.
This is yet another great milestone that Samsung Galaxy S II achieved for the company, after being pre-order by over 200k users in South Korea, and managing to sell more than 120k devices in the first three days of availability.
However, it seems that the global interest in the new handset is on the rise, and that Samsung would manage to reach the 10 million Galaxy S II sold units mark by the end of the ongoing year, just as planned.
Previously, the company announced that they would launch the new smartphone in over 120 countries via 140 mobile operators, Samsung Hub notes in a recent article.
The Samsung Galaxy S II was already made available for purchase in South Korea and in the UK, and should reach many other markets before the end of this month.
For those out of the loop, we should note that the handset was unveiled with a large 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, complemented by a dual-core application processor that would have both cores clocked in at 1.2GHz.
Moreover, the device arrives on shelves with an 8-megapixel photo snapper with support for 1080p video recording, as well as with Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi Direct support, Bluetooth 3.0, 3G (HSPA+) connectivity, and built-in GPS receiver.
It sports 16GB of internal memory, complemented by a microSD memory card slot with support for up to 32GB of additional storage space, and Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread mobile operating system.