14 DAY TRIAL // South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung launched earlier this year what appears to be one of the most popular Android-based devices on the market, the Samsung Galaxy S. Already available for purchase on the market in Europe and in some Asian countries, the device should arrive in the United States in the near future, on the airwaves of all major carriers in the country, while being set to make an appearance in Canada too, over at Bell.
Until users in the North American continent would have the possibility to taste the features and functionalities this device comes to shelves with, we should have a look at the performance of Galaxy S in other markets around the globe. One of the countries where this handset seems to have already impressed a wide range of people is South Korea, where a number of more than 200,000 Galaxy S units have been reportedly sold during the first ten days of availability alone.
Launched on June 24 on the airwaves of SK Telecom, the device was sold in 100,000 units within six days since launch, and it seems that it managed to double the sales volume during the following four days. According to Samsung Electronics, its Android-based flagship model was designed to fit the needs of mobile phone users in South Korea, and was pre-loaded with applications from South Korean bookstores, among other, a recent article on Yonhap News reports (via UnwiredView).
The high-end Samsung Galaxy S come to the market with a 4 inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display that boasts a WVGA resolution, a 1GHz Hummingbird application processor, a 5-megapixel photo snapper sporting 720p HD video recording capabilities, 3.5mm headphone jack, Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS receiver, and microSD memory card slot with support for up to 32GB of additional storage space. The handset runs under Google's Android 2.1 operating system, but it should be upgraded to Android 2.2 in the near future.