Samsung’s new Android smartphone, the Galaxy S III, is gaining traction quickly. Samsung Electronics said on Monday that it has already sold more than 10 million of the new Galaxy phones in less than two months.
Shin Jong-kyun, president of Samsung’s mobile communications unit, told Yonhap News Agency that the phone had surpassed the 10-million mark.To be clear, whenever the Korean company says “sell” in relation to handsets, it means sales to retail channels, not directly to customers. However, the high number of sales to retailers indicates that the phone is in high demand.
Samsung’s introduction of this phone was particularly aggressive. In the United States, each of the four big carriers were selling the Galaxy S III. That should help it compete directly with Apple’s iPhone, which is available on all the major carriers with the exception of T-Mobile USA.
Samsung recently dethroned Nokia to become the world’s biggest phone maker, including smartphone and traditional cellphones. Apple is still the No. 1 smartphone maker.
