Samsung Reports Strong Domestic Sales Of Galaxy S II

After one month of sales, Samsung has revealed that its Galaxy S II “Gingerbread” smartphone has sold one million units in Korea. And it said it is aiming the Galaxy S III for an early 2012 launch.

Samsung began selling the Galaxy S II, which runs Android 2.3 “Gingerbread” on a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Plus (Super active-matrix organic LED Plus) screen and 1.2GHz processor, 29 April in its home country.

Since the phone went on sale, it’s been selling “like a hotcake,” in Korea, Samsung said in a press statement 30 May.

Hot Seller

“It has been breaking every selling record relating to cell phones in Korea. Since its release on 29th of April, Galaxy S2 passed 100,000 sold in 3 days, and 200,000 in 8 days, and reached 500,000 sold after a fortnight,” the company added. “This fastest 1,000,000 sold record, in particular, shortens its predecessor Galaxy S’s previous record by a whopping 40 days.”

That is no mean feat. Worldwide, the Galaxy S line sold over 10 million units in 2010, whipping Motorola and HTC in Android handset sales.

IDC said Android helped Samsung double its smartphone market share, so it’s especially sweet for Samsung to sell 10 percent of that figure in one country in a single month.

The Galaxy S II handsets are expected to hit the United States this summer. If the product’s sales in Korea are any hint, Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Sprint should see solid sales figures for the phones this year.

Mark 3 In 2012

Moreover, Samsung is already revving up its Galaxy S III launch for early 2012. That’s what J.K. Shin, president of Samsung Mobile, told The Wall Street Journal at Computex 30 May.

Shin also commented briefly on Samsung’s ongoing lawsuit with Apple, where the two companies are suing each other for various patent infringements.

“We didn’t copy Apple’s design,” Shin told the Journal. “We have used many similar designs over the past years, and it [Apple’s allegation] will not be legally problematic.”

Samsung is also gaining steam in Android-based tablets. Shin said Samsung is riding the Android “Honeycomb” horse exclusively for its tablet offerings.

The company will launch a 10.1-inch version of its Galaxy Tab tablet computer in June, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 later this summer and a 4G Tab later this year, Shin told the Journal.