Samsung's Galaxy S/S II Android Juggernaut Rolls With 30 Million Sold

From DailyTech: Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. appears to have passed Apple in total smartphone sales to become the world's top smartphone manufacturer. Key to that effort has been Google Inc.'s popular Linux-based Android operating system. And leading Samsung's smartphone lineup is the flagship Galaxy S II, which comes in several variants.

The company has just announced that its global sales of the Galaxy S II and its predecessor, the Galaxy S, have hit 30 million. The company also recently proclaimed the Galaxy S II to be its fastest selling smartphone ever, moving 3 million units in 55 days.

Last month Galaxy S II sales hit 10 million, despite weak U.S. carrier support early on.

Launching in April in Samsung's home country of South Korea, the handset reached sales of 1 million in a month and 3 million in 55 days, exclusively within the Korean market. By July, Samsung had moved 5 million Galaxy S II smartphones, as sales had expanded to include European and Japanese carriers.

On September 16 Sprint Nextel Corp. launched the Epic 4G Touch for $199.99 with two year contract, helping propel Samsung's sales higher. And this month AT&T, Inc. finally released a Galaxy S II on October 2 for $199.99 with two-year contract. Last week Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA received the model, priced at $229.99 with two-year contract. Now, of the major carriers in the lucrative U.S. market, only Verizon Communications Inc.'s is leaving customers out in the cold, when it comes to Galaxy S II loving.

Samsung is growing faster than Apple, Inc., but its flagship Galaxy S franchise still has a ways to go in order to top Apple's single family sales record. As of calendar Q2 2011, the iPhone had sold approximately 100 million units worldwide. Of course the iPhone had a three year head start in sales, with the original Galaxy S only launching last June (2010).

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