Samsung says Galaxy S III sales hit 20 million

9:43 pm | Thursday, September 6th, 2012

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SEOUL, South Korea—Samsung says global sales of its Galaxy S III smartphone have surpassed 20 million in a little more than three months.

Samsung Electronics Co. launched the flagship smartphone powered by Google’s Android operating system in Europe in late May. The release schedule was about three months ahead of new phone announcement by rivals Apple, Nokia and Motorola.

Samsung says brisk sales of the S III are helping it retain dominance in the smartphone market. Strategy Analytics says Samsung overtook Apple in worldwide smartphone shipments in 2011.

The company is embroiled in legal tussles with Apple around the world over whether Samsung’s mobile devices copied Apple products. Apple last week added the S III to the “copycat” list in its complaint filed with a US court.

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http://pulse.yahoo.com/_5UOZM4PWIDKO7G64HL3PPMXUTM Constantine

This galaxy S3 is dead! The Nokia Lumia 920 is a complete Smart Phone and will annihilate all other smart phones.

rudyroks

In your dreams…
Yoran E. Jit

If you only knew what kind of fiasco Nokia is in right now (PureView N920 commercial) you’d be so ashamed to have typed that comment.
typicalAsianGuy

lol. this happens everytime when MS set to reveal future update iterations but only embarrasses itself on its marketshare.. oh wait for tango.. oh wait for mango.. oh wait for apollo.. wait for bangomajango..XD
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_Q3QGG5QHBLRMZTIYWUFURY6J2E Night

WHAT IS A NOKIA?

1 YEAR FROM NOW A KID WILL ASK HIS FATHER “DAD, WHAT IS A NOKIA”

FATHER “A COMPANY THAT MADE OLD PHONES LONG TIME AGO, THEY DON’T EXISTS NOW”

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_Q3QGG5QHBLRMZTIYWUFURY6J2E Night

i want a nokia lumia powered by wp7……….. on second thought no thanks hahahah

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