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A man uses Samsung Electronics' new Samsung Galaxy SIII smartphone during its launch at The Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London May 3, 2012. REUTERS/Ki Price

A man uses Samsung Electronics' new Samsung Galaxy SIII smartphone during its launch at The Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London May 3, 2012.

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SEOUL | Thu May 17, 2012 8:41pm EDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co has received some 9 million pre-orders for its third-generation Galaxy S smartphone from more than 100 global carriers, the Korea Economic Daily reported on Friday.

Samsung toppled Apple as the world's biggest smartphone maker in the first quarter, helped by its line-up of Galaxy named devices running on Google's free Android software.

The latest version of its flagship phone, unveiled this month, will first go on sale on May 29 in Germany before being rolled out to other countries.

The newspaper, which cited an unidentified Samsung official, also said the company's smartphone factory in South Korea was running at its full capacity of 5 million units per month.

Samsung declined to comment.

It said late last month that the new Galaxy S smartphone would "substantially contribute" to its second-quarter earnings.

(Reporting by Miyoung Kim; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)
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Comments (3)
ammaryameen wrote:
Make them 9,000,001 because I am also getting one.

May 17, 2012 10:30pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
studentrights wrote:
“Make them 9,000,001 because I am also getting one.” – ammaryameen

No. The carriers pre-ordered 9 million. So you’ll be able to buy on from them.

All Smasung phone sales numbers are always “shipped” to carriers not “sold” to an actual customer.

Apple only reports “sold”. Apple had 1 million pre-orders sold to an actual customer.

May 18, 2012 4:22am EDT  --  Report as abuse
Cannylad wrote:
If you read the original press statement the pre-orders are to carriers who themselves have pre-orders for the handsets, which is why the factories are working flat out to ensure there are no disappointed customers. I suspect Samsung themselves may have been surprised by the early takeup but from the “hands on” reviews I’ve seen to date it’s
it’s understandable.

May 18, 2012 4:01pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
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