Samsung Received 9 Million Pre-Orders for the Galaxy S3 [REPORT]

samsung-galaxy-s-iii-books-600samsung-galaxy-s-iii-books-600Samsung has received 9 million pre-orders from more than 100 international carriers for its upcoming flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S3, Korea Economic Daily reports.

Samsung’s smartphone factory in South Korea is running at full capacity, which is 5 million units per month, according to the same report.

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This is more good news for Samsung, which became the world’s biggest phone maker in Q1 2012. The company is also the undisputed king of the Android market: Its smartphone sales represent about 40% of all Android-based smartphone sales worldwide.

Samsung Galaxy S3 hits Europe on May 29, followed by a US launch in June.

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It sports a 4.8-inch touchscreen, a 8-megapixel rear-facing and 1.9-megapixel forward-facing camera, and comes with the latest version of Android — Ice Cream Sandwich.

[via Reuters]

This story originally published on Mashable here.

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