In five months, Samsung sells 30 million Galaxy S III phones

The launch of the Samsung Galaxy S III phone has proved to be one of the strongest competitors to Apple’s iPhone 5. If the reports and the sources are to be believed, Samsung has sold 30 million Galaxy SIII phones in five months flat. The sales have made the phone one of the most sold phones in the world now.
When the Apple iPhone 5 was launched, it took just three days to sell five million iPhone 5 devices for the company.

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Samsung, that has become the highest phone producer in the world, brought the phone out in the month of May. It was very early and in fact, well within time as the company had started to ship the latest and the newest version of the phone.

If the sales of this version are compared with the previous one, the sales of the Galaxy S III are faster and higher as far as the volume of time is concerned. The difference in the time slab is about nine months. That is a huge difference in the world of Smartphones and technology.

It took about 14 months for the Galaxy S II to reach the figure of 30 million sales. In the period from July to September, Samsung sold about 56.3 million Smartphones versus as against 26.9 million units from Apple. The figures are curtsey IDC – a research firm.

Here’s the cheaper Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini

If you are not too happy with the price tag of the Samsung Galaxy S III, you can get the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini. The great thing about this lovely gadget is that it is a cheaper version of the Samsung Galaxy S III phone. The size of the screen has been kept the same as the iPhone 5.

The screen of the S3 Mini is 4”, which is lesser than the Samsung Galaxy S III that sports a 4.8” screen. However, it matches with that of the iPhone 5. The iPhone 5 was the first instance of an upgrade for the screen size of the iPhone.

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Coming back to the Mini, the company has said that they expect the launch to materialize in the month for Europe. However, there was no word on any timetable for the launch in other parts of the world.

It would be interesting to have a look at the price at of the Galaxy S3 Mini. The Mini is tagged at a price of $516 as against the $711 for the most affordable Galaxy S III. The only drawback of the Mini is that it doesn’t give support to 4G wireless networks.

The Samsung Galaxy S III has a superior display than iPhone 5

Now that both Samsung Galaxy S III and iPhone 5 are there to be compared, which do you think has the better display? According to one expert in this industry, the Samsung Galaxy S III scores over the iPhone 5, when it comes to the display. However, ‘better’ is a subjective term and so the conclusions can vary.

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According to the expert, the display of the Samsung Galaxy S III happens to be a bit thinner and is blessed with an improved color gamut. The key rival to Samsung Galaxy S III is the iPhone 5 and it looks like the Samsung gadget has easily overtaken the Apple phone.

It should be noted that the iPhone 5 has a 4” display, which is an improvement over it comparatively smaller iPhone 4S display. In spite of this, the Samsung has something more up its sleeve in the form of better specifications for the display screen.

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The above findings were observed by Vinita Jakhanwal, who is the director for small and medium displays, IHS iSuppli. According to her the differences are quite subtle and might not even matter to the users. She further added that the display of the iPhone 5 was about 1.5 mm in thickness while that of the Galaxy S III was only 1.1 mm.

Samsung Galaxy S IV might be unveiled around February next year

The ripples created by the Galaxy S III have not died down yet and the successor to this gadget has already started peeping its head out. As a matter of fact, even the tentative release date of the Galaxy S has also been announced. The company might bring the gadget out by February 2013.

It is not sure from whom this information has got disclosed. However, it could be an anonymous person from the company itself. The flagship phone will more likely be unveiled in February, the official is said to have said. The occasion of the release of the phone will be the 2013 Mobile World Congress, which has been organized in Barcelona.

The news is certainly a great one, especially for the fans of Samsung phones. There will undoubtedly be updates and new features in the phone. One can expect lots of improvements that are not to be seen in the Galaxy S III. It is expected that the display size might get a boost.

If the reports are to be believed, the display size could be 5”. It is also expected that the phone might have used the flexible display technology. However, the same looks difficult at the moment.

Keep your fingers crossed to get more info about the Samsung Galaxy S IV.