Galaxy S III Breaks Pre-order Records with UK Vendors

Just last week, there was a rumor that Samsung had already gotten a massive nine million pre-orders for the Galaxy S III. While we don't yet know if that number is accurate, we do know that the phone is selling extremely well in the United Kingdom, where it is scheduled to launch late next week.

According to the Inquirer, Samsung's latest addition to its Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets is doing very, very well in the UK. Though the phone has not yet launched, it's apparently breaking pre-order records across the pond. The Inq cites Vodafone and Carphone Warehouse representatives as saying its a record breaker. A Carphone Warehouse spokesperson yesterday revealed that the GSIII is the most pre-ordered phone of 2012, and Vodafone? Well, Vodafone goes one step further and says the Galaxy S III is the network's most pre-ordered Android phone ever.

"With over a week to go until launch, it's already the most pre-ordered Android device we've brought into our smartphone line-up to date and our limited time offer of 2GB of mobile data and 100 free music tracks is being snapped up."

The Galaxy S III was announced in the first week of May after a months-long build up. The device boasts a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED 1280 x 720 display; a quad-core Exynos processor; 1GB of RAM, an 8-megapixel camera on the back with a 1.9-megpixel affair up front; Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with Samsung's TouchWiz UI on top and new gesture functions to improve navigation; and HSPA+ support. Samsung is also working on an LTE model for the United States, which will also reportedly have a dual-core CPU instead of the quad-core Exynos that powers the international model.

The phone will launch on May 29 and is scheduled for release later this summer in North America.

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