Thirty Million. 30 Million. That’s how many Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphones have been sold.Can you imagine the amount of space 30,000,000 pristine Galaxy S3 boxes would take? I struggle to grasp it.
“The Galaxy S3 continues to be a runaway favourite with customers around the world,” said JK Shin, head of Samsung’s IT and mobile communications division.
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The Galaxy S3 is Samsung’s flagship smartphone and accounts for the majority of their smartphone sales. In total, Samsung has sold 56.3 million smartphones between July to September, representing a 31.3% stake of the global smartphone market. According to the IDC, that’s more than twice Apple’s share.
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Sales of Samsung’s Galaxy S3 spiked following the reveal of Apple’s iPhone 5. According to Localytics, Samsung’s flagship rose by 15%, indicating the humble refresh of Apple’s iPhone failed to match the allure of Samsung’s innovative S3.

