Samsung to release the Galaxy S in 110 countries on the same day

By on Jun 1, 2010 at 1:20 PM
Rumor June 1, 2010

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If a report by the Korea IT Times is to be believed, Samsung is preparing an extremely aggressive launch for its Galaxy S; one which would see the Android smartphone launch in 110 countries in a single day. There’s no definitive word on when the launch will occur, but the smart money is on it going down this month or early next. In all likelihood, the spectacle is being planned with the intention of drawing as much media attention to the handset as possible, and, as Korea IT Times points out, it also highlights Samsung’s confidence that it has a spot in the sun in the smartphone world. No guts, no glory, right?

[Via AndroidOS.in]

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  • http://www.zapote21.com Zapote21

    And in October, they will release a memo saying that the Galaxy S is not upgradeable beyond 2.2 LOLOL

    No thanks

    • MikeD

      That would be so wrong.

  • http://www.brianward.com Brian Ward

    Any idea where it is going in the US?

  • richard

    Hopefully word can spread to all of these countries to stay away from Samsung Android devices.

  • Norm

    Where is the home button? Where is the search button?

  • MikeD

    Now thats a rollout! Did they do a big marketing push in most if not all those countries?

    This is also a great way to boost your sales numbers thus giving it a good follow up story on the big sales numbers.

  • Laz

    Is the date 6/19?

  • F1

    @ Brian Ward

    T-Mobile Deutsche-Telekom >>>T-Mobile U.S.A.

    Thank You

  • http://theandroidguru.blogspot.com The Android Guru

    Now thats what I call an Android invasion!

  • http://theandroidguru.blogspot.com The Android Guru

    @ Norm
    I was wondering the same thing! Also,
    why does the phone standing stright up show 7 “home screen dots” & the one laying down show 6?

    **In my Arsenio Hall voice**
    Things that make you go, hmmm….

  • Paul

    So that would mean they need at least 110 deices right?

  • drksilenc

    to bad the only thing samsung makes thats worth nething are there displays… wont touch one of there phones because they put the worst ui overlay on it and they dont update for anything

  • Gee

    That’s what I call no update

  • StevenGlansburg

    the interface looks awfully familiar. It’s like they are trying to be something better than they really are.

  • Nick-Nick

    Well, I don’t care much about other 109 countries.
    But will it come to Canada any time soon, or we have to wait until US market is overstuffed with this then outdated piece of hardware?

  • Chase Schultz

    The phone is crap…..when does it EVER snow in Las Vegas.

    =D

    • gee

      lol, very true. but seriously it did snow a few years back in LV.

    • Jim

      LOL!

      • Chase Schultz

        IT also says its March….lol….SNOW in Las Vegas in March…lol

  • brian

    t-mobile already announced that they will be picking up this phone

  • i want android on at&t!

    guys android has surpassed the need for buttons and now you only have to ‘think’ of pressing home and it will happen.

  • darth bud

    Tmobile is getting this, they are announcing it on june 19th, that’s why they are opening earlyz

    • Uhhhh

      Why would they announce it on the date the slide comes out?

  • ron

    Another iPhone clone. It’s the software stupid! When is Samsung releasing their tablet?

  • JB

    I mean yea this is gonna be one of the best samsung phones weve seen in years with a nice 4″ display and 720p recording but ive never liked samsung call me dumb but thats just me im waiting on the shadow or droid 2!!!

  • fastwalking

    the Galaxy is a total rip-off of the iPhone. they have copied absolutley every detail about the iPhone as if they have no innovation of their own. look at them side by side – everything is the same
    - swipe to start
    - same number and location of icons
    - same dock area
    - same size and shape
    - same colour

    so how do you say “rip-off” in Korean?

    Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone) at: (null) Atlantic Ocean

    • Ace Curry

      Yeah had they not used an iPhone-esque UI, I would want this phone bad. That and Samsung announcing that Yahoo! will be the default search on all of their phones. Then again, if somebody can figure out how to root the bad boy, you can get rid of all that and take advantage of the amazing hardware.

      Not too surprised though. Samsung has so much hardware in the iPhone there is no way Apple could sue. And the iPhone is clearly a successful product. Maybe Samsung is hoping that people who want or are switching from the iPhone would want the Super AMOLED display, fast Hummingbird processor, a front facing camera and the customization of Android along with an iPhone-esque UI.

  • Nokia N900

    The only thing holding this phone back is that the main (back) camera has no flash. Womp Womp Womp

    • mrbill

      And it won’t be updateable.

  • Rdx

    Android will get a big boost from this, 110 countries, wow!

  • Danny

    HSPA + Capable (with faster HSUPA capabilities)
    Not imprisoned to AT&T only
    Not imprisoned to Sprint Nextel (thank God)
    Not imprisoned to Verizon Wireless
    Simultaneous Voice + Data
    Super AMOLED screen (for easy visibility in the sun)
    4″ Screen for those of us who think 4.3″ is just too damn wide
    .9 inches thick (super super slim)
    Super fast processor (fastest to date)
    Front facing camera
    Upgradable to Froyo after launch (think Mobile Hot Spot, full native Exchange Support, new font sizes for Gmail, faster Java etc)
    8 and 16 GB models for internal storage

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