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Samsung Galaxy S8 Said to Be Selling Twice as Fast as Galaxy S7

Samsung Galaxy S8 Said to Be Selling Twice as Fast as Galaxy S7

By Shekhar Thakran | Updated: 29 May 2017 18:35 IST

Highlights

The smartphones were released on April 21
Samsung earlier said that it has sold 5 million units of the phones
The company has sold 1 million units of phone in South Korea

If anyone thought that Galaxy Note 7 debacle could bring Samsung down, they surely have been proved wrong by the company's latest flagship Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones. While we earlier reported that the company managed to sell 5 million units of the smartphones in less than one month after launch, the South Korean company has now reportedly said that these phones are selling "almost two times faster" than its predecessor Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones.

On Sunday, Samsung announced that it has sold more than 1 million units of Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ since the smartphones' official launch on April 21, as per a news report by The Investor. "The phone's predecessors S6 and S7 hit the 100 million mark in 75 and 74 days since their launch, respectively. The S8 is selling almost two times faster than that," a Samsung official was quoted as saying in the report.

Samsung earlier announced on April 9, within two days of the smartphones' launch, that the pre-orders exceeded 550,000 units. Later, on April 18, the South Korean company said that pre-orders exceeded the 1 million mark, as pointed out in the report.

The latest smartphones from Samsung were released in India earlier this month on May 5. The India variants of Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S8+ feature dual-SIM functionality. The price in India of Galaxy S8 is Rs. 57,900 (MOP), while the Samsung Galaxy S8+ price in India is Rs. 64,900 (MOP). The latter is available in Midnight Black, Coral Blue, and Maple Gold colour variants, while the former is available in Midnight Black and Maple Gold colour options.

Last month, Samsung said that the US pre-orders for the Galaxy S8 have been the 'best ever' and that the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ attracted 30 percent more pre-orders than last year's Galaxy S7.

Samsung Galaxy S8

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Gorgeous looks and excellent construction quality
Brilliant displays
Phenomenal camera quality
Class-leading performance

Bad
No flat screen option
Nearly unusable fingerprint reader
Software stuffed with unnecessary features

Read detailed Samsung Galaxy S8 review

Display 5.80-inch

Processor Samsung Exynos 8895

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 3000mAh

OS Android 7.0

Resolution 1440x2960 pixels

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Samsung Galaxy S8+

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Gorgeous looks and excellent construction quality
Brilliant displays
Phenomenal camera quality
Class-leading performance

Bad
No flat screen option
Nearly unusable fingerprint reader
Software stuffed with unnecessary features

Read detailed Samsung Galaxy S8+ review

Display 6.20-inch

Processor Samsung Exynos 8895

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 3500mAh

OS Android 7.0

Resolution 1440x2960 pixels

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