Reply #73: Samsung, Apple Face Off with New Smart Devices

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http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/05/02/2011050201047.html

Samsung Electronics and Apple, currently in a bitter dispute over patents, stepped up their battle for the Korean market with the introduction of new smart devices last week.

Samsung's Galaxy S2 smartphone is enjoying a warm welcome, with pre-orders alone at three major mobile operators exceeding 200,000.

Mobile operator SK Telecom said it took over 160,000 pre-orders for the successor to the Galaxy S between 3 p.m. last Monday and midnight last Friday. That’s equivalent to one every two seconds. The number reached 10,000 in just 29 minutes after starting to take pre-orders and 20,000 in 64 minutes.

LG Uplus said it has received more than 30,000 pre-orders for the smartphone since April 21. While KT has not disclosed its figures, some 200,000 units are estimated to have been sold so far through the three mobile network providers.