Samsung Galaxy S sells 800,000 in South Korea on Sk Telecom and Will Now Sell a Cute White Version
 

Wow this is quite surprising Samsung has already sold 800,000 Galaxy s's in a market where your lucky to sell 100,000-200,000 units source here http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2010/0...n-south-korea/ and http://www.devicemag.com/2010/08/18/...-reach-europe/. Samsung will create a white version for South Korea I hope I can get one here http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2010/0...xy-s-in-white/. Wow such good sales for such a small country in only 2 months and yet the Nokia n900 only 100,000 6 months.

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Oh dear not again. Are these same people who think that Google Nexus one was big fail because of sail figures.

What kind of education people here have? Do you guys read anything else than Blog comments?


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And FYI all Nokia personnels whom i have talked underestimated demand and sales of N900. Maybe because it was not supposed to be marketed as it was. First batch went in record time :|

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Saling that much stuff in south-korea (Samsungs home country) is not too surprising, but it´s well indeed. Samsung will get nice sell figures with that phone in many countries. I do not doubt that.

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I wonder wouldn't both Samsung Galaxy S and the Nokia n900 would be both considered devices for people who are early adopters want the best hardware available? There really hasn't been much marketing for either device I have seen ad for the Galaxy S but they really aren't that great.

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N900 Does not have currently or did have any competitors. It´s way too niche devices and there is no IMO competition. There is this uber geek open source device N900 and then there is all the other devices.

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Actually not necessarily the HTC Hd2 fits the bill when it comes to a hackable geek device sure it doesn't have Linux but Windows Mobile is very hackable and has much community support from Xda Developers.

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actually you can run ubuntu and android on the HD2 heres a list of the progress they made in the HD2
http://htc-linux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Leo/Status
you could search on youtube if you wanna see more, it's pretty nice, you can even make calls on ubuntu, but the sound is a work in progress.

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I mean sure the Galaxy S isn't a portable Unix box but is pretty cutting edge when it comes to processor, gpu, Codec Support, Connectivity, Camera, Video playback, and screen. While for some it may not have everything that every feature imaginable I do think does appeal to geeks and power users.

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Gee, Samsung sells 800,000 into the Korean market, one that even Apple had a hard time getting into. Go figure.

Linux is the major reason I bought the N900 despite the HD2 being available. Windows Mobile isn't nearly as hackable, and the things I've done with it would be impossible (due to its crap unicode handling.)

Notice that 3D is still completely broken due to the way Android requires custom user-space libraries for 3D that aren't at all compatible with Xorg.

I'm still amused at how many pro-Android posters still roll around us trying to suggest we're wrong for not using it, because all the other kids do. Or something.

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you know, that samsung is a SOUTH KOREAN COMPANY?!??!?!?!
so no wonder that they are selling good at their home country.
that's why xbox 360 doesn't sell well in japan, and ps3 does (sony = japanese)

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Hmm. There's merit to the whole "home country" and "home product" selling well banter above.

However... 800k isn't bad at all. Good numbers to start off with. I wonder when all of the Samsung Galaxy S variants are taken into count, which area will be the better selling area for them in the end?

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Wait I think both oses can suit the same needs when it comes to modding. What I really like better about Maemo is the user interface is a whole hell of a lot better then Windows Mobile don't get me wrong I like HTC Sense on Windows Mobile it does a very good job but I you dig deep enough you find the rotting guts of Windows Mobile. I really don"t understand why Maemo is more customizable when Windows Mobile allows any amount of to be installed on the System memory or the sdcard when Maemo 5 only lets you install apps on 2gb of memory. After seeing what devs have done with both Windows Mobile and Maemo it kinda make me miss both platforms when the next generation of devices come. Hardspl unlocking in Windows Mobile is rarely needed when it comes to doing stuff like installing custom themes, installing Linux distributions, installing apps on the sdcard, and tethering contrary in Android rooting is usually a difficult process and is required for installing custom themes, installing Linux distributions, installing apps on the sdcard, and tethering. However Windows Phone 7 will the quite the opposite of Windows Mobile classic and Maemo where you will be locked out of sideloading apps, filesystem access, memory cards, custom themes, and tethering. Oh well good bye to good old clunky Windows Mobile and hello to Microsoft iPhone 7.

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It's like a batch of biscuits. When the plate comes out and they're hot and fresh, a bunch of them disappear right away because people want to get the fresh product and try it out. Once they tried it and a sufficient number of people started to make faces and put them back onto the plate, the number of new takers dwindles significantly.

What I'm saying it, the N900 is a rotten batch of biscuits sitting in a tray. :) Worse, still, they're a 10-month old batch of biscuits and discounted down to a third of their price. heh

Maybe. Maybe. How well did the Nokia N900 sell in Finland compared to Android, Apple and others? Just curious to see if they're ANYWHERE near each other.

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Well maybe Nokia fortunes will change with the Nokia n8. Maybe that will be a fresher batch of biscuits and maybe that will sell well enough.

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A coworker has a galaxy s and it's a really nice device.

I'm tempted to buy one just skip waiting on the nokia's announcement for the n9.

That being said just wish it had a front facing camera and flash, besides that it's a great device.

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I don't know about the N8, but hopefully the fact that they're tossing out the old recipe to cook a whole different batch of biscuits inspires a small, very, very, small hope that it's better next time. We'll see. I'm still wary of many of Nokia's problems outside of the OS and hardware (support, parts/replacement, customer service, etc.).

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We'll never know 100%; Nokia hasn't let out numbers on their sales since the N97 and 5800. But with that said, I'm sure Android - due to the way it's on multiple phones - and even Apple has probably outsold the N900, but they didn't outsell all of the Nokia offerings in Finland combined.

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The Nokia n8 doesn't seem like it will fair much. Heck it doesn't even look like Nokia has a real business. Maybe if Nokia got a new ceo there fortunes but as it is now Nokia isn't doing horribly well.

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For the target demographic that we're talking about here (early adopters), I wonder if they're more likely to be 'moved' to the purchase due to official marketing materials or online buzz?

IE: Penguin and transformer N900 robot videos, or 'reviews' by Eldar, forum, engadget, et al?

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That 100 000 in 5 months stat has been corrected by Nokia months ago. Whoever came out with that rumour must have been paid very well. The real figure according to Nokia was more than 100 000 in 5 weeks .

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That's good... at least they responded. That's much better than the deafening silence that caused the rumors.

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No, because I don't "mod." To "mod" implies to make minor changes and alterations to the installed ROM image. Anything beyond that requiring a recompile is -impossible- on WinMo, whereas I have built and altered hildon-desktop myself, as have others.

It's that flexibility I am after and will finally get with MeeGo, not that "kinda-sorta" nonsense you get with WinMo.