The Galaxy S8 preorders top a million in Korea, the highest on record for a new phone

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Samsung has unleashed the preorder season for the Galaxy S8 at its home turf in Korea for a good while now, since April 7, and those who have reserved the right to be the first in purchasing the handset have now surpassed the one million mark, tips local media, based on carrier reports. 

This is the highest preorder amount on record for a new phone over there, which bodes well for the total Galaxy S8 sales numbers. Samsung is expecting to ship about 60 million S8 units overall, and analysts predict that 50 million of those will be purchased this year alone. 

The official date when the S8 will hit the shelves in South Korea is April 21, just like in the US. That's as soon as this Friday, so next week everyone of the early adopters who wants Samsung's latest and greatest should have it in their sweaty, shaky hands.

source: The Investor

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