Samsung sells more than 5 million Galaxy S2 smartphones

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's second-largest mobile phone maker, said Wednesday that it has sold more than 5 million units of Galaxy S2 smartphone in about three months since its debut.

The Galaxy S sequel, which is at the center of Samsung's smartphone push this year, was launched in South Korea on April 29 and was released in Japan and some European countries in the following month.

Earlier this week, the smartphone was released in China and it will be launched in the U.S. market next month, the company's mobile president Shin Jong-kyun told reporters last week.

Source:Yonhapnews