Samsung Galaxy S2 Reaches 20 Million Units Sold

By Vincent Funaro, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, February 23, 2012

Samsung made a decision last summer to not divulge the amount of units it sells in terms of smartphones, but the electronics maker seemed to make an exception for its Samsung Galaxy S2 handset.

The "iPhone killer" has reportedly moved 20 million units globally, according to a recent post on the company's official blog.

"Since its launch in late April 2011, the Galaxy S2 has seen tremendous growth reflecting its tremendous popularity with customers around the world," said JK Shin, the president of Samsung's mobile unit.

"We are thrilled that 20 million customers around the world has [sic] enjoyed the smart like Galaxy S2 has brought us," he added. "We will continue to introduce products to satisfy our customers' high expectations."

In total, Samsung has sold nearly 22 million units of the Galaxy S handset globally. In September of 2011, the company reported that it had moved 10 million units of the Galaxy S2.

"As it took them five months to ship their ten millionth Galaxy S2 and another five months do double the figure, one could argue that average monthly performance of the handset is pretty much steady," wrote 9to5 Google.

This announcement comes just before Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona, Spain where Samsung will surely share more interesting new with the public.

Unfortunately the smartphone maker will not be unveiling the Samsung Galaxy S3 at MWC. It was rumored that the device would make its way to the festivities, but Samsung recently announced that it would be unveiling that device later on this year in order to have it happen closer to the actual launch.

The Samsung Galaxy S2 was unveiled last year and did not launch in some areas of the world until almost 6 months after. The company seems to be adopting Apple's strategy who normally unveils a device a week before launch.