Samsung sells 30 million Galaxy S and Galaxy S2 phones

Samsung has announced 30 million Galaxy S and Galaxy S2 have been sold worldwide

Samsung has announced that it has passed the 30 million global sales mark for its Galaxy S and Galaxy S2 smartphones.

The news follows reports from September that the company had sold 10 million Galaxy S2’s since the handset launched in Europe and Asia in April this year, leading Samsung to describe the phone in July as its fastest selling device ever.

The debut of the Galaxy S2 in the US in September, under carriers AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint, has further boosted sales since launch. In a press release announcing the record sales, Samsung was keen to point out the original Galaxy S is still seeing strong sales despite the arrival of its successor.

‘Since its launch only five months ago, GALAXY S2 has seen tremendous sales success and garnered enthusiastic reviews from consumers and mobile industry watchers across the globe,’ said JK Shin, president of Samsung mobile communications.

‘This is in addition to the continued sales momentum behind GALAXY S, which we launched at Mobile World Congress 2010 as continues to be a run-away success with consumers.’

Apple also announced that sales of its new iPhone 4S have broken its previous records for the opening weekend. If sales continue at this rate, it will outsell the Galaxy S2 in short order.

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