Samsung on Thursday announced that sales of its Galaxy S 4 smartphone have topped 10 million units globally less than one month after its debut.
In fact, it took the uber-popular Android phone just 26 days to reach the 10 million-sold milestone. The impressive feat makes the Galaxy S 4 ($399.99 at Amazon) Samsung's fastest-selling smartphone to date.
By comparison, the Galaxy S III reached the 10 million sales mark 50 days after its launch last year, while that smartphone's predecessor, the Galaxy S II , took five months to reach the same sales milestone. And it took the original Galaxy S seven months to reach 10 million units sold.
"On behalf of Samsung, I would like to thank the millions of customers around the world who have chosen the Samsung Galaxy S 4. At Samsung we'll continue to pursue innovation inspired by and for people," Samsung's mobile chief JK Shin said in a statement.
Launched on April 27 in 60 countries, the Galaxy S 4 is now estimated to be selling at a rate of four units per second, Samsung said. The phone is currently available in more than 110 countries and will eventually be rolled out to a total of 155 countries.
Prospective Galaxy S 4 buyers can look forward to some new color variations in the coming months beyond the existing white and black options. Samsung is planning to introduce blue and red versions this summer (pictured below), followed by purple and brown.
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The Galaxy S 4 sports a 5-inch, full HD Super AMOLED touch-screen display with 441 pixels per inch and 1,920-by-1,080 resolution. It runs an enhanced version of Google's Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.
For more, see PCMag's review of the Samsung Galaxy S 4, as well as the slideshow above. Also check out our Galaxy S4 vs. Apple iPhone 5: Spec Showdown.
