Samsung reports that it has managed to sell 3 million of it latest flagship Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S II, within 55 days of the device being launched globally. The original Galaxy S took 85 days to hit the same mark.

There’s no doubt that Samsung’s Galaxy S line of smartphones are amongst the company’s most successful consumer devices but the number still pales in comparison to the iPhone 4. Apple reported that it sold 1.7 million units on June 26 2010, just two of days of device’s debut on June 24 last year.

Still, reception for the Galaxy S II has been tremendous. In Malaysia alone, people were already standing in line to purchase the device from day one. Although one could argue that the interest was mostly attributed to the fact that Maxis was offering a very attractive RM799 for the Galaxy S II, albeit to a very limited number of customers who must also sign up with a 24-months contract.

Having said that, word has it local Galaxy S II stocks are hard to come by, which is another indication of the device doing very well on the sales floor.

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This is not the first time Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo employed the dark forces of the Sith lord to promote the Samsung Galaxy S line of smartphones. Darth Vader will once again be the front man of the Galaxy S onslaught in Japan as DoComo launches a marketing campaign around the Galaxy S II featuring him.

We still don’t get it.

Check out the Darth Vader commercial from the previous Galaxy S campaign here.

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We’re just five hours away from the Samsung Unpacked event where the Korean manufacturer is expected to unveil the Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Tab II. Officially Samsung is still tight-lipped on the the details but they are not short on teaser videos. Here’s another one that they’ve just released ahead of the event.

No clues of upcoming devices or anything of that sort. Just footages of Samsung pre-event activities to hype up the Samsung Unpacked event.

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The cat’s pretty much out of the bag. The replacements for the Samsung Galaxy S and the Samsung Galaxy Tab are official and here are the first pictures right from the Samsung Unpacked event floor.

The specs of the Galaxy S II remains the same, a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, a 1GHz dual-core processor, 8MP camera with full 1080p video and an ultra thin 8.49mm chassis. The Galaxy S II will come in two variants with 16GB and 32GB on board storage.

Accompanying the Galaxy S II will be the Galaxy Tab II. The new Galaxy Tab goes up in size from 7-inch to 10.1-inch display with 1280×800 pixel resolution. The Galaxy Tab II will run Honeycomb have an 8MP camera with full 1080p HD video recording and playback and dual surround sound speakers.

There’s a lot to like with Samsung’s new lineup of it flagship Android devices. Question now, is when are these two coming to Malaysia?

A few pictures of the two devices for your viewing after the jump.

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What you’re looking at is the first official picture of the Samsung Galaxy S 2 that is schedule for an official debut tomorrow at the Samsung Unpacked event. Looks like the general design of the new Galaxy S remains unchanged and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

In terms of specs, it looks like everything that was reported earlier is pretty much the real deal.

• Android 2.3 Gingerbread
• 4.3-inch display
• 1GHz dual-core processor
• HSPA+
• Bluetooth 3.0
• 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi
• Weight: 116g
• Thickness 8.49mm

At just 8.49mm thick (iPhone 4 9.3mm, current Samsung Galaxy S 9.9mm, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc 8.7mm) the new Galaxy S is virtually paper thin! So Samsung might just have themselves another top-seller here. We’re looking forward to the Unpacked event tomorrow to see what other features the Galaxy S 2 has to offer.

So what do you guys think? Drool-worthy or snoozy?

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In under 2 weeks, Samsung will reveal the replacement for the current Samsung Galaxy S at Barcelona. With its Android rivals now churning out higher display resolutions and dual core processors, it is time for Samsung to stay ahead in the smart phone game with its new successor.

To build up some excitement ahead of the reveal, Samsung has released a teaser video for the upcoming device. From the last scene, the new Galaxy S looks pretty slim and perhaps even thinner than the iPhone 4 as speculated earlier. More videos are expected to be revealed before the launch on Samsung Unpacked website.

Watch the teaser video after the break.

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We know that the replacement for the popular Samsung Galaxy S is just around the corner — February 13 to be exact. We know that more information on the device will revealed on February 1, but not much have been revealed about the specifcations of Samsung next biggest Android powerhouse.

By our estimate, it will definitely have to run dual-core to stay current with the likes of the Atrix and the Optimus 2X but that’s just speculation but is it?

Korean site, Nocutnews has revealed more details on the new Galaxy S, a device known internally in Samsung by the codename “Seine”.

The report says that the new Galaxy S will feature a dual-core processor along with a huge 1GB of RAM with a GPU performance of five times faster than the current Galaxy S. In addition the Seine — named after a river in France — will pack 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display with WVGA resolution, an 8MP camera with full 1080p HD video recording, Android 2.3 OS along with NFC.

That’s not all, Nocutnews also claims that the new Galaxy S will be thinner than the current model possibly even thinner than the iPhone 4.

From a seperate source we’ve also gotten word that the new Galaxy S will feature a curved glass surface just like the Nexus S but the attention grabbing piece of news is that, it will also feature a vertical slide-out QWERTY keyboard, something that’s not unlike the BlackBerry Torch.

If this is anything to go by, the new Galaxy S will be something to look forward to indeed.

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Samsung has this annual event called the “Samsung Unpacked” that it uses as a platform to unveil killer devices. Some of the major devices unpacked at the Samsung Unpacked event include the Jet, the Wave and the very successful Galaxy S.

This time around the event will unveil the successor to the Galaxy S and Samsung has started teasing the crowd about it on the official Samsung Unpacked website. There’s really not much to look at except for the unveiling date which will be February 13, just one day before Mobile World Congress, but there will be a teaser preview on February 1. Hopefully by then more details will surface.

Wonder what the new Galaxy S will bring to the table, a dual-core processor is not a bad start. What do you think? Click on the source link to head on over to the Samsung Unpacked website.

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Every year, TIME magazine lists the top 10 of almost everything. In a lists of top tens in 50 categories the magazine susses out the highs and lows, the good and the bad, of the past 12 months. From top 10 albums to top 10 viral videos, the list is definitely worth a read.

In within the 50 top 10 categories is the top 10 gadgets for 2010, and the top ranking smart phone listed in in that list is one of our favourite Android phones for this year — the Samsung Galaxy S.

With its brilliant super AMOLED screen, speedy processor and awesome graphics capability the Galaxy S delivered performance a level higher than current crop of Android devices and — to a certain extent — even more than the ubiquitous iPhone.

Interestingly, the Galaxy S is listed well above the iPhone 4 which itself is listed below the Nexus One. So what does this tells us? It appears that 2010 is the year that Google’s Android becomes a legitimate contender in the mobile OS arena to formidably battle against the mighty iOS.

The question now is, will the Nexus S be able to maintain the momentum?

Head on after the jump for the full list.

Top 10 Gadgets

• iPad
• Samsung Galaxy S
• 11-In. MacBook Air
• Google TV Via Logitech Revue
• Nexus One
• iPhone 4
• Apple TV
• Toshiba Libretto Dual-Screen Laptop
• Kinect
• Nook Color

While we’re on the topic of lists, click here to find out what’s the is fastest rising mobile phone on Google for 2010 and also check out our mobile gadget shortlist from TIME’s top 100 gadgets of all time.

For the full top 10 list of everything head on over to TIME.com

Samsung Mobile India confirmed via its Twitter account that the Galaxy S will get Android 2.3 (Gingerbread not Gingerbeard ) BUT there’s no set date for the update release, so that’s a bit pointless.

The good thing is, since the statement came out from India, it is very likely that Asian Galaxy S users will get the update as well.

We’re still wondering when HTC Malaysia will announce Android 2.2 update for the HTC Legend.

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