Samsung Galaxy S tops 9.3 million handset sales

    Samsung is on the verge of realising its 10 million unit sales hopes for its flagship Android powered mobile handset the Samsung Galaxy S, new figures have revealed.

    One of the biggest mobile successes of the year, Samsung has announced it has sold an impressive 9.3 million Galaxy S handsets globally to date with a little over a week to spare before the year end 10 million target expires.

   Launched back in July, the Galaxy S topped a strong mobile year from Sammy with a range of Android, Windows Phone 7 and the company’s own Bada OS offerings topping more than 40 million global handset sales.

   Having arrived with Google’s Android 2.1 mobile operating system, the Galaxy S has since been given a 2.2, FroYo update with the 1GHz Hummingbird processer touting, 4-inch Super AMOLED hosting, 5-megapixel camera bragging device currently awaiting a 2.3, Gingerbread overhaul.

via Engadget