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Samsung Galaxy S 4 logs record pre-regs with Carphone Warehouse, four times the S III

posted by Daniel P. / Mar 20, 2013, 7:08 AM

Samsung Galaxy S 4 logs record pre-regs with Carphone Warehouse, four times the S III

European mobile retailer Carphone Warehouse issued a press release that the interest it sees in the Samsung Galaxy S 4 pre-registration is unprecedented. The chain has registered no less than four times the rate it logged for Samsung's last year bestseller - the Galaxy S III.

The third Galaxy flagship edition last year broke all registration records as well, and now its successor proves how ingrained in the minds of consumers Samsung has become. There is formidable competition this year, though, with the Xperia Z, HTC One and the Optimus G Pro, so it's early to tell whether the final sales results will break records again.

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www.carphonewarehouse.com/new-samsung-galaxy-phone

London, 20 March 2013 – Carphone Warehouse has today announced that interest in Samsung’s newest Galaxy S4 smartphone has been ‘off the charts’ compared with its predecessors. The UK’s largest independent mobile retailer has so far received more than four times (446%)* as many pre-registrations for the Galaxy S4 than it did when Samsung announced its last flagship device, the SIII, in 2012.

Graham Stapleton, Chief Operating Officer at Carphone Warehouse, says, “The vast number of pre-registrations we’ve had for this device is evidence how hot the Galaxy S4 is going to be. The launch event in New York clearly captured the imagination of many of our customers - acting as the driving force for the busiest pre-registration period we’ve ever seen!

“The Galaxy SIII launch broke records last year and was always going to be a tough one to beat, but the S4 is already proving to be a more than capable step up in the series that will inspire many people to make the switch to Android from other operating systems. This device is the one to watch for 2013.”

The Samsung Galaxy S4 will be available from Carphone Warehouse across all major networks from 26th April. To register your interest, visit www.carphonewarehouse.com/new-samsung-galaxy-phone. Tariff and pricing details will be announced closer to the launch date in April.

*SIII pre-registration figures taken 25th – 30th April 2012 compared with S4 pre-registration figures taken 15th – 18th March 2013

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29 Comments

1. kaliil10

Posts: 146; Member since: May 16, 2012

but you forget Lumia 920 and the BB z10

posted on Mar 20, 2013, 7:21 AM 5

4. binerry

Posts: 99; Member since: Mar 16, 2012

Are those elements? What are those? /s

posted on Mar 20, 2013, 7:30 AM 18

7. GALAXY-STORM

Posts: 328; Member since: Oct 13, 2012

I don't know. May be they are smartphone's or something. /s

posted on Mar 20, 2013, 7:51 AM 14

8. voxmarc

Posts: 339; Member since: Aug 22, 2012

guys...they are the most advanced device ever.....they even eclipsed the sale of their competitor Canon....they are the best Calculator around.

posted on Mar 20, 2013, 8:14 AM 6

25. darac

Posts: 2156; Member since: Oct 17, 2011

Lol Good one

posted on Mar 20, 2013, 4:00 PM 1

13. procopiojose

Posts: 132; Member since: Oct 26, 2012

i think it is a new dance craze or something.. successor to gangnam style and harlem shake.. but i need to ask jeeves for that..

posted on Mar 20, 2013, 9:13 AM 4

16. SleepingOz unregistered

Geez, I'm sick and tired of those stupid dance!

posted on Mar 20, 2013, 9:50 AM 3

21. AnTuTu

Posts: 1612; Member since: Oct 14, 2012

Expected. Best of luck Samsung and I hope all those users of S4 gonna enjoy every damn feature what Samsung has offered with this beast :)

posted on Mar 20, 2013, 2:37 PM 2

27. doejon

Posts: 411; Member since: Jul 31, 2012

just imagine if samsung brings next year the s5 in a unibody and a hot looking design.. that would be the end of some other manufacturer...

posted on Mar 20, 2013, 5:38 PM 0

28. voxmarc

Posts: 339; Member since: Aug 22, 2012

samsung can do it but i dont think google will allow it,google dont want the whole android system collapse,as much as possible they want a fairly distributed growth and income...that is why sammy is inclined to release a TIZEN beast this september with premium material and specs.

posted on Mar 21, 2013, 12:29 AM 0

29. KennethP4V

Posts: 33; Member since: Mar 15, 2013

fishy, another samsung's trick to fool the s sheep. 4 times more says pretty much nothing. Lets say last year we have 1 registration, this year we have 4, thats a god damn 4 times increase. throw out a real number, y just "4 times more", 4 times from how much we got no idea. And BTW, this is only pre registration, its not even preorder. Anyone without a real intent to buy d phone can still preregister.

posted on Mar 21, 2013, 7:21 AM 0

2. MrJerry

Posts: 403; Member since: Oct 05, 2012

Too easy

posted on Mar 20, 2013, 7:23 AM 12

3. blingblingthing

Posts: 962; Member since: Oct 23, 2012

Good for Samsung. But I want to see the same for the other (Android) manufacturers.

posted on Mar 20, 2013, 7:30 AM 11

11. oister85 unregistered

Me too

posted on Mar 20, 2013, 8:48 AM 0

5. ajac09

Posts: 1482; Member since: Sep 30, 2009

You lie! You iloser websites posted how the phone was nothing new it sucks now pre-registrations are 2 3 and sometimes 5 times more then the gs3... cant have it both ways.

posted on Mar 20, 2013, 7:37 AM 7

9. No_Nonsense unregistered

Sales are impacted by various factors which include : perception of a company/brand in the minds of the people, how good the device is, marketing. However, a best-selling device may not be the most innovative or vice-versa. Sales tell only a part of the story.

posted on Mar 20, 2013, 8:16 AM 0

26. Taters

Posts: 6474; Member since: Jan 28, 2013

The key word here is MAY NOT but that doesn't rule out sales being a great indicator of quality. Something you Samsung hating HTC loving people seem to conveniently ignore. I don't know how many times Peter Chou and his fan boy posse attributes Samsung's success to marketing without a shred of evidence that suggests marketing being the driving force. Either way, HTC doesn't have enough money to control the marketing variable so he should just STFU and look for other ways. Which is exactly what Samsung did when HTC and Apple were kicking the GS1's ass. They never once complained about sales and came up with the legendary GS2.

posted on Mar 20, 2013, 5:27 PM 1

14. ebubekir26

Posts: 337; Member since: Dec 21, 2012

lolumad ?

posted on Mar 20, 2013, 9:47 AM 0

6. Esf_Kid

Posts: 49; Member since: Feb 28, 2013

great number. keep one for me :D i'll sell my IP5 to get this one.

posted on Mar 20, 2013, 7:46 AM 15

10. Tsepz_GP

Posts: 1175; Member since: Apr 12, 2012

Oooooh, that's going to have the Samsung haters rather mad. This proves that Functionality, Updates, a fast yet fluid UI, the best internal hardware, and great innovations trump Looks :) great job by Samsung.