Samsung has been selling their S5230 mobile phone like hot cakes. The phone recently beat 10 million in unit sales. This is the fastest selling Samsung mobile device thus far. Samsung moved 10 million units within 6 months which is four months faster than the Samsung E250 to sell 10 million units. The Star S5230 has a 3″ WQVGA touchscreen, TouchWiz user interface, Bluetooth 2.1, microSD, 3.2 megapixel camera, and DNSe.
The phone was first launched in Europe and sold 1 million units within a month and a half. After that the phone was launched in Asia, Africa, China, and America.
“We’re very pleased by this success,” stated Young-hee Lee, VP of Marketing in the Mobile Communications Division at Samsung. “We see the demand for touch screen phones increasing and we will continue to offer consumers a diverse range of products, supported by unique marketing campaigns.”
The S5230 has a 11.9mm body and 3″ WQVGA screen. The phone also has Samsung DNSe sound technology and a SmileShot enabled camera. The phone also has Bluetooth v2.1 capabilities.