Samsung books strong initial orders for Galaxy S6 - report

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Samsung books strong initial orders for Galaxy S6 - report
Mobile operators worldwide have ordered around 20 million of Samsung's new Galaxy S6 smartphones, according to a report in the Korea Times. Customers have pre-ordered some 15 million of the Galaxy S6 and 5 million of the S6 Edge, an unnamed Samsung executive told the paper. The two phones were presented at the Mobile World Congress and are expected to go on sale in mid-April. 

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