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Preorders for Galaxy S26 Series Hit 1.35 Mil. in S. Korea

Samsung Electronics reported a record 1.35 million preorders for the Galaxy S26 series, with the Ultra model making up 70% of sales in South Korea.

  • On Friday, Samsung Electronics Co. said preorders for the Galaxy S26 series in South Korea reached 1,350,000, setting a new record for the flagship S series.
  • The Galaxy S26 Ultra accounted for 70 percent of total preorders, featuring the built-in Privacy Display and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy processor with 39 percent NPU improvement.
  • Orders favored white and black for premium models, with white and black most ordered for the Galaxy S26 Ultra and base Galaxy S26, while Galaxy S26+ drew stronger Cobalt Violet interest, and the report leaves the remaining 30% split unspecified.
  • Activation begins Friday, with the official release on Wednesday in South Korea, the United States, Britain and India, Samsung said.
  • Pre-Order incentives are in full swing, with Samsung's usual pre-order perks active now, boosted trade-in values running through March 11, and a retail store in Seoul displaying units on Feb. 26, 2026.
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Samsung Galaxy S26 sold 1.35 million units in pre-orders... highest ever for the S series. Samsung Electronics' recently released new smartphone, the Galaxy S26 series, set a record for the highest sales in Korea, selling 1.35 million units in pre-orders. Samsung Electronics held a seven-day pre-order period from February 27 to March 5.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jo Seong-mi = Samsung Electronics announced that the domestic pre-sale results for its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S26, sold 1.35 million units in one week, according to the Galaxy S...

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Read the original note in the following link: Galaxy S26 breaks pre-sale record in Korea: 1.35 million units in just one week Samsung confirmed on Friday that Galaxy S26 presales in South Korea reached 1.35 million units in just seven days. It is the largest presales volume the Galaxy S series has recorded in all its history. The previous record was the Galaxy S25, which reached 1.3 million units, but in eleven days. The S26 surpassed it with fo…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Korea (the Republic of) on Friday, March 6, 2026.
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