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Electronista: Over one million units of Samsung’s Soul designer phone have sold since it went on sale a month ago, the company says. Although limited to just Europe for its initial launch, the device has been one of the most popular phones in recent weeks and has sold better in this early stage than the iPhone managed in the first quarter of the year, when Apple sold 1.7 million units in three months.

The UK alone was responsible for more than a quarter of the Soul’s sales for the month, according to the Korean company, with about 280,000 phones trading hands. Germany also had a disproportionately large number of sales at 150,000.

Despite its origins, the Soul has yet to be launched in Korea and is just now coming to KTF and SK Telecom in the country. China, Russia, and several smaller southeast Asian countries will also have access to the device.

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Electronista: Samsung Electronics on Sunday announced the launch of the previously announced ‘Soul’ mobile phone, calling it the company’s flagship product in the first half 2008. Beginning later this month (and next), the “Soul” will be available in France, UK, and Germany through major European mobile operators and in most of GSM supporting open markets. The tri-band phone features a 5-megapixel camera with a 4x digital zoom, face detection, image stabilizer and Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) as well as 7.2Mbps HSDPA data access for advanced 3G network support.

Soul is available in three different colors: ‘Sterling Steel,’ ‘Soul Gray’ and ‘Platinum Silver” for €400.

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Camera Core: Samsung has unveiled ‘Soul’, its latest flagship phone. The device will be launched at the Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona.Soul is short for “the spirit of ultra” and the device is part of the company’s Ultra Edition line, which combines stylish design and functionality.

The ultraslim Soul measures about half an inch thick. It features a 5-megapixel camera and camcorder with face detection, image stabilization, and Wide Dynamic Range.

The quad-band phone uses HSDPA allowing Internet access at up to 7.2 Mbps. Pictures, music and other media can be stored on a MicroSD card.

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