Samsung Galaxy S III tops UK pre-order records, shows that British love their quad-core

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The British clearly didn't waste any time once [pre-orders][3] opened up for the [Galaxy S III][4], which just broke through pre-order records for at least one carrier and one retailer in the country. [Carphone Warehouse][5]'s chief commercial officer Graham Stapleton says that the quad-core, 4.8-inch flagship is the quickest-moving pre-order of the year "so far," while [Vodafone][6] UK adds that the new Galaxy is its most pre-ordered Android device to date. Without hard numbers, though, it's difficult not to couch the successes in relative terms: both are using conditional language that makes clear neither record is absolute and that they might be eclipsed by companies with a [knack for building early demand][7]. Even so, that pride in early results suggests the third time is indeed the charm and that Samsung won't have much trouble filling its own [pop-up stores][8] with customers at the end of the month.

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