More than 20 million Samsung Galaxy S IIIs sold to date

Samsung has announced that the Galaxy S III smartphone has achieved 20 million unit sales in just 100 days since its debut in May 2012.

Samsung said this makes it the company’s most successful smartphone to date.

"The Galaxy S III has enjoyed tremendous attention and popularity since its launch in May, and we are thrilled with its success," said JK Shin, president and head of the IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics.”

The company also announced that it will release the handset in a range of new colours.