Pre-orders more than five times that of the Galaxy S7, according to local media.
The went up for pre-order in South Korea over the weekend, where it's been met with a record-breaking reception. reports that Koreans snapped up 550,000 Galaxy S8 and S8+ phones in the two-day period since pre-orders began, ahead of the phone's April 21 street date.
To put that number in perspective, it's 2.75 times that of the late and 5.5 times that of the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. The Galaxy S8+ model with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage — exclusive to Korea and China — was reportedly in highest demand.
Strong demand around Samsung's new flagships in its home market follows a massive marketing campaign by the company. What's more, the lack of a big-screened Samsung flagship last year following the likely created pent-up demand for the larger of the two phones.
Korean pre-order customers will be among the first to get their hands on the GS8 and GS8+, with pre-orders arriving from April 17.