Samsung setup a small temporary store beside the Enormous Apple store in Sydney Australia this week selling the Galaxy S II for $2. They did this to put a dent in Apples launch of the iPhone 4s there and it seems to be working. This is the Samsung Apple rivalry at its greatest, we can obviously see they will do anything to one up each other even open up shop right next door.
Samsung who is easily Apple’s number one competition currently has already sold over 10 million units worldwide since May of this year. These numbers are despite it only launching recently in the United States. We do see in the US a majority of Android fans going with Samsung due to the quality of the devices. We also notice that most Apple users that move over to Android tend to go with Samsung devices since they are so similar in look and feel.
Samsung is giving the first 10 people in the store a $2 contract-free Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone. This is a huge discount from the full priced Galaxy S2 especially off contract. There have been people camping in front of the store since Monday so odds are if your reading this its too late for you to get this deal.
We are interested to see how this affects the iPhone 4s launch in Sydney and are sure there will be an impact from it. If you are in Sydney we would love to see how you feel about the rivalry as well as any insight you have on the feel around the stores. As we find out more about the outcome of the sales from these locations we will be sure to let you know.
UPDATE: Still no word on sales yet and the effect of the new store so close to an Apple store but we do know that the store in not temporary and will stay. This is the first Samsung Experience Store in Australia and will prove to be a pain in Apple’s sales in the area.