Samsung boasted the record Galaxy S II sales numbers in a on July 3, saying it beats the record of the by 30 days. Samsung sold 3 million Galaxy S handsets in 85 days, it claims. Samsung sold more than original Galaxy S smartphones worldwide.

Most of the Galaxy S II sales, Samsung says, were in Europe and Asia, where the phone is now available, as well as Latin America. According to the company, Samsung Electronics topped the Austrian smartphone market with the market share of 30 percent. It also seized 36 percent of the smartphone market in Switzerland.

One important thing Samsung forgot to mention is when the Galaxy S II smartphone will arrive on U.S. shores. With no official word from Samsung on the U.S. release, speculation is plentiful.

reports the Galaxy S II will be rebranded as Samsung Within for Sprint, set to arrive in late July, and a similar story unfolds for the Verizon version via and for the AT&T version via . Note that Samsung to slightly rebrand and repackage the original Galaxy S for each carrier as well.

If Samsung is indeed aiming for a late July release of the Galaxy S II on all major U.S. carriers, the company will be able to continue to enjoy two more months before Apple is expected to release the iPhone 5, which would curb the sales for Samsung's look-alike, albeit more powerful (than the iPhone 4) Android smartphone.