While we knew that manufacturing issues were behind Samsung's Galaxy S III delays, a report by Reuters indicates that these holdups could push two million handset shipments that were expected to happen at the end of Q2 into the beginning of Q3. These numbers come courtesy of Barclays, a British multi-national bank that also estimates that Samsung's Q3 shipments will top 15 million.
An inconsistency in the finish of the Pebble Blue-colored Galaxy S IIIs plastic housing turned out to be the root of the international delays. The flaw was so pervasive that the CEO in place during the late-May launch, Choi Gee-sung (who has since been replaced), threw out nearly half a million defective housings, according to Reuters. This came right before...
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