Samsung Galaxy S3 has received mixed reviews so far. But it has been pre-ordered over 9 million times making it the most powerful device of 2012.

According to Korea Economic Times, Samsung has received over 9 million pre-orders for Galaxy S3 worldwide. The orders have come from more than 100 carriers worldwide. The newspaper publication quoted an unidentified Samsung official, who also revealed that the South-Korean factory is running at its full capacity equating to 5 million units Galaxy S3 handset units produced each month.

Galaxy S3 is expected to first go on sale in Germany on May 29, followed by other markets. Currently, the official UK release date for Galaxy S3 is set to May 30. While those, who want to catch the new smartphone a day earlier can pre-order the device through the Samsung-branded Westfield Shopping Center Store in London. The London-based store will roll-out Galaxy S3 at 6 PM on May 29. The offer is also available on some other Samsung Brand Stores too. Samsung has a 7PM May 29 pick-time on those retailers.

Samsung Galaxy S3 is also up for pre-orders on Amazon U.S.. You can get Galaxy S3 from multiple retailers in U.S. with price starting $800. In case of shipping, all the retailers have listed the same launch date - June 1.

With such a large number of pre-orders, Galaxy S3 can run out of the stock. Last year, Samsung worked hard to avoid shortage of Galaxy S2. Now the company is working even harder to avoid those situations. However, Samsung has received pre-orders in mass number and the manufacturing capacity is 5 million units per month. The early sign indicate that Galaxy S3 is going to be the biggest hit of 2012, but it is also likely to go out of stock due to huge popularity.