[THE INVESTOR] Samsung Electronics said on May 16 it plans to release red and gold editions of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus smartphones in Korea.

Samsung said the Burgundy Red Galaxy S9 will hit shelves on May 25, with the Sunrise Gold version set to be released in early June.

Both devices will come with a storage capacity of 64 gigabytes.

The Galaxy S9 version will cost 957,000 won (US$888), and the Galaxy S9 Plus will come with a price tag of 1.05 million won.

The Korean tech giant introduced Burgundy Red with last year’s Galaxy S8.
The release adds to the three colors of the Galaxy S9 currently existing in the local market -- black, blue and purple.

Samsung said sales of the Galaxy S9 series, which was released March 16, surpassed the 1 million mark this week.

By Song Seung-hyun and newswires (ssh@heraldcorp.com)