The wait is finally over, After all the rumors and speculation, the Samsung Galaxy S3 has officially been revealed.
The S3 is quiet sleek, measuring 8.6mm in thick and weighs 133grams.
Featuring a 4.8′ Super AMOLED HD display with a resolution of 1280×720, 4G connectivity although that will depend on the market it launches on, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich as its operating system of choice, an 8MP rear-facing camera, a 1.9MP front-facing camera and will be powered by none other than Samsung’s very own 1.4GHz quad-core Exynos processor with 1GB of RAM alongside it.
While impressive hardware specs are one thing, the features of the phone is another important aspect that helps manufacturers set themselves apart from the competition.
With the Samsung Galaxy S3, it certainly looks like Samsung did not fall short of that.
As mentioned in earlier rumors, the Galaxy S3 will feature eye-tracking that will allow the phone’s display to remain on while you are looking at it. This will be detected via the front-facing camera and will come in handy for those times when you are reading an e-book and the screen turns dark on you halfway.
Samsung has also got the answer to the Apple’s Siri in its latest Galaxy S3. It features a demo of ‘S Voice’ which listens, responds quickly and understands 8 different languages! You can tell S Voice to ‘snooze’ if your alarm goes off and you’re not quite ready to leave bed, you can use it to play your favorite songs, send texts, emails, organize your schedule or, like we mentioned, take photos.
The phone packs a beefier 2,100 milliamp-hour battery (7.7 watt-hour @ 3.7 volts). Also there is wireless charging capability built into the Galaxy S3 as well (requires optional dock), so you need not worry about getting all tangled up in a mess whenever the Galaxy S3 juices up its 2100mAh battery.
The Galaxy S3 will get its connectivity from Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0+HS, standard microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, FM radio, TV-out, USB-on-the-go as well as the Near Field Communication (NFC) chip.
Other features include TouchWiz 4.0 UI, DivX/XviD codec support, built-in accelerometer, multi-touch input, proximity sensor, gyroscope sensor, Swype text input, RGB light etc.
The first batch of devices will include either 16GB or 32GB of space, although it has been confirmed a 64GB model will be added soon after.
Price & Availability
The Galaxy S3 will be available from May 29 in Europe, and a 10 city world tour will also begin at the same time.
The S3 is quiet sleek, measuring 8.6mm in thick and weighs 133grams.
Featuring a 4.8′ Super AMOLED HD display with a resolution of 1280×720, 4G connectivity although that will depend on the market it launches on, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich as its operating system of choice, an 8MP rear-facing camera, a 1.9MP front-facing camera and will be powered by none other than Samsung’s very own 1.4GHz quad-core Exynos processor with 1GB of RAM alongside it.
While impressive hardware specs are one thing, the features of the phone is another important aspect that helps manufacturers set themselves apart from the competition.
With the Samsung Galaxy S3, it certainly looks like Samsung did not fall short of that.
As mentioned in earlier rumors, the Galaxy S3 will feature eye-tracking that will allow the phone’s display to remain on while you are looking at it. This will be detected via the front-facing camera and will come in handy for those times when you are reading an e-book and the screen turns dark on you halfway.
Samsung has also got the answer to the Apple’s Siri in its latest Galaxy S3. It features a demo of ‘S Voice’ which listens, responds quickly and understands 8 different languages! You can tell S Voice to ‘snooze’ if your alarm goes off and you’re not quite ready to leave bed, you can use it to play your favorite songs, send texts, emails, organize your schedule or, like we mentioned, take photos.
The phone packs a beefier 2,100 milliamp-hour battery (7.7 watt-hour @ 3.7 volts). Also there is wireless charging capability built into the Galaxy S3 as well (requires optional dock), so you need not worry about getting all tangled up in a mess whenever the Galaxy S3 juices up its 2100mAh battery.
The Galaxy S3 will get its connectivity from Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0+HS, standard microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, FM radio, TV-out, USB-on-the-go as well as the Near Field Communication (NFC) chip.
Other features include TouchWiz 4.0 UI, DivX/XviD codec support, built-in accelerometer, multi-touch input, proximity sensor, gyroscope sensor, Swype text input, RGB light etc.
The first batch of devices will include either 16GB or 32GB of space, although it has been confirmed a 64GB model will be added soon after.
Price & Availability
The Galaxy S3 will be available from May 29 in Europe, and a 10 city world tour will also begin at the same time.