Samsung Galaxy S III

Samsung Galaxy S III is the most fascinating multi-touch, slate format Android smartphone introduced by SAMSUNG Electronics.  Depending on country, the 4.8-inch (120 mm) smartphone comes with different processors and RAM capacity, and 4G LTE support. The device was launched with Android 4.0.4 "Ice Cream Sandwich", and can be updated to Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean".

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Due to overwhelming demand and a manufacturing problem with the blue version of the phone, there was an extensive shortage of the S III, especially in the United States. Nevertheless, the S III was well-received commercially and critically, with some technology commentators touting it as the "iPhone killer".

TechRadar has ranked as the Samsung Galaxy S III is No 1 handset in the world in September 2012.


Basic Features

GENERAL:2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network:HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network:LTE (regional)
SIM:Micro-SIM

Physical Arrangement

BODY Dimensions:136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight:133 g (4.69 oz)
Display:Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size:720 x 1280 pixels, 4.8 inches (~306 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch:Yes

Sound

Sound Alert Types:Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker:Yes
3.5mm jack:Yes
Memory:Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal:16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM

Data

GPRS:Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:Class 12
Speed:HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN:Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth:Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
NFC: Yes

Audio/Video

USB:Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
Camera:Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features:Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus,
Video:Yes, 1080p@30fps, check quality
Secondary:Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps

Features

OS:Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Upgradeable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset:Exynos 4412 Quad
CPU:Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU:Mali-400MP
Sensors:Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging:SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser:HTML, Adobe Flash
Radio:Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS:Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Java:Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

Special Features

    Voice natural language commands and dictation
    Smart Stay eye tracking
    Dropbox (50 GB storage)
    Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
    TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
    SNS integration
    MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
    MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
    Organizer
    Image/video editor
    Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
    Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar
    Google Talk, Picasa integration
    Voice memo/dial/commands
    Predictive text input (Swype)

Measurements

Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 2100 mAh
Stand-by:Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G)
Talk time:Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)
MISC:SAR US  0.55 W/kg (head)1.49 W/kg (body)
SAR EU:0.21 W/kg (head)