Quick Reviews
The Samsung Galaxy S3 is a smartphone from Samsung that was launched on May 3 2012 in London, UK. It is scheduled to hit the European market on May 25th. Among the technical highlights, the Samsung Galaxy S3 features a 4.8-inch 720p display, quad-core processor and 8-megapixel camera, all crammed into a good-looking, impossibly slim and light casing. At this point we have few concerns, and this smart phone looks set to reproduce the Galaxy S2's success
Specifications:
Screen: 4.8” Super Amoled HD display
Storage:
16/32/64GB depending on model, plus expandable MicroSD card
Cloud storage:
50GB Dropbox for two years
Colour:
Pebble blue or marble white
Battery:
2,100mAh (wireless charging optional extra)
Camera:
8MP rear; 1.9 MP front
Resolution:
720 x 1280 px (306ppi)
RAM:
1GB
Dimensions:
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.55 mm
Weight:
133g
Operating System:
Android 4.0.4
Processor:
Exynos 4 Quad (1.4GHz)
Features
- S Voice: This is Samsung’s Siri clone, letting you control the phone with your voice. It’s unclear what the limits of S Voice are (Siri has been infamously criticized for not working as advertised), but Samsung has chosen to emphasize just a few simple tasks users can peform with voice: unlocking the phone, hitting snooze on an alarm, playing songs, sending texts and scheduling events.
- Smart Stay: Tapping your screen to stop it from timing out before you’re done reading will never happen on the Galaxy S III, according to Samsung. Smart Stay uses the phone’s front-facing camera to monitor your eyes, so it knows when you’re reading, watching video or doing anything where your attention is on the screen but not actively doing anything with it.
- Face Recognition With Auto Tagging: If your cellphone camera can recognize faces, why not let it assign names to them and automatically tag your photos? The Galaxy S III does this, letting you quickly share (via email or picture message) to all the people in the photo with just a couple of taps — assuming their faces are already associated with your contacts. It’s not clear how this would translate to tagging on Facebook, but it seems like a no-brainer.
- S Beam: No need for the cloud if you want to share files on the Galaxy S III. You can transfer files up to 1GB to another person’s phone just by tapping them together. The connection is made via short-range near-field communication (NFC) and the files are delivered over Wi-Fi Direct. The feature is limited, though: Both phones have to be Samsung Galaxy S IIIs.
- Direct Call: This is a simple change, but probably a welcome one for many. If you’re texting someone and decide you want to call them instead, just hold the phone up to your ear. The phone automatically places a call to the person with whom you were just texting.
- AllShare Cast: The link between phones and TVs is getting stronger with features like AllShare Cast. With just a few screen swipes, the phone easily lets you mirror what’s on your device (photos, videos and the web) to the bigger screen. It’s a great idea — and where the world is going — but like S Beam, it has a similar limitation of needing Samsung equipment to work — either a TV or a special dongle.
The Samsung Galaxy S III has many welcome features, following in some
areas (like voice control) and leading in others (social tagging). We
can’t wait to see the U.S. model, which Samsung says will be able to
connect to LTE networks. While the timing of the launch hasn’t been announced, Samsung says it’ll be available this summer.
Video
Opening Samsung Galaxy S3 in London
Compare Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Samsung Galaxy S2
Galaxy S3 VS "iPhone 4,HTC One X,Google Galaxy Nexus"
| Apple iPhone 4S | Samsung Galaxy S III | Google Galaxy Nexus | HTC One X | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network | 3G (HSPA+) | 4G LTE | 4G LTE | 4G LTE |
| Display | 3.5 inch Retina display, 960-by-640 pixels | 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED, 1280x720 | 4.65-inch Super AMOLED, 1280x720 | 4.7 inch, Super LCD2, 1280x720 |
| Weight | 140 grams | 133 grams | 135 grams | 130 grams |
| Operating System | iOS 5 | Android 4.0 with TouchWiz | Android 4.0 | Android 4.0 with HTC Sense |
| Front Camera | VGA (less than 1 megapixel) | 2 megapixels | 1.3 megapixels | 1.3 megapixels |
| Rear Camera | 8 megapixels with LED flash | 8 megapixels with LED flash | 5 megapixels, LED flash | 8 megapixels, LED Flash |
| Camera Features | Touch-to-focus, geo-tagging, face detection, HDR | Touch-to-focus, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, burst photography with best photo selection, share with friends via face recognition | Touch-to-focus-geo-tagging, face detection, zero shutter lag | Simultaneous video and still, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, burst photography with best photo selection |
| Storage/Memory | 16/32/64GB, 512MB RAM | 16/32/62GB, 1GB RAM | 16/32GB, 1GB RAM | 16GB, 1GB RAM |
| Talk Time* | 7 hours, 41 minutes | Unknown | 8 hours, 23 minutes | 9 hours, 57 minutes |
| Web Browsing Time* | 6 hours, 56 minutes | Unknown | 3 hours, 1 minute | 4 hours, 18 minutes |
| SD Card Slot | No | Yes (up to 64GB) | No | No |
| Killer Feature | Siri, natural language voice assistant | S Voice voice commands, eye recognition | Face Unlock | Beats Audio integration |
| Price | $199 on contract (16GB storage) | Unknown | $199 on contract (16GB) | $199 on contract (16GB) |
| Carriers | AT&T, Verizon, Sprint | Unknown (rumored Verizon, Sprint) | Verizon/Sprint | AT&T |
PRICE !
The Samsung Galaxy S3 16GB variant comes in Blue and White colors and is now available for pre-order from Clove UK for 458.33 GBP (~US$741) (549.99 GBP including VAT). The first stock is expected on May 30th. No details about the prices of 32GB and 64GB variants yet.
Samsung's History
From its inception as a small export business in
Taegu, Korea, Samsung has grown to become one of the world's leading
electronics companies, specializing in digital appliances and media,
semiconductors, memory, and system integration. Today Samsung's
innovative and top quality products and processes are world recognized.
This timeline captures the major milestones in Samsung's history,
showing how the company expanded its product lines and reach, grew its
revenue and market share, and has followed its mission of making life
better for consumers around the world.
From its inception as a small export business in
Taegu, Korea, Samsung has grown to become one of the world's leading
electronics companies, specializing in digital appliances and media,
semiconductors, memory, and system integration. Today Samsung's
innovative and top quality products and processes are world recognized.
This timeline captures the major milestones in Samsung's history,
showing how the company expanded its product lines and reach, grew its
revenue and market share, and has followed its mission of making life
better for consumers around the world.
Rating by Author :
Techveger : Traveler in Technology
(1 review from Author.)
My Comment : It's One the Best cell Phone today !
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Date : 2012/05/06
