The Galaxy S III is an Android 4.0 smartphone with a large 4.8" 720 x 1280 pixel HD AMOLED display, on the back is an 8 megapixel camera and there's also a 1.9 megapixel unit on the front for video calls. And the good news for Samsung fans is that the Galaxy S III Samsung haven't given been very clear about the processor configuration, but we are lead to believe that is has a quad-core 1.4GHz CPU with 1GB of RAM and a dedicated graphics processor. The Samsung Galaxy S III comes with 16 or 32GB of flash plus a microSD slot (with a 64GB version promised), and in some regions the S III will support 4G connectivity.All the usual Android features are here, plus a load of Samsung add-ons for social networking, taking pictures and media sharing. As you would expect, there's WiFi, Bluetooth and microUSB connectivity, plus support for GPS and GLONASS navigation, and the Galaxy S III supports NFC as well.
Samsung Galaxy S
III at a glance
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Available:
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May 2012
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Network:
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GSM 850 / 900 / 1800
/ 1900
UMTS 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G (optional)
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Data:
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GPRS + EDGE + UMTS
(3G) + HSPA+
+ LTE (optional)
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Screen:
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4.8"
720 x
1280 pixels
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Camera:
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8
megapixels (main)
1.9
megapixels (sub)
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Size:
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Large tablet smartphone
137 x 71 x 9mm / 133
grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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MicroSD
(16, 32 or 64GB internal)
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Optional
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GPS:
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Yes (and GLONASS)
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OS:
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Android 4.0
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Battery
life:
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Not specified (2100
mAh cell)
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