Samsung Galaxy S III Specs, Features and Price
Overview
The Samsung Galaxy S III is the successor to the massively popular and successful - Galaxy S II. The handset is a beast in every sense, and sports a very powerful quad-core SoC and GPU. The only downside of the handset is that it is made of plastic that does not give the handset a premium feel, and does not look as impressive as the HTC One X, iPhone 4/4S or even the Galaxy S II.
Display
- Display Type: Super AMOLED HD, PenTile RGBG Pixel Matrix, Gorilla Glass 2
- Display Size: 4.8-inches
- Phone Resolution: 720p HD (720x1280)
Processor
- Quad-core Exynos Cortex-A9 SoC clocked at 1.4GHz, ARM Mali-400MP4 GPU
Storage/Memory
- 1GB RAM
- 16GB/32GB/64GB internal memory variants
- microSD card slot
Platform
- Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich
Sensors
- Accelerometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Ambient light sensor
- eCompass
- Gyroscope
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi b/g/n
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth tethering
- Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX
- MHL port
- 3G/HSDPA+ (Up to 21Mbps)
- USB Tethering
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- DLNA
- NFC
- S-Beam
- microUSB v2.0 port
Camera
- 8MP camera with zero-shutter lag and F2/6 aperture size
- LED Flash
- Capable of clicking three full-resolution photos in just a second
- Full HD (1080p) video recording
- Smile Shot, Burst Mode and Face Detection
- Ability to click a picture while recording a video
- 1.9MP front-facing camera
Miscellaneous
- TouchWIZ
- Smart Stay
- Tons of motion controlled gestures
- Designed For Humans
- GPS with A-GPS
- MicroSIM card slot
Multimedia
- 3.5mm audio jack
- Wolfson audio DAC/Voodoo Sound compatible
- FM radio with RDS
- Full HD (1080p) video playback
- Secondary microphone for noise cancellation
- Flash 11 support
Price
- Rs. 38,000 in India
- $680 for the 16GB version in Europe