Samsung Galaxy S III - 4.8-inch Display, Quad-core and Voice Assistant

You've probably read all the rumors about the next Samsung Galaxy smartphone. And guess what -- most of them are pretty spot on. Samsung's upcoming flagship handset, now with an official name, the Samsung Galaxy S III, has finally made its debut here in the chilly English capital.

The handset official specs include a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display with a 720p resolution (1,280x720 pixels), HSPA+ connectivity, an 8-megapixel camera, 2,100mAh removable battery, as well as a quad-core Exynos processor. It runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich as its operating system, and will come in two color options: blue or white.

The Samsung Galaxy S III's plastic build may not be to everyone's liking, but the quad-core processor and improved voice control feature show that Samsung's flagship Android line has staying power.

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Features

1. S Voice
As if not to be outdone by the features of a personal assistant Siri, Samsung Galaxy S III also makes a feature that detects adan questions via voice commands. By a vote, users can open and lock the phone, activate the camera feature, alarm, make a note on your calendar, play a song then, a large set of small-volume, and mediktekan short message.

2. Stay Smart
Front camera Galaxy S III is capable of tracking the eye of users. During your eyes still staring at the screen, may be read or watch, the screen Galaxy S III will not be dimmed or off.

3. Identification of faces in images and automatic tagging
Galaxy S III camera can recognize other people's faces. The camera will display the name and automatically tag that person. However, you have to do some sort of registration to that person by marking his face and put his name in the phone book for contact later on camera can recognize.

4. S Beam
S-Beam technology Near Field Communication (NFC) and Wi-Fi Direct, which allows users to transfer files quickly without a cable connection. Users simply hold the two devices of Galaxy S III, when the NFC's last working files will be transferred using Wi-Fi Direct. This technology can transfer files up to 1GB at speeds up to 300Mbps.

5. Direct Call
A feature which again using the sensor. If you receive or send a short message to someone, then decided to call her, then simply paste the Galaxy S III in your ear. The sensor can recognize the ear and directly dial a phone number from the brief message.

6. Cast AllShare
Cast AllShare help connect content on mobile devices with larger screens, such as tablets, computers, or televisions. Just a few taps on the Galaxy S III screen, content that has appeared on the television screen. This technology requires a dongle that such equipment is connected on the television.

Quick Specs

Size & Weight: Dimensions : 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in
Weight : 4.69 ounces
Battery: Talk time :
Standby time :
Battery type : Li-ion 2100 mAh capacity
Display: Type : Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size : 4.8 inches. 1280 x 720 pixels.
Multitouch : Yes
Protection : Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Camera: Primary : 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features : Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
Video : 1080p at 30fps
Secondary : 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps

Platform: Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Storage: Card slot : microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal memory : 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Hardware: CPU : Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPS : Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Data: 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
USB : MicroUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
Network: 2G : GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G : HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G : LTE (regional)
General info: Released date : May 3, 2012
Official site : www.samsung.com/global/galaxys3/