Samsung Galaxy S III

Samsung Galaxy S III

Galaxy S III in white
Codename	572489579
Manufacturer	Samsung Electronics
Slogan	"Designed for humans, inspired by nature"
Series	Galaxy S
Compatible networks	2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz 3G UMTS/CDMA2000/HSPA+: 850, 900, 1700, 1800 (Korean Pcs LG U+), 1900, 2100 MHz 4G LTE: 700, 800, 850, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2500, 2600 MHz TD-SCDMA (China Mobile Variant)
First released	29 May 2012; 4 years ago (2012-05-29)
Availability by country	145 countries (July 2012)
Units sold	9 million orders before release; 70 million total (as of 2015)
Predecessor	Samsung Galaxy S II
Successor	Samsung Galaxy S4
Related	Samsung Galaxy Note II Samsung Galaxy S III Neo Samsung Galaxy S III Mini Samsung ATIV S
Type	Touchscreen smartphone
Form factor	Slate
Dimensions	136.6 mm (5.38 in) H 70.6 mm (2.78 in) W 8.6 mm (0.34 in) (9.0 mm (0.35 in) on S. Korea model) D
Weight	133 g (4.69 oz)
Operating system	Android 4.0.4 "Ice Cream Sandwich", Current: Android 4.3 "Jelly Bean", Android 4.4 "KitKat" (2 GB RAM variants and GT-I9301I Neo only)
System on chip	Samsung Exynos 4 Quad (GT-I9300) Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 (U.S & Canada & Japan variants) Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 (GT-I9301I Neo)
CPU	1.4 GHz quad-core Cortex-A9 (GT-I9300) 1.5 GHz dual-core Krait (U.S. & Canada & Japan variants) 1.4 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 (GT-I9301I Neo)
GPU	Mali-400 MP4 (GT-I9300) Adreno 225 (U.S. & Canada & Japan variants) Adreno 305 (GT-I9301I Neo)
Memory	1 GB RAM (international version) 2 GB RAM (LTE versions, selected markets) 1.5 GB RAM (GT-I9301I Neo)
Storage	16, 32 or 64 GB flash memory
Battery	2,100 mAh, 7.98 Wh, 3.8 V Li-ion User replaceable
Data inputs	List Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen 3 push buttons aGPS GLONASS Barometer Gyroscope Accelerometer Digital compass
Display	4.8 in (120 mm) HD Super AMOLED (720×1280) List 4.8 in (120 mm) diagonal with 16:9 aspect ratio widescreen HD Super AMOLED touchscreen 720×1280 pixels (306 ppi) and RGBG-Matrix (PenTile) Contrast ratio: infinite (nominal) / 3.419:1 (sunlight) 16M colors
Rear camera	8 megapixel List 8.0 megapixels back-side illuminated sensor LED flash HD video (1080p) at 30 frames/s Aperture f/2.6 Autofocus Zero shutter lag Simultaneous HD video and image recording Smile and face detection
Front camera	1.9 megapixels Zero shutter lag HD video (720p) at 30 frames/s
Connectivity	List 3.5 mm TRRS Bluetooth 4.0 DLNA Micro-USB On-The-Go with MHL link Miracast NFC Samsung Kies Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n) Wi-Fi Direct
Other	List Wi-Fi hotspot, AllShare, Damage-resistant Gorilla Glass 2 Online services Google Play, GALAXY Apps
Development status	Discontinued
SAR	Int'l version: 0.490 W/kg 1 g (head) 1.02 W/kg 1 g (body) 1.02 W/kg 1 g (hotspot) U.S. version: 0.55 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body)

2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G UMTS/CDMA2000/HSPA+: 850, 900, 1700, 1800 (Korean Pcs LG U+), 1900, 2100 MHz

4.8 in (120 mm) HD Super AMOLED (720×1280)

8 megapixel

The Samsung Galaxy S III (or Galaxy S3) is a multi-touch, slate-format smartphone model designed, developed, and marketed by Samsung Electronics that runs the Android OS by Google. Launched in 2012, it had sold about 70 million units by 2015.

It has additional software features, expanded hardware, and a redesigned physique from its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S II. The "S III" employs an intelligent personal assistant (S Voice), eye-tracking ability, and increased storage. Although a wireless charging option was announced, it never came to fruition. 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", was updated to Android 4.3 "Jelly Bean", and can be updated to Android 4.4 "KitKat" on variants with 2 GB of RAM. The phone's successor, the Samsung Galaxy S4, was announced on 14 March 2013 and was released the following month.