The Official Samsung Galaxy S III Thread

uvarvu · 25 Jan 2012 at 19:18

Well, the rumour mill has started rolling.

So far we have a quad core SoC, 12MP camera and a HD resolution. All on a device to be released in April.
My Galaxy Nexus was always going to be a stop gap until this was released, let's hope for good things!

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Robbo · 25 Jan 2012 at 19:23

No stock ICS, no sale.

I'll probably change my mind when I see it though.

wellibob · 25 Jan 2012 at 19:30

This really needs to be a ball bursting megathon of a phone. I wait with baited breathe :-)

Kreeeee · 25 Jan 2012 at 19:34

wellibob said:
This really needs to be a ball bursting megathon of a phone. I wait with baited breathe

Why? The galaxy series is wildly popular so Samsung have nothing to prove.

kona786 · 25 Jan 2012 at 19:59

I'm soo looking forward to seeing this at MWC.

It better be good!

Tee Hee Johnson · 25 Jan 2012 at 20:01

Isn't the SGS2 still selling rather well... is it only me that thinks it's a bit silly to have a new phone upcoming when the previous model is still doing well?

HUNTER.P · 25 Jan 2012 at 20:07

craig_kennedy83 said:
Isn't the SGS2 still selling rather well... is it only me that thinks it's a bit silly to have a new phone upcoming when the previous model is still doing well?

never stopped apple with the iphone...

Hugo_Sanchez · 25 Jan 2012 at 20:27

I still think it'll only have a dual core....probably 2.0Ghz though as I don't see a reason to have a quad core yet...don't mind being proved wrong :-p

. I'd like to see a minimum spec like a dual core 2.0Ghz, 12Mp Camera, 2Gb Ram, 1280x1080 HD res, 4.6" Screen plus lots of other goodies.

Kreeeee · 25 Jan 2012 at 20:39

craig_kennedy83 said:
Isn't the SGS2 still selling rather well... is it only me that thinks it's a bit silly to have a new phone upcoming when the previous model is still doing well?

Momentum is everything. Maintain momentum and make the galaxy name widely recognised is the name of the game.

kona786 · 25 Jan 2012 at 20:50

As said there's no time to waste in this market - crush or be crushed

I can't see there being clock's of 2Ghz - 1.6 max I say.

2GB RAM while tasty, is quite an overkill.

And what the hell is kind of res is 1280x1080? lol

Hugo_Sanchez · 25 Jan 2012 at 20:54

Kreeeee said:
Momentum is everything. Maintain momentum and make the galaxy name widely recognised is the name of the game.

Very true, but would like to think Samsung wouldn't release too high a phone spec yet, just make it a lot better than the current competition.

Hugo_Sanchez · 25 Jan 2012 at 20:59

kona786 said:
And what the hell is kind of res is 1280x1080? lol

Obviously meant 1280x1024.........pesky keyboard

kona786 · 25 Jan 2012 at 21:16

Hugo_Sanchez said:
Obviously meant 1280x1024.........pesky keyboard

4:3 res on an otherwise 16:9 aspect phone?

It will be 1280 x720 (800 at a push) no more.

Locke · 26 Jan 2012 at 02:38

I think it'll either be a slow ish Quad Core or a high end Dual Core based SoC. The rest of the specs are kinda a mystery since it's Samsungs flagship device - just look at the S II and how well specced that was! Please have a new uber battery.

Bloomfield · 26 Jan 2012 at 05:01

kona786 said:
4:3 res on an otherwise 16:9 aspect phone?

It will be 1280 x720 (800 at a push) no more.

1280*1024 is 5:4

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Ixon · 26 Jan 2012 at 08:21

Lol this time next year we all be pondering about what the Galaxy S IV will have, no doudt Samsung will already well into planning this phone for 2013.

So Galaxy S IV

4.7" HD screen
4G support
6 or 8 core 2Ghz+ processor
3-4gig of ram
32gig & 64gig storage
with expandable memory upto 64gig
16mp camera with backlight sensor
720p & 1080p at 60fps
Gorilla Glass 2
Android 5.0
looks like a larger version off the iphone 5

loltim · 26 Jan 2012 at 08:34

Robbo said:
No stock ICS, no sale.

I'll probably change my mind when I see it though.

Would that actually put people off? I realise you get updates pushed to you with stock android rather than manually updating or waiting for a carrier ota update, but it wouldn't put me off a certain handset. TW launcher is a non issue too - simply install ADW which is pretty much stock android plus a few extra features.

Cosimo · 26 Jan 2012 at 08:37

Only another month to MWC. Sits back and waits for more rumours to appear.

Robbo · 26 Jan 2012 at 08:40

loltim said:
Would that actually put people off? I realise you get updates pushed to you with stock android rather than manually updating or waiting for a carrier ota update, but it wouldn't put me off a certain handset. TW launcher is a non issue too - simply install ADW which is pretty much stock android plus a few extra features.

It wouldn't so much put me off, but it would disappoint me.

ICS + TW on the Galaxy S II isn't even nearly as nice as proper ICS on the Nexus. Not even close.

Still, TW is inevitable with Samsung pushing their 'smart home' rubbish on everyone.

Locke · 26 Jan 2012 at 09:19

Well, it looks like this wont even be released until the Summer, according to The Verge and a German blog.

Robbo said:
It wouldn't so much put me off, but it would disappoint me.

ICS + TW on the Galaxy S II isn't even nearly as nice as proper ICS on the Nexus. Not even close.

Still, TW is inevitable with Samsung pushing their 'smart home' rubbish on everyone.

So you're running the final build of Samsung's ICS?

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