Samsung Galaxy S III Officially Announced

[dgstorm]

The Samsung Press Event in London has just commenced and the super-hyped official smartphone of the London Olympics, the Samsung Galaxy S III GSM has been officially announced. Here's the full breakdown of what we know that is no longer rumor and innuendo:

• Quad-Core Exynos 1.4GHz Processor
• 1GB Ram
• 4G (Dependent on market)
• 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED (1280x720) display
• Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• 8 Mega pixel Auto Focus camera with Flash & Zero Shutter Lag, BIS - Burst shot & Best photo, Recording snapshot, HDR
• 1.9 Mega pixel camera, HD recording @30fps with Zero Shutter Lag, BIS
• Recording & Playback: Full HD (1080p)
• NFC
• Bluetooth® 4.0(LE)
• 16/ 32GB User memory (64GB available soon) ＋ microSD slot (up to 64GB)
• 2,100 mAh
• S Voice - Voice Command Software - Can Respond to You talking to it on your desk
• Voice Activated Photo Capture
• Direct Call - Hold it up to your ear while displaying a contact and it will autocall
• Social Tag - Automatic Facebook tagging using facial recongnition
• S Beam Sharing - merges NFC and WiFi for instant video sharing
• Buddy photo - take a photo of your existing friends SGS3 recognizes the faces and can send a copy of it to everyone it recognized -- sent through MMS or email
• Available in Two Colors - Blue-Grey or White
• Corning Gorilla Glass 2
• Six sensors - Accelerometer, RGB light, Digital compass, Proximity, Gyro, Barometer

What do you guys think? Are the specs and aesthetics everything you hoped?

Updated: We are adding more features as they filter in from the live event. It will be coming to Europe on May 29th, and will come to the United States in June!

We also have a dedicated sister-site for the Samsung Galaxy SIII! You can check it out over @ S3Forums.com!

Source: Samsung

[Tears_for_Fears]

Wait, so it's Gorilla glass 2? Can you confirm that? Everything else matches what I saw at the event.

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When people run in circles,
it's a very very mad world.

[Tears_for_Fears]

It's all just right for me. I personally see no downs of it. And the design just became my favorite of all! (if you understand Samsung's vision) But it seems, everyone else hates it. :D Deffinetely getting the blue-pebble one!

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When people run in circles,
it's a very very mad world.

[Tears_for_Fears]

Yes, it seems it is Gorilla Glass 2. Awesome! :D

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When people run in circles,
it's a very very mad world.

[dgstorm]

Yes, it seems it is Gorilla Glass 2. Awesome! :D

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When people run in circles,
it's a very very mad world.

Yep. Gorilla Glass 2 confirmed... Here ya go:

[wicked]

We'd like to announce that we do a sister site dedicated entirely to the "Next Galaxy" phone from Samsung, the Galaxy S3 at S3Forums.com
Be sure to visit and register if you are interested in the Samsung Galaxy S3. See you there!

[Tears_for_Fears]

Alright! Thanks, wicked!

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When people run in circles,
it's a very very mad world.