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Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone unveiled

Samsung Galaxy S3

Samsung has unveiled its latest flagship smartphone - the Galaxy S3.

The handset has a 4.8 inch (12.2cm) screen, an increase on the 4.3 inch screen of its predecessor.

The device is perceived to be critical to how people view both Samsung's brand and the Android system it runs.

It is also significantly bigger than the 3.5 inch display of Apple's iPhone 4S and the 4.3 inch screen of Nokia's Lumia 900.

Eye recognition

The South Korean firm said that a mix of "intelligent camera features" and face recognition technology should also offer owners a more natural experience.

Other features on the S3 include an 8 megapixel camera on the rear, and a 1.9 megapixel front camera for video calls.

Europe first

One expert attending the launch event said that the advances Samsung had made should help Google's Android continue to be the most used smartphone operating system.

"The importance of the Galaxy S3 to Samsung cannot be underestimated," said Adam Leach, principal analyst at Ovum.

"It is not an eye-catching device that will overwhelm consumers," said Francisco Jeronimo, European mobile devices research manager for IDC.

Samsung Galaxy S3  Specs :

136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6mm

133 grams

Display: 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED (1280×720) Pentile (no Plus)

Processor: Exynos 4 Quad @ 1.4Ghz for HSPA version

1GB of RAM

Rear Camera: 8MP Autofocus, Flash, Zero Lag Shutter BSI Image sensor

Front Camera: 1.9 MP HD, Flash, Zero Lag Shutter

Video: Full HD 1080p Recording and Playback

Storage: 16GB/32GB/64GB

2,100mAh battery

GPS with GLONASS

802.11n Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth 4

microSD expansion

21Mbps HSPA, LTE supported

Micro SIM

Samsung Galaxy S3 vs HTC One X

On May 3rd the South Korea-based company officially unveiled their new flagship, namely Samsung Galaxy S3, and is a serious competitor for Smartphone of The Year 2012 award. Let’s compare the technical specifications of the two quad-core devices.

Display

2012 seems to be the year of 4.5+-inch smartphones, especially when it comes to high-end models, as both Samsung Galaxy S3 and HTC One X pack huge displays: 4.8-inch for Samsung’s smartphone and 4.7-inch for the HTC terminal.

Galaxy S3 features a HD Super AMOLED display with 720p resolution (720 x 1280 pixels) protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 2. Both the Samsung Galaxy S3 and HTC One X are embracing quad-core processors, offering a boost of power and better battery life. Galaxy S3 integrates a Exynos 4212 processor clocked at 1.4 GHz developed in-house, while One X uses Nvidia’s 1.5 GHz Tegra 3 CPU.

Design

The Korean device measures 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm and weighs in 133 grams. Camera

Samsung Galaxy S3 arrives with a super-fast camera, with an 8 megapixel sensor which promises zero shutter lag, a burst mode that automatically snaps 20 pictures and 1080p video recording. The front-facing 1.9 megapixel camera is capable of recording HD videos. HTC One X sports an 8 megapixel camera with full HD 1080p video recording support and a secondary, user-facing 1.3 megapixel camera that records 720p videos. The Taiwanese flagship also packs a BSI sensor, image capture while recording videos, face detection, autofocus and LED flash.

Storage, Battery

Samsung Galaxy S3 will become available for purchase in late May in a 32 GB version, followed by a 64 GB model. The smartphone also comes with 50 GB of Dropbox storage.

HTC One X doesn’t support microSD cards, but it has 32 GB of internal flash storage plus 25 GB of free Dropbox storage.

Samsung have fitted a 2,100 mAh battery inside their smartphone, while the HTC model features a 1,800 mAh power unit.

Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and HTC One X come pre-loaded with Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but the user interface and the specific functions are not the same.