Verge Review
How do you review a phone like the Galaxy S III? It’s already been subject to so much speculation, exposure, and early judgment — some of it coming from myself, admittedly — that it feels overwhelming to try and condense what it means to everyone into a single treatise. To Samsung, it’s the new flagship handset to keep the company ahead of every other Android OEM through 2012, for most people it’s a device that stretches the definition of the smartphone form factor, and to mobile...
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Basic Specs
Thickness |
0.34 inches |
Weight |
0.29 pounds |
Form factor |
Slab |
Screen size (diagonal) |
4.8 inches |
Carriers |
T-Mobile |
Operating system |
Android |
Launch OS version |
4.0 |
Tech Specs
Hardware
Height |
5.38 inches |
Width |
2.78 inches |
Thickness |
0.34 inches |
Weight |
0.29 pounds |
Form factor |
Slab |
Primary orientation |
Portrait |
Color |
White / Silver, Blue / Silver |
Loudspeaker |
Yes |
Display
Screen size (diagonal) |
4.8 inches |
Technology |
HD Super AMOLED |
Pixel arrangement |
PenTile |
Resolution (Y) |
1280 px |
Resolution (X) |
720 px |
PPI |
306 |
Touchscreen type |
Capacitive |
Multitouch |
Yes |
Connectivity
Carriers |
T-Mobile |
3G Connectivity |
Yes |
GSM |
Yes |
GSM frequencies supported |
850 |
UMTS / HSPA |
Yes |
WWAN data standards supported |
UMTS, EDGE, HSPA+, HSUPA, HSDPA, GPRS |
Wi-Fi |
Yes |
Wi-Fi support |
802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a |
GPS |
Yes |
Bluetooth |
Yes |
Bluetooth version |
Bluetooth 4.0 |
NFC support |
Yes |
Media streaming |
AllShare |
Processor
Manufacturer |
Qualcomm |
Brand / family |
Snapdragon S4 |
Clock speed |
1.5 GHz |
Number of cores |
2 |
Memory
Storage
Internal size |
16 GB, 32 GB |
External |
Yes |
Max external size |
64 GB |
External type |
microSD |
Front Camera
Resolution |
1.9 megapixels |
Video resolution |
720p |
Video framerate |
30 |
Rear Camera
Resolution |
8 megapixels |
Flash |
LED |
Focus type |
Autofocus |
Video resolution |
1080p |
Software
Operating system |
Android |
Skin |
TouchWiz |
Launch OS version |
4.0 |
Notable apps |
Flipboard |
Ports
Video out |
Yes |
Headphone jack |
3.5mm |
Other ports |
Micro USB |
Sensors
Sensors |
Compass (Magnetometer), Proximity, Ambient light, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Barometer |
Battery
Capacity |
2100 mAh |
Quoted use time |
8 hr |
Removable |
Yes |
Wireless charging |
Yes |
Benchmarks
Quadrant |
4880 |
Vellamo |
2206 |
GLBenchmark 720p |
56 FPS |
GLBenchmark 1080p |
28 FPS |
AnTuTu |
6389 |
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