Size - 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (Galaxy S 2 = 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm) (slightly smaller than the One X) big.
Weight - 133 grams (Galaxy S 2 = 116 grams)
Battery - 210mAh replaceable battery (Galaxy S 2 = 1650mAh) (HTC One X = non-replaceable 1800mAh).
CPU - Quad core Cortex A9 clocked at 1.4GHz. Built on Samsung's 32nm High-K Metal Gate transistors which should have much more power consumption than the 45nm transistors the Tegra 3 is built on.
Screen - 4.8" Super AMOLED with a resolution of 1280x720 (306PPI) (most likely pentile). 0.01 seconds (10ms) response time.
GPU - ??? Reports says Mali-400 but I hope that's not true. Anandtech did a few GPU benchmarks and they are pretty amazing.
RAM - 1GB
Storage - 16, 32 or 64GB with support for a microSD card up to 64GB. (Also comes with free 50GB on dropbox)
Data connectivity - HSPA+ and also support for LTE on certain carriers.
Read camera - 8 megapixel camera which a burst rate of 3.3 pictures/sec and also "zero shutter lag". Full HD recording and image stabilization. Can also take photos while recording, and can automatically focus on faces, even if they are moving.
Front facing camera - 1.9 megapixels and can record in HD.
Connectivity - High Throughput WiFi, bluetooth 4.0, microUSB with MHL and USB OTG, NFC.
Build materials - Plastic back and gorilla Glass2 on the front.
Colors - Blue or white.
Other - GPS with support for GLONASS, NFC, DLNA, three color notification LED , micro-SIM only, barometer and the usual stuff (like gyro and accelerometer)
Performance
Just going to post the benchmarks from Anandtech here. They are pretty spectacular if you ask me.
CPU/Browser performance
Now as most of you probably know, I don't like these tests. Why not? Because they are heavily affected by which browser you are using. I would have liked it if Anand could have used the same browser (Chrome maybe?) for all tests on all phones. That way it would be a better representation of what the hardware is actually like. Also, Vellamo is a benchmark developed by Qualcomm (the ones who makes the CPU found in the AT&T version of the One X) which measures things like browser scrolling smoothness, so it's a big meh if you ask me. Anyway, here are the benchmarks.
GPU performance
This was a big surprise. I heard that the Galaxy S 3 used the Mali 400 (still not sure if that's true) and thought "oh crap that means GPU performance will be the same as the Galaxy S 2) but I was surprised when I saw these results. (I will only posts benchmarks who weren't limited to 60 fps, since those are kind of pointless and just show a lot of devices running at 59-60 fps).
Features
This is a bit of a surprise actually. Samsung put a ton of emphasis on features we haven't really seen that much before. This is why they call it "made for humans" because it has lots of things which supposedly makes life a little bit easier.
This is a bit of a surprise actually. Samsung put a ton of emphasis on features we haven't really seen that much before. This is why they call it "made for humans" because it has lots of things which supposedly makes life a little bit easier.
Smart Stay
Recognizes if you look at it. This is good because it can means that the screen won't turn off while you are looking at it. Screen are currently controlled by a timer and will turn off no matter if you're looking at it or not. Won't this drain the battery? Probably not actually. A lot of new ISP (Camera Interface Subsystem, don't ask where the P comes from) have logics for face recognition built in and what Start Stay does is basically check if your eyes are open or closed. That will most likely not use a whole lot of power.
S Voice
Basically just improved voice command function. It's kind of hard to not mention Siri but basically, it's Siri. What's interesting is that while it looks like Siri, it's actually not a copy. The speach bubbles are from the message app, the mic is from the current voice command app, the weather from AccuWeather has always looked like that, and the list goes on. What Samsung "copied" from Apple was the color gray, and the placement of the mic button. The rest is stuff which were already present in Samsung phones before Apple even bought Siri.
Anyway, you can wake it up by saying "Hi Galaxy" and then start giving it commands such as "how is the weather in London" or "I want to take a picture" to start the camera. It understands British/American English, Italian, German, French, two different kinds of Spanish and last but not least, Korean. Video of it in action.
Popup Play
This lets you for example watch a movie while browsing the Internet. Seems like a nice idea since one of the worst things about Smartphones/tablets are that they are terrible at multitasking.
Improved Music Hub
Yes Samsung have made some much needed improvements to the Music Hub. They have increased the number of tracks up to 17 millions. They have also added a "scan-and-match" function which is, as far as we know, just like the iTunes scan-and-match function. Basically, you let music hub scan your music and it will allow you to download that song from Music Hub for free (since you've already "bought" it). The drawback? It seems like you have to subscribe to the service to get it, which costs 9.99 USD a month (which also gives you access to a ton of songs kind of like Spotify).
Other
Lots of new features aimed at sharing info.
Better on device encryption.
Flipboard for Android will be exclusive to the Galaxy S 3 for a while, but will be released for other Android devices in the future.
Direct Call which lets you call a person by simply raising the phone to your ear when having an text message conversation with that person open.
Official peripherals
Wireless charging
Yes that is right. However, please note that the wireless charging does not work unless the device is pretty much laying on the charger. It's still wireless since it doesn't use any cables, but don't expect to be able walk around with it while it is charging. Also Samsung are apparently member of the Wireless Power Consortium which means the wireless charging will most likely be using some open standard.
Docks
Just a few docks for the desk/car/whatever.
Flip Cover
Just a cover for the screen. Nothing really special.
C Pen
Just a regular stylus which works on capacitive screens and is styled to match the Galaxy S 3.
S Pebble
Seems like it's just a little control for the music playback function in the phone. So you can increase/decrease volume, change track, pause/play and so on.
Actually, the S Pebble is a separate device which is simply a small music player with 4GBs of internal storage. It can sync music from your Galaxy S 3.
Anyway, you can wake it up by saying "Hi Galaxy" and then start giving it commands such as "how is the weather in London" or "I want to take a picture" to start the camera. It understands British/American English, Italian, German, French, two different kinds of Spanish and last but not least, Korean. Video of it in action.
Popup Play
This lets you for example watch a movie while browsing the Internet. Seems like a nice idea since one of the worst things about Smartphones/tablets are that they are terrible at multitasking.
Improved Music Hub
Yes Samsung have made some much needed improvements to the Music Hub. They have increased the number of tracks up to 17 millions. They have also added a "scan-and-match" function which is, as far as we know, just like the iTunes scan-and-match function. Basically, you let music hub scan your music and it will allow you to download that song from Music Hub for free (since you've already "bought" it). The drawback? It seems like you have to subscribe to the service to get it, which costs 9.99 USD a month (which also gives you access to a ton of songs kind of like Spotify).
Other
Lots of new features aimed at sharing info.
S Beam is an improved version of Android Beam. WiFi Direct and NFC to send info. You can send files using this. Can apparently send a 1GB file in less than 3 minutes, which is pretty impressive.
AllShare to mirror your screen to for example a TV.
Buddy photo share which has face recognition and allows you to share photos you have taken of your friends. For example, I take a photo of my friend Sebastian and it will recognize the face and ask if I want to send the photo to him.
They will release APIs for AllShare features which sounds like a really nice idea, but I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up not being used a lot.
S health (app) - some health tracking thing
S health (app) - some health tracking thing
Better on device encryption.
Flipboard for Android will be exclusive to the Galaxy S 3 for a while, but will be released for other Android devices in the future.
Direct Call which lets you call a person by simply raising the phone to your ear when having an text message conversation with that person open.
Official peripherals
Wireless charging
Yes that is right. However, please note that the wireless charging does not work unless the device is pretty much laying on the charger. It's still wireless since it doesn't use any cables, but don't expect to be able walk around with it while it is charging. Also Samsung are apparently member of the Wireless Power Consortium which means the wireless charging will most likely be using some open standard.
Docks
Just a few docks for the desk/car/whatever.
Flip Cover
Just a cover for the screen. Nothing really special.
C Pen
Just a regular stylus which works on capacitive screens and is styled to match the Galaxy S 3.
S Pebble
Actually, the S Pebble is a separate device which is simply a small music player with 4GBs of internal storage. It can sync music from your Galaxy S 3.
Release date
HSPA+ version (Europe) at the end of May. The 29th to be exact.
4G version (for certain carriers in for example the US) this summer. (Most likely Sprint and maybe a few other carriers)
Pictures
Galaxy S 3 Gallery on Gizmodo
Galaxy S 3 Gallery on Engadget
Galaxy S 3 and Galaxy Nexus side by side on Engadget
Galaxy S 3 Gallery on Engadget
Galaxy S 3 and Galaxy Nexus side by side on Engadget
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