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 |
| Color |
White / Silver, Blue / Silver |
| Loudspeaker |
Yes |
Display
| Screen size (diagonal) |
4.8 inches |
| Technology |
Super AMOLED HD |
| Pixel arrangement |
PenTile |
| Resolution (Y) |
1280 px |
| Resolution (X) |
720 px |
| PPI |
306 |
| Touchscreen type |
Capacitive |
Connectivity
| Carriers |
T-Mobile |
| 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 |
GPU
| Manufacturer |
Qualcomm |
| Model |
Adreno 220 |
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 |
Interface
| 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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