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The Galaxy S III is official now. Samsung Electronics has unveiled its much-awaited third generation Galaxy S - the Galaxy S III. The phone features a 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.
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Weighing 133g, the phone is only 8.6 mm thick. The Samsung Galaxy S III runs Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, operating system.
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The new Galaxy will be powered by Samsung's quad-core microprocessor. The phone comes engineered with a 2100mAh battery.
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It has a "Direct call" feature, which means if you are messaging someone but decide to call them instead, simply lift your phone to your ear and "Direct call" will dial their number.
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It has an 8 megapixel rear camera with flash and zero shutter lag and a 1.9 megapixel front camera, which are believed to offer users a wide variety of camera features and face recognition related options.
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The Exynos 4 Quad, based on British chip designer ARM Holdings Cortex A9 technology, enables more tasks in a shorter period of time.
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The phone will come in three models - 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. The 64GB version is coming later, and the company says it will be available soon. The memory of the Galaxy S III is expandable up to 64GB, using a microSD card.
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Initially, the Galaxy S III will be available in Pebble Blue and Marble White. Samsung says to introduce a variety of additional color options later.
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The connectivity options icnlude WiFi a/b/g/n, NFC and Bluetooth 4.0(LE).
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The GALAXY S III features 'S Voice,' the advanced natural language user interface, to listen and respond to your words.
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It has a 'Smart Alert' feature. The phone is claimed to save you from trouble by catching any missed messages or calls; the phone will vibrate to notify missed statuses when picked up after being idle.
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The global version is said to support 21Mbps HSPA plus , however certain local models will have 4G.
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The phone will be available from May 29 in Europe before rolling out to other markets globally.
