Samsung Galaxy S III announced in India

By Kunal Khullar On May 31, 2012

Samsung has officially announced its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III in India today at New Delhi. One of the most awaited smartphones this year has finally arrived.

Galaxy-S-III-1

The S III has a 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED display with 1280×720 resolution, 1.4GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 16/ 32GB User memory, an 8MP camera and a 1.9MP front camera, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC a chunky 2,100mAh battery all of this packed in a slim 8.6mm thick body.

The GALAXY S III features ‘S Voice,’ which is Samsung’s latest advanced natural language user interface, to listen and respond to your words. In addition to allowing information search and basic device-user communication, S Voice let’s you control and command the device with your voice. You can use S Voice to play your favorite songs, turn the volume up or down, send text messages and emails, organize your schedules, or automatically launch the camera and capture a photo and so on.

The Galaxy S III is priced at Rs. 43,180 abd we have confirmation that both the colours will be availlable. Also, Vodafone will be offering 3GB of data for 2 months with the device.

Samsung GALAXY S III Specifications

Network	2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE): 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz 3G (HSPA 21Mbps): 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz 4G (Dependent on market)
Display	4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED (1280×720) display
OS	Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Camera	Main(Rear): 8 Mega pixel Auto Focus camera with Flash & Zero Shutter Lag, BIS Sub (Front): 1.9 Mega pixel camera, HD recording @30fps with Zero Shutter Lag, BIS
Video	Codec: MPEG4, H.264, H.263, DivX, DivX3.11, VC-1, VP8, WMV7/8, Sorenson Spark Recording & Playback: Full HD (1080p)
Audio	Codec: MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/AAC＋/eAAC＋, WMA, OGG, FLAC, AC-3, apt-X
Additional Features	S Beam, Buddy photo share, Share shot AllShare Play, AllShare Cast Smart stay, Social tag, Group tag, Face zoom, Face slide show Direct call, Smart alert, Tap to top, Camera quick access S Voice Burst shot & Best photo, Recording snapshot, HDR
Google Mobile Services	Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Latitude Google Play Store, Google Play Books, Google Play Movies Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Places, Google Navigation, Google Downloads
Connectivity	WiFi a/b/g/n, WiFi HT40 GPS/GLONASS NFC Bluetooth® 4.0(LE)
Sensor	Accelerometer, RGB light, Digital compass, Proximity, Gyro, Barometer
Memory	16/ 32GB User memory (64GB available soon) ＋ microSD slot (up to 64GB)
Dimension	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm, 133g
Battery	2,100 mAh

Check out the Hands-on pics of Galaxy S III, here.