Samsung Galaxy S III to have a home button, 5-column UI

10 April, 2012
Samsung has decided to keep the hardware home button on the Galaxy S III and go with a Note-like UI.

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  • 10 Apr 2012

Anonymous, 10 Apr 2012SGS3. The handset - which will replace the Samsung Galaxy ... moreHow do you know mate?

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    • AnonD-3112
    • KAk
    • 10 Apr 2012

    I own a Samsung Galaxy S II and I simply love the way it is. However, I have a feeling that the iPhone 5 is gonna take a heavy toll on the Galaxy S III this year as both of them are bound to be priced similarly.
    I just hope it's untrue and the Galaxy S III looks completely different from what the rumors show. I've already played with the HTC One X for a while and have thoroughly enjoyed it.

    PS: When it comes to design & build quality, HTC have been the ultimate choice. I just wish the S3 would have some metal on it or I'm gonna buy the HTC or the Apple.

    *I HATE PLASTIC ON MY PHONE*

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      • n72
      • 10 Apr 2012

      A camera button would also be nice.

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        • HDx
        • 10 Apr 2012

        fingers crossed it's not the mock-up (two-tone colour) with button...

        hopefully they've embraced the new UI without the button and something unique...

        however after all these rumours... I doubt it...

        :(

        as owner of of a GS2 - amazing phone, terrible handset design...

        FINGERS CROSSED!

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          • Jon (Swe)
          • mhB
          • 10 Apr 2012

          intresting to se another manufactor keeping the design under a lid... but really I dont care, the problem is not leaks, it is if it takes too long for it to be introduced to the market after those leaks.
          And I feel that the Galaxy S III has taken too long time to reach the market, and thats even without seeing any proper leaks of it.
          Apple seemed slow with their one model per year, when competitors released more than one top of the line model per year. But now its been a year from the S II release.
          Does Apple have the power to slow down technology?

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            • Dave
            • myA
            • 10 Apr 2012

            This phone will be called Samsung Death Star as they will do away with the Galaxy name. It will destroy every other phone just like Alderaan lol.

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              • Denzo
              • 2CF
              • 10 Apr 2012

              I sold my SGS2, and just bought the ONE X. Just the lock screen with the weather is enough to blow me away with the ONE X. One thing I do not doubt though, is the SGS3 will have more gigabytes and cpu power than any phone on the market for another year. And there is a market of people who want the power, so why not. Hopefully this time its not made out of nasty plastic. And it has the gorgeous amoled screen which is one thing I loved! I think if you want a good smart phone with quad, you need the 5th processor for great stand by and a big battery, pref: 1800+mah, and a nice res this time, 800x480 looked rubbish on that beuatiful amoled screen.

              No doubt SGS3 will be very exciting at launch. I think I will go for the iPhone 5 though as I have an amazing droid now, and I like keeping up with both of the giants. The mock of the SGS3 looks sexy as! Stainless steel??!!

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                • AnonD-49970
                • M}p
                • 10 Apr 2012

                I really prefer the design of the phone in the leaked invitation. It's much more innovative than this one. I was hyped about that one but now i feel kind of sad because they will probably just "upgrade" some thing on the S II and brand it as S III instead of innovating

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 9y2
                  • 10 Apr 2012

                  One of the most important thing to me is battery life! If its like the one on the htc one X then i wont buy it :/

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                    • Anonymous
                    • RKk
                    • 10 Apr 2012

                    The home button is the one which pulls you out of the app/task straight to the homescreen. There is no way that button should be capacitive. Function is far more important. Ill be picking up the SGS3 :D

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                      • Anonymous
                      • uvh
                      • 10 Apr 2012

                      Anonymous, 10 Apr 2012i have a vertu signature s and a nokia 6700. i also owned a... moreThe two phones you mentioned are not even smartphones. With this level of intelligence, I dont think you have the money to buy a vertu.

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                        • 10 Apr 2012

                        Anonymous, 10 Apr 2012SGS3. The handset - which will replace the Samsung Galaxy ... morewow...don't forget your 5800 W/Hr 8-cell battery so it could power this device effectively, it also comes with a 120-watt AC adaptor for "Optimized" performance...hooray for power inefficiency, Go greenhouse gases & carbon emissions, hello mankind's demise!

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                          • QdI
                          • 10 Apr 2012

                          Cant wait until this phone comes out its going to be the #1 phone of 2012.

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                            • mX0
                            • 10 Apr 2012

                            Wayhey,,just what i wanted Sammy to keep the centre button..I hope its illuminated this time or LED notification as well..Gonna buy Sammy beam and Nokia 808 as well..HTC and LG are plop..

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                              • 10 Apr 2012

                              Anonymous, 10 Apr 2012SGS3. The handset - which will replace the Samsung Galaxy ... moreBold statement!

                              What are your sources?

                              What makes your statement different from all romours out so far?

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                                • Anonymous
                                • ftV
                                • 10 Apr 2012

                                SGS3. The handset - which will replace the Samsung Galaxy S2 and the Galaxy Note as the company's flagshipproduct - is expected to run ona quad core processor, possiblyfrom Samsung itself or from Nvidia, up to 2GB RAM, a 4.8-inch fullHD (that's 1920 by 1080 pixels), NFC capabilities, a ceramic package, wireless charging and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

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                                  • Elle
                                  • mE0
                                  • 10 Apr 2012

                                  Fantastic news love the home button.:-)

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                                    • SeQ
                                    • 10 Apr 2012

                                    [deleted post]Agreed! Half of the comments on this site are too daft to laugh at.

                                    Everyone has their own opinions but there is a limit.

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                                      • nsC
                                      • 10 Apr 2012

                                      I know the buttom key is not good but maybe they make it better than s2 with seramic.and this is international samsung design and i think the at&t and... doesn't have the button like befor.

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                                        • PeterSoh
                                        • TIF
                                        • 10 Apr 2012

                                        Is ok to keep the home button, but please let's Samsung phone can performed group SMS of more than 50 people. I need to conduct group SMS to me staff, at the moment I can only used 3rd party App. some others like Micro SD card features is good. Please look into useful feature than just be a follower. I just get one of the Samsung google phone but I dislike it .I consider as useless phone.