Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III preview: Second encounter

8 May 2012
There's no need for us to tell you the importance of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III for both its own manufacturer and the Android world in general - our daily interest stats speak for themselves. Its predecessor was really something special...

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  • Anonymous
  • PFx
  • 09 May 2012

Can you take a screenshot of the RAM? I'd like to see how much RAM is available out of the 1GB. Because I do multi tasking the whole time with the following apps always on: Skype, YM, Whatsapp, Email (3 account all syncing the whole day), Twitter & FB. In addition to that, occasional web browsing that could take 60MB easily. I hope it doesn't crash while I start video recording at 1080p with all multi tasking running. Thanks.

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    • Troy
    • mc9
    • 09 May 2012

    Are u implying in the end when u r comparing gs3 with gs2, that the first gen. Gorilla Glass was weaker than the new one??

    The new one is just 20% thinner, no changes in durability, whatsoever..

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      • Mike
      • wv{
      • 09 May 2012

      Best phone out there, no other phone can match it in both specs and features. And I think it looks pretty good (not the best but still nice).

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        • Anonymous
        • mCi
        • 09 May 2012

        Thanx to the GSMArena for this article.

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          • surakarta
          • KxL
          • 09 May 2012

          yuvrajmehra, 09 May 2012How.is heat emission in s3 as i m a galaxy note user i know... moreIt must be hotter than note. It has quad core an new gpu.
          As long as phone manufacturers race in processor speed, phone users must ready to get their palms burned :))
          Are there any cooling technologies to protect phone users?????

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            • Mohii
            • JLP
            • 09 May 2012

            wait for ics 4.0.4 for onex then compare benchmarks....

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              • solo city
              • KxL
              • 09 May 2012

              Iphone 4S is definitely defeated with sgs3. But i consider sgs3 is equal with one x. I hope iphone5 will be launch soon so i can see war of the titan!!!
              The most amazing thing with sgs3 is the large screen size in moderate phonesize.
              Hmmm, should i upgrade my galaxy note to sgs3???

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                • Anonymous
                • IUY
                • 09 May 2012

                Anonymous, 09 May 2012I agree that benchmarks don't tell the whole story so how c... moreIf you don't like it just go back to sleep, and stop trolling. You've got to see the posting rules before you write your comments. Why not say it's just a personal taste? Or you want your phone to be on top of everything else out there?

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                  • Anonymous
                  • q}e
                  • 09 May 2012

                  SGM, 09 May 2012Also the 3D gaming stuff. Plus, synthetic benchmarks don't ... moreI agree that benchmarks don't tell the whole story so how can the editors say it's by far the fastest smartphone? The One X is blazing fast with the latest firmware updates and doesn't slow down with any app you throw at it, so how does the GS3 improve on that in real life? By beating it in milliseconds?

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                    • thecellx
                    • 8C7
                    • 09 May 2012

                    More interesting than the superb performance of the s3 , is the poor performance of the tegra 3. It feels and behave really bad against s3 and one S.

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                      • mobile tronica
                      • sG$
                      • 09 May 2012

                      they used benchmark Pi which doesnt run as well on the newer versions of ics 4.0.4 the benchmark program runs allot better to ics 4.0 of the one s, the htc is a beautiful phone but its cpu being 1.5 and being inferior to the sgs3 1.4 and it is the newest cpu that uses less battery then the geforce of htc one x. I love htc phones but the fact of NO expandable memory and removable battery has lost me, i loved my htc desire hd and my sgs2 but the expandable memory is a big thing to any phone. Feature wise samsung wins with the new natural interface water ripples and specs wise it wins too, htc has the beats but isnt a big difference. The screen is also slightly larger but by not much, it comes down to personal preference seeing as the two phones are very similar but the added new features and latest ics on the sgs3 has won me over. BE INFORMED BEFORE BUYING PHONES and make informed decisions.

                        How.is heat emission in s3 as i m a galaxy note user i know how hot it can go by browsing or play games for few minutes and starts to lag..

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                          • Agung
                          • PA}
                          • 09 May 2012

                          It will be the best if :
                          1.The body is solid metal
                          2.2 GB RAM
                          others are incredible..no issue

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                            • AnonD-36238
                            • UD}
                            • 09 May 2012

                            How about graphics in gaming? Is it par on action with Tegra 3 and the new iPad? And the difference from GSII.

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                              • Cha
                              • fnb
                              • 09 May 2012

                              What I like a lot about sIII is smart stay, smart alert and the gestures. But damn I just can't help but marvel at how the one s with it's dual kraits is breathing up the necks of quads!!! Impressive even to me who doesn't fancy htc

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                                • AnonD-5312
                                • utv
                                • 09 May 2012

                                the touch gestures are jaw dropping and the camera surely packs a punch much better contrast thatn my sgs2

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • wHr
                                  • 09 May 2012

                                  AnonD-2731, 09 May 2012I dont understand one thing about samsung lovers. when app... moreAndroid has already voice commands even before apple conceptualized SIRI... apple just gave theirs a name and all iSheeps celebrated for that...

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                                    • Poks
                                    • wHr
                                    • 09 May 2012

                                    And the Gesture Commands are already available even in GNote N7000... its not NEW then... this is a very low-rated review and comparisons i've ever read here in GSMarena...

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                                      • Poks
                                      • wHr
                                      • 09 May 2012

                                      And the Gesture Commands are already available even in GNote N7000... its not NEW then... this is a very low-rated review and comparisons i've ever read here in GSMarena...

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                                        • Andre
                                        • ftV
                                        • 09 May 2012

                                        What else do u guys needs 2know?. They have defined it all. In terms of screen, its huge, got beutiful colours, dip black and to said it all, it got d best display currently in d market. While in terms of processor, its d fastest droid so far... What else do u guys nid again?.. D main concern here is supose 2b d full review and battery test of dis top dog... U guys shud stop acting like a kid and think of sometn better