Samsung Galaxy S III US edition review: Blockbuster

20 June 2012
In a fashion dramatically different to the one from last year, the US version of the Samsung Galaxy S III has arrived on the market. There is no waiting measured in months like in the case of the smartphone’s...

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  • 21 Jun 2012

I trust no more!!!, 21 Jun 2012How the heck US version be louder then international versio... moreHigher number is louder. 3dB represents a doubling of loudness.

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    • AnonD-42936
    • RKp
    • 21 Jun 2012

    For such a big phone, just like sgs2 all I want is a camera shutter and they can't squeeze it!!

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      • AnonD-51384
      • P7k
      • 21 Jun 2012

      He is very ugly and looks very fragile too!

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        • AnonD-52269
        • 0m{
        • 21 Jun 2012

        GSMarena waht about 2 gigs of memory? Not found any screens in review.

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          • Kavi
          • fjR
          • 21 Jun 2012

          It's funny that in countries such as South Africa our S3 has been speced to international model but runs on our 4G and 3.5G network perfectly , oh and the quad core Samsung chip is a better long term performer , but all chips are ARM design so Apple can't complain about shit considering Samsung develops there tech

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            • Jyp
            • 21 Jun 2012

            I'm wondering why don't any reviewers write about the display issues many people are reporting - like the black dots/marks on a dark background/video. It's very common issue but not many people notice it at first. Quality assurance at Samsung is really disappointing.

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              • 95x
              • 21 Jun 2012

              About the looks of this phone... I haven't been also very impressed the first time I saw the photos of S3. But it really is true that once you hold it in your hand, it looks and feels so much better. Especially the white version. And the screen is fabulous.

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                • Robby
                • 81S
                • 21 Jun 2012

                AnonD-24171, 21 Jun 2012Samsung already have Quad Exynos with LTE But they don't h... moreJesus!!! looks like you don't get the concept!!!
                they have the better processor but that would cost more on the careers so they ditched that. haven't i mentioned that on my previous post?! IT IS ALL ABOUT MONEY!!!

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                  • AnonD-24171
                  • fq6
                  • 21 Jun 2012

                  Robby, 21 Jun 2012People, People, why don't you get it???!!! It's clear that... moreSamsung already have Quad Exynos with LTE
                  But they don't have much of Exynos chip for USA market.
                  The Korean version has Quad core + LTE chip + 32GB + 2GB RAM
                  http://www.gsmarena.com/the_lte_galaxy_s_iii_has_2gb_ram_in_korea-news-4362.php

                  Quad core Exynos is the best out there but people sometimes fooled by Benchmarks because with some tweaks you can get over 3000 with single core, Qualcomm maybe tweaked their chip because i saw how ShadowGun runs much smoother on One X "Tegra" than One S "Krait" although One S has better benchmarks results!
                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6ZNVHe6VTc
                  And Exynos is way better than Tegra so there is no comparison between International version and USA version, Samsung should add the LTE chip with Quad core like in the Korean version to have better performance!

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                    • I trust no more!!!
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                    • 21 Jun 2012

                    How the heck US version be louder then international version!!!??? Us have 82.3db and international has 90.3db WHO IS LOUDER!!!??? 82.3db??? or 90.3db??? Someone PLEASE tell me how!?

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                      • Mf5
                      • 21 Jun 2012

                      I just want to say this. No trolling or hate toward Race/Ethnicity,sex or religion.

                      F You Samsung for not keeping your promise. I've waiting for nearly 1 month now for my Galaxy S3 since launched in New Zealand.
                      :(

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                        • k76
                        • 21 Jun 2012

                        Made in China? Do not want.....

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                          • bertos
                          • PP7
                          • 21 Jun 2012

                          Such an ugly phone, when will samsung make a decent looking phone!

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                            • Robby
                            • 81S
                            • 21 Jun 2012

                            People, People, why don't you get it???!!!
                            It's clear that EXYNOS chips and it's graphics processor is much better than the S4. you can see it at almost all the benchmarks. the sole reason that they changed it to S4 is to sell you the LTE and make you go over your Data Limits and charge you more money!!!
                            don't forget that this is AMERICA that were talking about, and it's all about making money.
                            Jeeeeezzzzzzzzzz when do you want to learn!!!

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                              • JackSkellington
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                              • 20 Jun 2012

                              AnonD-55045, 20 Jun 2012Technically it is not, because it's Qualcomm's in house Kra... moreYes they share some similar performance. That was not the issue. But why call it an a15 if you already knew it was not?

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                                • N9x
                                • 20 Jun 2012

                                JackSkellington, 20 Jun 2012S4 is not a15Technically it is not, because it's Qualcomm's in house Krait arch. But it shares quite a lot in common with Cortex's A15 architecture. Gosh, they even bought the A15 license to base the Krait on it, so I don't see how to call this if not A15. Or should I call it A9? Or do you think Qualcomm is special enough to receive a completely different treatment? I know 'real' A15s are expected to have an edge over Kraits, but you cannot deny that a dual Krait performs about equally than a quad Exynos 4.

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                                  • Geezay
                                  • Tj%
                                  • 20 Jun 2012

                                  Sackal, 20 Jun 2012Samsung make the Galaxy S3 only dual-core for US citizens b... moreNo, because the quad core infrastructure does not support LTE.

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                                    • 3nK
                                    • 20 Jun 2012

                                    richard, 20 Jun 2012Can't wait you guys do a nokia 808 review and a photo compa... moreIs this what you're looking for?
                                    http://www.gsmarena.com/pureview_blind_test-review-773.php

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                                      • 20 Jun 2012

                                      Sackal, 20 Jun 2012Samsung make the Galaxy S3 only dual-core for US citizens b... moreits because the quad core version did not support the lte

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                                        • 20 Jun 2012

                                        Anonymous, 20 Jun 2012I don't see why one of the con is "dubious aesthetics&... moreexactly. Plus the ergonomics of it are some of the best available and people keep missing that.