Samsung Galaxy S III
The Samsung Galaxy S III (also known as the Galaxy S3) is a flagship smartphone released by Samsung in May 2012. It is the main representative among the Galaxy S series's 3rd generation phones.
It sports a rounded design, being made out of plastic and, unlike its predecessor, has a (mostly) consistent design across all variants of the S III. It was planned to release with a ceramic design, shown in Pebble Blue as a prototype in February of 2012, but was scrapped in favor of a plastic design because it "did not perfectly reproduce the S III's fundamental design concept creating an aesthetic that was inconsistent with the planned product".[1] The Galaxy S III was initially available in two colors: Pebble Blue and Marble White, with color variants Amber Brown, Garnet Red, Sapphire Black, Titanium Grey[2], La Fleur Red (with pink flower back design)[3], Amethyst Purple (Sprint US exclusive)[4] and Martian Pink (South Korea exclusive limited edition)[5] being released later on.
It comes with a completely new user interface nicknamed TouchWiz Nature UX. The interface went under a complete design overhaul, straying further away from the generic AOSP look, and came bundled with more interactive elements such as animations and UI effects.
Most review aggregators have highly praised the phone, becoming the best smartphone of 2012 and overall the best-selling phone of the Galaxy S series, making it to 80 million units at the end of the 2010s.
Related phones
- Samsung Galaxy S II: Predecessor.
- Samsung Galaxy S III mini: A smaller version of the Galaxy S III, with inferior specs and smaller screen.
- Samsung Galaxy S4: Successor.
- Samsung Galaxy S III Neo: Slightly improved specs.
- Samsung Galaxy Note II: Bigger counterpart, with a S Pen stylus.
Variants
International variants
Models | Description |
---|---|
GT-i9300(a)(t) | International variant (different versions have different bands). |
GT-i9305 | International variant with LTE. |
Korean variants
Models | Carrier | Description |
---|---|---|
SHW-M440S Galaxy S3 3G |
SKT | SK Telecom exclusive, has 1GB of RAM and no DMB support |
SHV-E210S | SKT | Has a T-DMB tuner instead of an FM tuner, and it is slightly thicker at 9mm. |
SHV-E210K | KT | |
SHV-E210L | LG U+ |
North American variants
Models | Carriers |
---|---|
SCH-R530c | Cricket (CDMA) |
SCH-R530 | U.S Cellular (CDMA) |
SCH-R530M | MetroPCS (CDMA) |
SCH-i535 | Verizon Wireless (CDMA) |
SPH-L710 | Sprint (CDMA) |
SGH-i747 | AT&T (GSM) |
SGH-T999(L) | T-Mobile (GSM) |
SCH-S968C | TracFone (CDMA) |
Japanese variants
Models | Carrier | Description |
---|---|---|
SC-06D SGH-N064 |
NTT DoCoMo | Supports 1-seg and FeliCa/Osaifu-Keitai. |
SC-03E SGH-N035 Galaxy S III α |
NTT DoCoMo | Revised variant of the SC-06D, although swaps the Snapdragon S4 Plus for a Exynos 4412. |
SCL21 SCH-J021 Galaxy S III Progre |
au by KDDI | Comes with a different design and supports 1-seg and FeliCa/Osaifu-Keitai. |
Chinese variant
Model | Carrier | Description |
---|---|---|
GT-i9308 | China Mobile | G3-branded, has TD-SCDMA support. |
SCH-I939 | China Telecom | E-surfing branded, has CDMA support. |
SCH-I939D | China Telecom | Dual-SIM variant of the I939, supporting both GSM and CDMA dual-standby, and runs Android 4.1 instead of 4.0. |
Neo
- GT-I9300I
- GT-I9301I
Specs
Basics
GT-i9300a | SGH-i747 | SGH-T999 | |
---|---|---|---|
HW Platform/Chipset | Samsung Exynos 4412 Quad 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 quad core | Qualcomm MSM8960 (Snapdragon S4 Plus) 1.5 GHz Krait dual-core | Qualcomm MSM8960 (Snapdragon S4 Plus) 1.5 GHz Krait dual-core |
Media DSP/GPU | Mali-400MP4 | Adreno 225 | Adreno 225 |
SW Platform/OS | Android 4.0.4, TouchWiz Nature UX Upgradable to Android 4.3 | Android 4.0, TouchWiz Nature UX Upgradable to Android 4.4.2 | Android 4.0, TouchWiz Nature UX Upgradable to Android 4.3 |
Display | 720 x 1280 AMOLED Capacitive multitouch | 720 x 1280 AMOLED Capacitive multitouch | 720 x 1280 AMOLED Capacitive multitouch |
LED Indicator | RGB notification LED | RGB notification LED | RGB notification LED |
Sensors | Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope Proximity | Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope Proximity | Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope Proximity |
Flash memory | 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB 32 GB |
RAM | 1 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB |
Memory card slot | microSDXC | microSDXD | microSDXD |
Charging and data connector | microUSB (MHL TV-out) OTG capable | microUSB (MHL TV-out) OTG capable | microUSB (MHL TV-out) OTG capable |
Regulatory info | FCC ID: A3LGTI9300A (approved 2012-05-14) | FCC ID: A3LSGHI747 (approved 2012-05-26) |
Connectivity
GT-i9300a | SGH-i747 | SGH-T999 | |
---|---|---|---|
Operating modes | GSM (850/900/1800/1900) HSDPA (850/900/1900/2100) | GSM (850/900/1800/1900) HSDPA (850/1900/2100) 4G (4, 17) | GSM (850/900/1800/1900) HSDPA (850/1700/1900/2100) 4G (4, 27)* |
Data | HSPA 21.1 | HSPA 21.1, LTE | HSPA 21.1, LTE* *LTE is not enabled on the T999, but LTE functionality is still present, enabled on the T999L variant |
WLAN | 802.11 a/b/g/n | 802.11 a/b/g/n | 802.11 a/b/g/n |
SIM size | Micro SIM | Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
IrDA | No | No | No |
Bluetooth | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
PC Link | Mass storage Samsung Kies | Mass storage | Mass storage |
Data tethering | Bluetooth, USB, WLAN | Bluetooth, USB, WLAN | Bluetooth, USB, WLAN |
Input
All Galaxy S3 models | |
---|---|
Input methods | Samsung keyboard Google voice typing |
Touch screen | 5-point(?) capacitive multitouch |
Soft keys | Physical "home" key Capacitive "menu" and "back" keys |
Side keys | Power and volume keys |
Media
All Galaxy S3 models | |
---|---|
Rear camera | 8 MP (3264 x 2448) with AF; single LED flash |
Video recording | Full HD (1920 x 1080) with stereo audio |
Front camera | 1.9 MP (1392 x 1392) |
Supported image formats | BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG |
Supported sound formats | AMR, AAC, AC3, FLAC, IMY, MIDI, MP3, MXMF, WAV |
Supported video formats | DivX, H.264, MP4, XviD, WMV |
Speaker configuration | Ear speaker and loudspeaker |
Line out | 3.5mm stereo jack with mic |
Synthesizer | SONiVOX Common, with reverb |
Extras | Polaris Office 4.0 "Paper Artist" photo editor S Memo Voice recorder |
Messaging
All Galaxy S3 models | |
---|---|
SMS | Yes |
EMS | No |
MMS | Yes |
Yes (built-in email client plus Gmail) |
Pre-loaded content
Apps
GT-i9308
- Fetion
- Customer Service
- 10086 "mobile portal"
- 139 Mailbox
- 咪咕音乐 (Migu Music)
- 手机阅读 (Mobile reader)
- 随e行 (Travel with e)
- 移动游戏大厅 (Mobile Game Lobby)
- 手机导航 (Mobile navigation)
- 号簿管家 (Directory manager)
- 手机视频 (Mobile Video)
- MM商场 (MM Mall)
Gallery
Garnet Red
-
Back
-
Left - volume up/down
-
Right - power button
-
Top - 3.5mm jack
-
Bottom - microUSB connector
Pebble Blue
-
Back
-
Back cover removed
Accessories
Batteries
- Samsung EB-L1G6LLU (3.7 V, 1500 mAh Li-ion)
- Samsung EB-L1G6LLZ (3.8V, 2100 mAh Li-ion) (Neo)
Chargers
- Any microUSB cable
Headsets
- Any 3.5mm headsets
Trivia
- As of September 2023, this is still one of the available devices in the Roblox Studio Device Emulator[6], even though Roblox no longer supports Android 4.x.
- As of October 2023, WhatsApp is no longer supported on any of the stock S III Android versions, as it no longer runs on anything below Android 5.[7]
References
- ↑ https://news.samsung.com/global/keeping-our-promise-1-why-samsung-retrieved-galaxy-s-iii-pebble-blue-covers
- ↑ https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-expands-the-galaxy-s-iii-range-with-a-collection-of-new-colours-inspired-by-nature
- ↑ https://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-La-Fleur-series-launches-in-February-Galaxy-S-III-getting-flowery_id39332
- ↑ https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/sprint-garners-new-amethyst-purple-galaxy-s3/
- ↑ https://m.gsmarena.com/limited_edition_martian_pink_galaxy_s_iii_announced_for_korea-news-4856.php
- ↑ https://devforum.roblox.com/t/notched-screen-support-studio-beta/2074324
- ↑ https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/whatsapp-to-stop-working-on-these-android-ios-phones-from-next-week-check-details-402106-2023-10-16#:~:text=WhatsApp%20will%20stop%20supporting%20Android%20smartphones%20running%20Android%20OS%205.0%20or%20below.&text=WhatsApp%20is%20set%20to%20end,Android%20OS%205.0%20or%20below.