Zeebiz BureauNew Delhi: Samsung Galaxy S III which was launched in an event in London on Thursday night will reach the Indian shores by the first week of June and will cost between Rs 34,000 to Rs 38,000.
Reportedly, Galaxy SIII will be launched in the first week of June, just after its debut in Europe on May 29.
The Galaxy S-III model would be available in the European market towards the end of the current month and subsequently in the other parts of the globe from June onwards, Samsung Electronics President and Head of IT & Mobile Communications Division J K Shin said.
According to reports, the smartphone will be priced at Rs 38,000 (MRP), while the street price is expected to be around Rs 34,000.
Following are the key features of Samsung Galaxy S III:
It will run on: Samsung Galaxy S III runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). With a default user interface TouchWiz Nature UX.
Display: It has a 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED (1280x720) display.
Camera: The phone's 8MP camera features a zero-lag shutter speed that lets user capture moving objects without delay. The 'Burst shot' function allows users to capture twenty continuous shots. HD video can be recorded even with the 1.9MP front facing camera.
Designed for humans: As the tag line of the Samsung Galaxy S3 says ‘designed for humans’, this phone has some interesting features which makes us feel that phone knows you are using it. For eg., the ‘Smart Stay‘ feature that makes use of the front facing camera and detects user movements and keeps the screen from going off.
Similarly, the ‘S Voice’ which is Samsung’s answer to its rival iPhone’s app Siri, has a feature called Smart Alert. This feature can sense when you’ve picked up your phone and then alerts you about the notifications through vibrations.
‘S Beam’ is another beautiful feature that this smartphone has. Simply touch your phone to another phone and share large HD videos quickly.
And there is 'Pop up play' feature which allows user to watch an HD video on the phone while sending an email or text simultaneously.
Memory: 16/ 32GB User memory (64GB available soon), microSD slot (up to 64GB).
Gaming: Samsung Galaxy S III features 'Game Hub' and 'Video Hub', which provide users access to various social games and high quality TV and movies, respectively. These will initially be introduced in select countries and subsequently on the global market.
Other features: Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, WiFi HT40, GPS/GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0(LE), Burst shot & Best photo, Recording snapshot, HDR, Recording & Playback: Full HD (1080p)
With PTI Inputs
First Published: Friday, May 04, 2012, 15:06