To say that the Galaxy line of handsets has been successful for Samsung would be a vast understatement. The Galaxy S III for Verizon has helped that handset globally sell more than 20 million units its first 100 days of availability, breaking a Samsung sales record. The handset even temporarily outsold the iPhone 4S for a short period of time, the first time that has happened in the United States while both phones were available at the same carriers. What is making the Verizon Galaxy S III so popular is the combination of a large high-resolution screen, powerful dual core processor, Near Field Communications (NFC) support out-of-the-box and Android’s 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system.
The Samsung Galaxy S III on the Sprint, Verizon or T-Mobile Network is now on sale starting at $99.99.
The handset also offers the ability to simultaneously record high definition video and images with its rear mounted 8.0 megapixel camcorder. Also, the Verizon Galaxy S III running on the 4G LTE system in the United States which is larger than all other 4G LTE systems in that country combined, offers anywhere from 12.0 to 15.0 hours of run time from a single battery charge, more than 50% better than the average 4G LTE handset. Arriving on July 12 in the US on that Verizon 4G LTE network, the Verizon Galaxy S III offers a handy wireless data transfer application called Android S Beam. After selecting some data, application or other content, lightly tapping the phone with another Galaxy S III immediately transfers the selected content.
The handset measures 5.39 x 2.80 x 0.34 inches (137 x 71 x 8.6 mm) and weighs 4.70 ounces (133 g), making it thin and light. And the 4.80 inch Super AMOLED display is one of the largest found on any smartphone. The high-end resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels is delivered at 316 pixels per inch, again at the high end of the smartphone marketplace. A second generation layer of protective Corning Gorilla Glass overlays the display, and visuals are rendered in more than 16 million colors.
Powering the handset and at the core of the hardware package is a powerful 1.5 GHz dual core central processor, and a separate Adreno 225 chip exclusively handles all graphics processing. As one of the first smartphones in the world to deliver 2.0 GB of RAM system memory, the handset also delivers the most out-of-the-box, built-in data storage at 32 GB. Video capture is provided at 1,080P HD resolution by the rear facing 8.0 megapixel camcorder mentioned above, and a 1.9 megapixel chat cam is up front facing the user, with popular applications Picasa, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pre-installed.
source: TechBloom
