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Galaxy SIII With 2GB RAM And LTE Hits Canada, Telstra Next?
Samsung have just confirmed their LTE and 42Mbps HSPA+ versions of the popular Superphone, the Galaxy SIII for Canadian and presumably North American markets.
Codenamed the SGH-i747 (LTE sporting) and the SGH-iT999 (42 Mbps HSPA+ flavored), each will be powered by a Dual Core 1.5Ghz Snapdragon S4 CPU with 2GB RAM, rather than the Exynos Quad Core and 1GB RAM variety for World markets.
The SGH-i747 will be available in 16GB and 32GB versions and is the variant most likely to come to Telstra, with some tweaking to make it play nicely on the Telco’s 1800Mhz 4G network. Currently the LTE Galaxy SIII will be available in Canada only on Bell Mobility, Virgin Mobile, SaskTel, TELUS and Rogers, while SGH-iT999 will be available from Videotron, Wind and Mobilicity.
We will be keeping a keen eye on this product as it develops for other 4G World markets.
Source: GSM Arena
Full Spec List:
- Processor:
- Snapdragon S4 Dual Core 1.5 GHz
- Qualcomm MSM8960 Chipset
- OS (Shipping): ICS 4.0.4
- Data: LTE (SGH-i747 variation) and HSPA+ 42 (SGH-iT999 variation)
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Dimensions: 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
- Weight: 133g
- Memory: 16/32GB internal memory (SGH-i747)/ 16GB internal memory (SGH-iT999)
- Expandable microSD up to 32GB
- Display: 4.8 HD Super AMOLED 1280×720 (306ppi)
- Connectivity: NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, DLNA, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, MHL Video Out
- Camera: 8MP Rear-facing, 1.9MP Front-facing
- Battery: 2100 mAh
- Other:
- TouchWiz with Motion UX
- S Beam
- AllShare Play enhance functionality
- MP3/ACC+/WAV audio player
- DivX/Xvid/MP4/WMV/H.263/ H.264 Video Player
TouchwizUX From SGS3 Ported To SGS2
Well that didn’t take long!
XDA member Smando has successfully ported the brand new Touchwiz UX from the Galaxy SIII to work on the Galaxy SII!
So far, the update is firmware flashable (through Recovery as an update.zip), and is only working on Samsung based ROMs so if you have some AOSP or other based ROM you will need to come back to a TW based ROM before flashing.
The advantages are 1) The new widgets – check out the gorgeous weather widget above 2) Speed – users have been reporting that it simply flies and 3) You can choose a 5×5 version as show above to get you some extra screen real estate
This is still a work in progress though, current version is 1.4 and the Changelog reports
TouchwizUX-1.4 :
-Fix white text on white backgroung
-Fix FC on lockscreen wallpaper
-Changed packageid to fix some incompatibility problem
-Changed sharedUserID
-(4×5) Better appdrawer layout
-Contain stock Samsung widget(Calendar,Agenda,GS3Accuwether) with new sharedUserID
Downloads:
So far this is only for the Galaxy SII however we are very tempted to flash it onto our ICS G Note just for kicks.
Original forum thread here
Get Your Galaxy S3 Now – In Dubai
If you are heading through Dubai to or from Europe or perhaps have a relative posted over there, ask them to drop by Dubai Mall and pick you up a brand new Samsung Galaxy SIII right now!
Yes, that’s correct, Dubai retailers have put stock of the World’s most pre-ordered Superphone out on shelves a full week ahead of the global release date.
Website theverge, were sent full retail snapshots of the Samsung Superphone out for sale in full retail kit.
We can see from the above shot that the retail pack contains the usual suspects, USB charger adaptor, battery, USB cable and headphones with ear plugs. Oh and the ever gorgeous Galaxy SIII of course.
The reporter noted the phone was on sale for approximately USD$680, which is quite a bit under the average RRP of $799, however once you add the airfare to Dubai it will soon get pretty expensive!
However, if you just can’t wait, best you get yourself over to Dubai Mall (in your Ferrari 458 no less), and pick one up. Get one for us too!
Pre-Order Australian Delivered Unlocked Samsung Galaxy SIII with N-Droid – $799
N-Droid have secured exclusive distribution to batches of white and blue Samsung Galaxy SIII 16GB units unlocked and delivered straight to your door anywhere in Australia.
Price is $799.00, plus $10 delivery to your door.
Shipping is expected to start from May 28th – 31st 2012.
12 months warranty is standard on all units.
Our stock comes from quality import providers. Stock units will be international items, unbranded and carrier unlocked.
Be one of the very first to own an unlocked and carrier unbranded Samsung Galaxy SIII, straight from N-Droid to you!
Order now by email to us directly at N Droid: ndroid.net@gmail.com
Payment via PayPal or EFT.
Guaranteed earliest supply date possible. Don’t miss out though as stock will go fast!
http://youtu.be/OsP-S2nETCc
Is LG Looking To Eclipse Both HTC One-X and Samsung Galaxy SIII?
LG have asserted their intent to take on the two Android powerhouses of HTC’s One-X and Samsung’s just announced Galaxy SIII with releasing some details on their upcoming Eclipse super phone.
We have just received the following details:
The LG LS970, or Eclipse as it will be known, is to be powered by a Quad Core Snapdragon S4 CPU clocked at 1.5Ghz and will have the luxury of 2GB of RAM.
It will need every bit of this to power the 4.7″ Super LCD at 320dpi and the 13MP Camera! All of this at just 8.6mm thin.
Have LG bitten off more than they can chew?
Only time will tell! Would you consider LG over HTC or Samsung?
In the meantime take a peek at the Optimus 4X which will be very closely related to the Eclipse.
Source: CRN
Samsung Galaxy SIII Review & Specifications
Still not officially outed yet, here we have the full details on the final and long-awaited, Samsung Galaxy SIII.
Perhaps not up to the specifications a lot of us were hoping for, the Galaxy SIII is none the less a sleek, modern and powerful powerhouse of a phone, certainly designed with the future in mind.
Taking somewhat from the Nexus parts bin, the specifications list reads almost the same.
Of interest though, are that tasty 1.4Ghz Exynos Quad Core CPU, 720×1280 4.8inch Gorilla Glass screen, Multi Touch up to 10 fingers and Android 4.04.
Weighing in at slightly heavier than its forebear Galaxy SII, the SIII tips the scales at 133grams compared with 116grams for the smaller SII. The III is also .01mm thicker than the SII, nothing we will notice in our hands I am sure.
See below for a full spec list!
Another interesting point of difference, is that Samsung and Dropbox have teamed up to offer all Samsung Galaxy SIII owners a 50GB Dropbox account! This is significant as we see mobile manufacturers looking to the Cloud to provide further storage options.
Samsung will ship the Galaxy SIII in white and blue, reminiscent of the choices available for the Galaxy Note phablet device.
Available in all markets soon, the device will ship first in the UK it seems for a lofty 600 pounds!
We certainly can’t wait to get our hands on one, how about you?
Hit the break below our video reviews, for the full spec list!
Samsung Galaxy SIII Full Specifications List
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (regional)
Release Date: May, 2012
BODY
Dimensions 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
Weight 133 g
DISPLAY
Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16.7M colors
Size 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.8 inches (~306 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes, Up to 10 fingers
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2
UI TouchWiz v4.0
SOUND
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
MEMORY
Card slot microSDXC, up to 64 GB
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
DATA
GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
EDGE Class 12
Speed HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
NFC Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
CAMERA
Primary 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Zero Shutter Lag & BIS
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps
Secondary Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps
FEATURES
OS Android v4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich
Chipset Exynos 4212
CPU Quad-core 1.4 GHz
GPU Mali-400MP
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
COLORS
Blue, White
SENSORS
Accelerometer, RGB light, Digital compass, Proximity, Gyro, Barometer
OTHER FEATURES
- S Beam, Buddy photo share, Share shot
- AllShare Play, AllShare Cast
- Smart stay, Social tag, Group tag, Face zoom, Face slide show
- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
- Dropbox (50 GB storage)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
- SNS integration
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Predictive text input (Swype)
BATTERY
Li-Ion 2100 mAh
PRICE
€600
