The
Samsung Galaxy S III is a touchscreen-based, slate-format Android smartphone designed, developed, and marketed by Samsung Electronics. It sees additional software features, expanded hardware, and a redesigned physique than its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S II. The S III employs an intelligent personal assistant (S Voice), eye-tracking ability, increased storage, and a wireless charging option. Depending on country, the 4.8-inch (120 mm) smartphone comes with different processors and RAM capacity, and 4G LTE support.
[10] The device was launched with Android 4.0.4 "Ice Cream Sandwich", and is in the process of being updated to Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean".
Following an eighteen-month development phase, Samsung unveiled the S III on 3 May 2012 in London.
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The device was released in 28 European and Middle Eastern countries on
29 May 2012, before being progressively released in other major markets
in June 2012. Prior to release, 9 million pre-orders were placed by more
than 100 carriers globally.
[12] The S III was released by approximately 300 carriers in nearly 150 countries at the end of July 2012. More than 20 million units of the S III were sold within the first 100 days of release.
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Due to overwhelming demand and a manufacturing flaw in the blue version of the phone,
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there was an extensive shortage of the S III, especially in the United
States. Nevertheless, the S III was well-received commercially and
critically, with some technology commentators touting it as the "iPhone killer".
[14] It played a major role in boosting Samsung's record operating profit during the second quarter of 2012.
[15] As of September 2012, the Galaxy S III is a subject of a high-profile lawsuit between Samsung and Apple.
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