Samsung Galaxy S III
Also known as Samsung Galaxy S 3, Samsung Galaxy S3, SGS3, SGS-3, SGS 3, Galaxy S3, Galaxy S III, Galaxy S 3
2012 multi-touch, slate-format smartphone running the Android operating system
Key facts
- Manufacturer
- Samsung Electronics
- Type
- Smartphone
- Series
- Galaxy S
- First released
- 29 May 2012 ; 14 years ago ( 2012-05-29 )
- Availability by region
- 145 countries (July 2012)
- Units sold
- 9 million orders before release; 70 million total (as of 2017)
- Predecessor
- Samsung Galaxy S II
- Successor
- Samsung Galaxy S4
- Related
- Samsung Galaxy Note II , Samsung Galaxy S III Neo , Samsung Galaxy S III Mini , Samsung Ativ S
- Compatible networks
- 2G GSM / GPRS / EDGE : 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz , 3G UMTS / CDMA2000 / HSPA+ : 850, 900, 1700, 1800 (Korean Pcs LG U+), 1900, 2100 MHz , 4G LTE : 700, 800, 850, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2500, 2600 MHz, TD-SCDMA (China Mobile Variant) and GT-i9305
- Form factor
- Slate
Article
The Samsung Galaxy S III (unofficially known as the Samsung Galaxy S3) is an Android-based smartphone developed and marketed by Samsung Electronics. Launched in 2012, it had sold more than 80 million units overall, making it the most sold phone in the S series. It is the third smartphone in the Samsung Galaxy S series.
It is distinguished from its predecessor by its larger, higher-resolution screen, higher storage options, a larger battery, and a video camera with stereo audio recording for a spatial effect on headphones and external speakers. While the picture and video resolutions of the camera stayed the same, its launching speed and shutter lag improved.