Before breakfast this morning, Samsung Electronics Australia announced the GALAXY S III 4G. The impressive spec list is available in full below, but there’s a few key points about the announcement. The GALAXY S III 4G will be available on both Telstra and Optus 4G networks.
This is the best Android smartphone to hit the market, featuring not only 4G, but NFC and runs Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) out of the box. Please don’t base your carrier decision on colour, but know that the Onyx Black and Titanium Gray is available on the Telstra and only the Titanium Gray is available on Optus.
With a massive 4.8” screen with pretty much every technology under the sun packed into this guy, it’s game on Apple! Cupertino will have to pull out something a lot more impressive than the rumoured 5th row of icons and updated dock connector to top this guy.
It’s great to see Optus finally offering a 4G network for their consumers but as always, check the coverage maps and talk to others in your area for availability.
Samsung GALAXY S III 4G Product Specifications
Network
LTE & HSPA+ DC support
LTE (4G) 1800/2600 MHz WCDMA (3G) 850/900/2100 MHz GSM (2G) 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Display
4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED (1280×720) display
OS
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Camera
Main (Rear) Camera: 8 Mega pixel Auto Focus camera with Flash & Zero Shutter Lag
Front Camera: 1.9 Mega pixel camera
Full HD (1080p) Recording
Video
Codec: MPEG4, H.264, H.263, DivX
Audio
Codec: MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA, OGG, FLAC, AC3, apt-X
Additional Features
Intelligence
– Smart Stay
– Direct Call
– Smart Alert
– S Voice2
– Social Tag
Sharing
– S Beam9
– Dropbox – FREE3 50GB Dropbox storage
– Allshare Play4
Greatness
– 4.8” HD Super AMOLED Display
– Intelligent camera with Best Shot & Burst Mode
– Voice-guided Navigation by NAVIGON
– Quickflix™7
– Pop up play
– Samsung Music Hub™8
Google™1 Mobile Services
Google Now, Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Latitude, Google Play Store, Google Play Books, Google Play Movies, Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Places, Google Navigation.
Connectivity
802.11 a/b/g/n
GPS/GLONASS
NFC and S Beam9
Bluetooth® 4.0
USB 2.0 Highspeed
Samsung Kies and Samsung Kies via WiFi
Sensor
Accelerometer, RGB light, Digital compass, Proximity, Gyro, Barometer
Memory
16/32GB User memory + microSD slot (up to 64GB, sold separately)
Dimension
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm, 133g
Battery
2,100 mAh
