10 facts about the new Samsung Galaxy S III

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10 facts about the new Samsung Galaxy S III
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The new Galaxy SIII model will have a 4.8 inch
AMOLED screen, 8 megapixel camera and will use
the latest version of Google's Android software,
Ice Cream Sandwich version 4.0.
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The screen is 1,280 by 720 pixels, it has HSPA
connectivity, the removable battery is 2,100mAh,
and it's packed with a quad-core Exynos
processor. The phone will come in blue or white
colours and in three memory sizes (16GB, 32GB and
64GB), with the ability to add memory via a
microSD card.
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The new smartphone features 'S Voice', a voice
command option to listen and respond to users'
words. The option can be used to go off users'
phone alarm, turn volume up, send text messages,
organize schedules, and automatically launch the
camera and capture a photo.
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The 'Smart stay' is an eye sensor system that
prevents the phone from dimming. It recognizes
how users are using their phone by having the
front camera identify your eyes.
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The 'S Beam' lets the user tap phones with
another Galaxy S III owner to easily transfer
files or documents.
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'Pop up play' lets the user watch a video while
surfing the Web or answering email. The video
simply becomes a small box that overlays on any
other apps that are running, like
picture-in-picture on a TV.
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In addition, the Galaxy S3 can understand users'
motions. If users are messaging someone but
decide to call them instead, users can simply
lift their phone to their ear and 'Direct call'
option will dial their number.
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The new Galaxy will be powered by Samsung's
quad-core microprocessor, which the company hopes
will also be used in handsets made by HTC and
Motorola, as well as Apple, its biggest customer
for components.
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The Exynos 4 Quad, based on British chip designer
ARM Holdings Cortex A9 technology, enables more
tasks in a shorter period of time - for example
streaming video can run on one core while the
other cores update applications, connect to the
web and scan virus-check, simultaneously.
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The Galaxy S III will be launching in 145
countries and with 296 mobile operators in the
coming months, marking Samsung's largest mobile
launch ever.
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