Samsung Galaxy S III is official: 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display, quad-core Exynos processor and gesture functions

![Image][1]

The Galaxy S III is Samsung's new flagship smartphone and it's finally broken cover at the company's stand-alone [Mobile Unpacked event][2] here in London. With a steady stream of [fakes][3], [outright leaks][4] and even event rescheduling, Samsung's claimed almost crazy levels of interest for its new smartphone. Weighing in at 133g (4.7 ounces) and whittled to 8.6mm at its thickest, the rounded-off design has more than a little bit in common with its [Galaxy Nexus][5] cousin. Of course, it's Samsung's new 1.4GHz [Exynos 4 Quad][6] processor doing the legwork, and there's 1GB of RAM to help it out. The display has been bumped up in size to a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED affair, sporting a 1280 x 720 pixel count. Happy snappers will have an 8-megapixel rear shooter to play with, and a 1.9-megapixel eye on the front will take care of those video calls. If you were wondering about radios, it's launching with HSPA+, but there's an LTE version in the cards. As for the interface, it's TouchWiz on top of Android 4.0 again, and there's new gesture functions to help you get around. So, there it is, the phone we've all been waiting for (until the next one) but that's not all, be sure to check our [hands-on coverage][7] and additional features for the in-depth breakdown.

[Samsung Galaxy S III is official: 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display, quad-core Exynos processor and gesture functions][8] originally appeared on [Engadget][9] on Thu, 03 May 2012 14:00:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds][10].

######

[Permalink][11] | | [Email this][12] | [Comments][13]

[1]: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/samdunghereitisgs3babysdsd.jpg
[2]: http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/16/samsung-will-unveil-the-next-galaxy-phone-may-3rd-in-london/
[3]: http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/10/details-on-the-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-leak-out-1-8ghz-dual-core-c/
[4]: http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/20/galaxy-s-iii-leak/
[5]: http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/24/galaxy-nexus-hspa-review/
[6]: http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/25/samsung-announces-1-4ghz-exynos-4-quad-as-basis-for-galaxy-s3/
[7]: http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-preview-hands-on/
[8]: http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-is-official/
[9]: http://www.engadget.com
[10]: http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/
[11]: http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-is-official/ (Permanent link to this entry)
[12]: http://www.engadget.com/forward/20229889/ (Send this entry to a friend via email)
[13]: http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-is-official/#comments (View reader comments on this entry)

URL: http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-is-official/