The Samsung Galaxy S III is a multi-touch,
slate-format Smartphone running the Android operating system. It is designed,
developed, and marketed by Samsung Electronics. It offers additional software
features, expanded hardware, and a redesigned form from its predecessor, the Samsung
Galaxy S II. The S III occupies an intelligent personal assistant (S Voice),
eye-tracking ability, improved storage, and a wireless charging selection.
Depending on country and location, the 4.8-inch (120 mm) Smartphone comes
with different processors and RAM capacity, and 4G LTE support. The device was
launched with Android 4.0.4 "Ice Cream Sandwich", and can be updated
to Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean".
Following an eighteen-month development period,
Samsung uncovered the S III on 3 May 2012 in London. The gadget was released in
28 European and Middle Eastern countries on 29 May 2012, before being gradually
released in other major markets in June 2012. Prior to release, 9 million
pre-orders were placed by more than 100 carriers globally. The S III was
released by approximately 300 carriers in just about 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. Samsung has since sold more than 30 million devices.
Due to devastating demand and a manufacturing
problem with the blue version of the phone, there was a wide-ranging shortage
of the S III, especially in the United States. On the other hand, the S III was
well-received commercially and significantly, with some technology commentators
touting it as the "iPhone killer". It played a major role in advancing
Samsung's record operating profit during the second quarter of 2012.
