66-463: 3G UMTS / CDMA2000 / HSPA+ : 850, 900, 1700, 1800 (Korean Pcs LG U+), 1900, 2100 MHz The Samsung Galaxy S III (unofficially known as the Samsung Galaxy S3 ) is an Android 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
132-406: A Burst shot mode that allows capturing up to 20 full-resolution photos per row in quick succession. Another feature, Best Shot , allows selecting the best photo out of eight frames captured in quick succession. The phone can also take pictures while recording videos. Photos can additionally be captured using voice commands such as " cheese ", " shoot ", " photo ", and " picture ". The shortcuts on
198-468: A PenTile matrix -display; consequently, it does not share the "Plus" suffix found on the S ;II's Super AMOLED Plus display. The glass used for the display is the damage-resistant corning Gorilla Glass 2, except for S3 Neo variant. The device's software includes a feature known as "Smart Stay", which uses the device's front camera to detect whether the user's eyes are looking at the screen, and prevents
264-517: A computer hacking contest held in Amsterdam , Netherlands , that the S III can be hacked via NFC, allowing attackers to download all data from the phone. In December 2012, two hardware issues were reported by users of the S III: A vulnerability of the Exynos SoC allowed malicious apps to gain root privileges even on unrooted devices, and a spontaneous bricking of the unit, called
330-402: A 1.5 GHz quad-core processor, a display of 1080p (1080×1920 pixels) resolution, a 12- megapixel rear camera and a HD Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen. More accurate rumored specifications included 2 GB of RAM , 64 GB of internal storage, 4G LTE , a 4.8-inch (120 mm) screen, an 8-megapixel rear camera, and a 9-millimetre (0.35 in) thick chassis. Samsung confirmed
396-527: A common low-end Android device. A development tool known as ProcStats was developed in order to analyze the memory usage of apps over time, especially those that run background services. This data was used to optimize and decouple Google apps and services found to be inefficient, thus helping to reduce the overall memory usage of Android. Additionally, 4.4 was designed to be more aggressive in managing memory, helping to guard against apps wasting too much memory. The overall interface of KitKat further downplays
462-465: A consistent manner; as part of the framework, a new system file picker (branded as "Documents") allows users to access files from various sources (including those exposed by apps, such as online storage services). A public API was introduced for creating and managing text messaging clients. Sensor batching, step detection and counter APIs were also added. KitKat supports host card emulation for near-field communications , which allows apps to emulate
528-534: A digital compass sensor. However, the Galaxy S3 is the first Samsung flagship phone to be equipped with a barometer sensor. The S III has a maximum of 2 GB of RAM , depending on the model. The phone comes with either 16, 32, or 64 GB storage; additionally, microSDXC storage offers a further 64 GB for a potential total of 128 GB. Moreover, 50 GB of space is offered for two years on Dropbox —a cloud storage service—for purchasers of
594-442: A dock at the bottom of the screen; the button in the center of the dock opens the application drawer, which displays a menu containing all of the apps installed on the device. A tray accessed by dragging from the top of the screen allows users to view notifications received from other apps, and contains toggle switches for commonly used functions. Pre-loaded apps also provide access to Google's various services . The keyboard software
660-451: A docking station, a C-Pen , a slimline case, and a car mount. The S III is powered by Android, a Linux -based, open source mobile operating system developed by Google and introduced commercially in 2008. Among other features, the software allows users to maintain customized home screens which can contain shortcuts to applications and widgets for displaying information. Four shortcuts to frequently used applications can be stored on
726-446: A home button located below the screen, an option key to the left side of the home button, a back key on the right side of the home button, a volume key on the left edge and a power/lock key on the right. At the top there is a 3.5-millimetre (0.14 in) headphone jack and one of the two microphones on the S III; the other is located below the home button. The S III comes in two distinct variations that differ primarily in
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#1732797939009792-509: A multitude of pre-installed applications , including Google Apps like Google Play , YouTube , Google+ , Gmail , Google Maps , Voice Search and Calendar , in addition to Samsung-specific apps such as ChatON , Game Hub, Music Hub, Video Hub, Social Hub and Navigation. To address the fact that iPhone users are reluctant to switch to Android because the OS is not compatible with iTunes , from June 2012 Samsung offered customers of its Galaxy series
858-478: A redesigned physique from its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S ;II , released the previous year. The "S III" employs an intelligent personal assistant ( S Voice ), eye-tracking ability, and increased storage. Although a wireless charging option was announced, it never came to fruition. However, there are third party kits which add support for Qi wireless charging. Depending on country,
924-474: A refined user interface, and expanded camera capabilities, security features and connectivity. In mid-June 2012, Google unveiled Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" , which employs Google Now , a voice-assistant similar to S Voice, and incorporates other software changes. Samsung accommodated Jelly Bean in the S III by making last-minute hardware changes to the phone in some markets. Jelly Bean updates began rolling out to S IIIs in selected European countries, and to
990-399: A response to Apple's Siri , the phone introduces S Voice , Samsung's intelligent personal assistant . S Voice can recognize eight languages including English, Korean , Italian and French . Based on Vlingo , S Voice enables the user to verbally control 20 functions such as playing a song, setting the alarm, or activating driving mode; it relies on Wolfram Alpha for online searches. With
1056-406: A special charging pad (sold separately) that utilizes magnetic resonance to produce a magnetic field through which electricity could be transferred. The S III is advertised as having an MHL port that can be used both as a micro - USB On-The-Go port and for connecting the phone to HDMI devices. However, a retailer later discovered that Samsung had made a modification to the electronics of
1122-425: A translucent status and navigation bar appearance, or trigger a full screen mode ("Immersive mode") to hide them entirely. The launcher also received a refreshed appearance, with the implementation of the translucent navigation bars, and the replacement of the black backdrop in the application drawer with a translucent backdrop. Additionally, action overflow menu buttons in apps are always visible, even on devices with
1188-464: Is equipped with a clipboard manager . The S III uses Samsung's proprietary TouchWiz graphical user interface (GUI). The "Nature" version used by the S III has a more "organic" feel than previous versions, and contains more interactive elements such as a water ripple effect on the precluded lock screen , to resemble its appearance in nature . To complement the TouchWiz interface, and as
1254-490: Is said to have a 790-hour standby time or 11 hours of talk time on 3G, compared to 900 hours in standby and 21 hours of talk time on 2G. Built into the battery is near field communication (NFC) connectivity, which allows users to share files, map directions and YouTube videos quickly using Wi-Fi Direct (through S Beam ), and perform non-touch payments at shops that employ specially equipped NFC cash registers . The battery can be wirelessly charged using
1320-500: The audio-coupled haptic effect , a feature added to stock Android in 2021. The S III was the first smartphone to support Voice Over LTE with the introduction of HD Voice service in South Korea. The phone enables video calling with its 1.9 MP front-facing camera, and with support for the aptX codec , improves Bluetooth -headset connectivity. Texting on the S III does not embody any new significant features from
1386-514: The Dalvik virtual machine , was introduced as a technology preview in KitKat. ART is a cross-platform runtime which supports the x86 , ARM , and MIPS architectures in both 32-bit and 64-bit environments. Unlike Dalvik, which uses just-in-time compilation (JIT), ART compiles apps upon installation , which are then run exclusively from the compiled version from then on. This technique removes
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#17327979390091452-486: The Galaxy Nexus . The device has been available in several color options: white (marketed as "marble white"), black, grey, brushed dark blue (marketed as "pebble blue"), red (marketed as "garnet red"), and brown. A "Garnet Red" model was made available exclusively to US carrier AT&T on 15 July 2012. In addition to the 4.8-inch (120 mm) touchscreen, the S III has several physical user inputs , including
1518-507: The Samsung Galaxy S series . It is distinguished from its predecessor by its larger and 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. It has additional software features, expanded hardware, and
1584-697: The T-Mobile in the United States in November 2012. Samsung started pushing Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean to the international version of the S III in December 2012. This update shipped the so-called Premium Suite Upgrade which brought additional features to the Galaxy S3, such as split-screen app view as known from the Galaxy Note 2 . In December 2013, Samsung began rolling out Android 4.3 for
1650-464: The Wake-up commands feature, voice commands can be set to launch apps and tasks out of stand-by mode, such as S Voice, camera, music player, voice recorder, missed calls, messages, and schedule. The Auto Haptic feature can complement audio with synchronous haptic feedback. The precluded telephone application is equipped with additional options for noise cancellation, call holding, volume boosting and
1716-555: The "European Mobile Phone of 2012–13" award from the European Imaging and Sound Association , as well as T3 magazine 's "Phone of the Year" award for 2012. It played a major role in boosting Samsung's record operating profit during the second quarter of 2012. As of November 2012, the S III is part of a high-profile lawsuit between Samsung and Apple . In November 2012, research firm Strategy Analytics announced that
1782-621: The "Holo" interface appearance introduced on 4.0 , replacing remaining instances of blue accenting with greys and white (such as the status bar icons), and getting rid of the Wi-Fi upstream and downstream traffic indicators (triangles pointing up and down), though they can still be seen in the quick control center menu. The Wi-Fi icon colour when only a connection to an access point with no Internet access has been established has changed from grey to orange. The appearance may deviate in custom vendor distributions such as TouchWiz . Apps may trigger
1848-463: The "sudden death vulnerability", that occurs about six months after activation. Samsung has been replacing the mainboards of affected units under warranty. In January 2013, Samsung released a firmware update that corrected both issues. 3G">3G The requested page title contains unsupported characters : ">". Return to Main Page . Android KitKat Android KitKat is the codename for
1914-498: The Easy Phone Sync app to enable the transfer of music, photos, videos, podcasts , and text messages from an iPhone to a Galaxy device. The user is able to access Google Play, a digital-distribution multimedia-content service exclusive to Android, to download applications, games, music, movies, books, magazines, and TV programs. Apart from S Voice, Samsung has directed the bulk of the S III's marketing campaign towards
1980-511: The Galaxy S ;II. It can take 3264×2448-pixel resolution photos and record videos in 1920×1080-pixel ( 1080p ) resolution. The camera software allows digital zooming up to four times, and displays the video's current file size (in kilobytes ) as well as remaining storage capacity (in megabytes ) in real-time during video recording. Samsung improved the camera's software over that of its predecessor to include zero shutter lag , and
2046-502: The S II. Speech-to-text is aided by the Vlingo and Google's voice-recognition assistant. Not unlike other Android devices, there is a multitude of third-party typing applications available that could complement the S III's stock keyboard. On 18 June 2012, Samsung announced that the S III would have a version with enterprise software under the company's Samsung Approved For Enterprise (SAFE) program, an initiative facilitating
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2112-589: The S III had overtaken Apple's iPhone 4S to become the world's best-selling smartphone model in Q3 2012. Because of overwhelming demand and a manufacturing problem with the blue variant of the phone, there was an extensive shortage of the S III, especially in the United States. The Samsung Galaxy S III was succeeded as the series flagship by the Samsung Galaxy S4 in April 2013. In April 2014, following
2178-471: The S III on 3 May 2012. The device was released in 28 European and Middle Eastern countries on 29 May 2012, before being progressively 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 nearly 150 countries at the end of July 2012. More than 20 million units of
2244-584: The S III were sold within the first 100 days of release and more than 50 million until April 2013. The S III was well-received commercially and critically, with some technology commentators touting it as the " iPhone killer". In September 2012, TechRadar ranked it as the No. 1 handset in its constantly updated list of the 20 best mobile phones, while Stuff magazine likewise ranked it at No. 1 in its list of 10 best smartphones in May 2012. The handset also won
2310-420: The S III's music player is Music Square, which analyses a song's intensity and ranks the song by mood so that the user can play songs according to their current emotional state. The device also introduced Music Hub, an online music store powered by 7digital with a catalogue of over 19 million songs. Its "Auto Haptic" feature vibrates synchronously to the audio output for intensification, similarly to
2376-538: The S III, adding user interface features backported from the Galaxy S4 , and support for the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch . In March 2014, Samsung started the rollout of 4.4.2 KitKat for the 2 GB variant of the S III. The Galaxy S III is Samsung's first phone not to get new preloaded ringtones from software updates, a custom that is being continued to date. The S III comes with
2442-475: The ability to personalize the call sound. The new gallery software of the Galaxy S3 allows sorting photos and videos chronologically, by location, by group. Photos with tagged faces can also be sorted by person. The Spiral View feature was added with the Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 update, which displays the thumbnails in a 3D spiral. The precluded video player software is newly equipped with
2508-556: The ability to play videos in a floating pop-up that can be moved freely around the screen. In addition, the video player application is able to show motion thumbnails , which means that the preview thumbnails show a moving portion of the video. The S III initially shipped with Android version 4.0.4 , named " Ice Cream Sandwich ", which became commercially available in March 2012 with the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus . Ice Cream Sandwich has
2574-472: The corresponding communications infrastructures that exist in those markets. Most of these versions use Qualcomm 's Snapdragon S4 SoC featuring a dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait CPU and an Adreno 225 GPU. The South Korean and Australian versions are a hybrid of the international and 4G-capable versions. Like the predecessor, the S3 is equipped with an accelerometer , gyroscope , front-facing proximity sensor and
2640-611: The deprecated "Menu" navigation key. In the Settings menu, users can now specify a default Home (launcher) and text messaging app. On stock devices, the Messaging and Movie Studio apps were removed; the former was replaced by Google Hangouts , which supported SMS . The AOSP Gallery app was also deprecated in favor of Google+ Photos . A new runtime environment known as the Android Runtime (ART), intended to replace
2706-628: The device detects being picked up after new notifications have arrived; and "Pop Up Play", which allows a video and other applications to occupy the screen at the same time. In addition, the S III can beam its screen to a monitor or be used as a remote controller (AllShare Cast and Play) and share photos with people who are tagged in them (Buddy Photo Share). The S III can access and play traditional media formats such as music, movies, TV programs, audiobooks , and podcasts , and can sort its media library alphabetically by song title, artist, album , playlist, folder, and genre . One notable feature of
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2772-419: The device's "smart" features , which facilitate improved human-device interactivity . These features include: "Direct Call", the handset's ability to recognize when a user wants to talk to somebody instead of messaging them, if they bring the phone to their head; "Social Tag", a function that identifies and tags people in a photo and shares photos with them, "Smart Alert", a haptic feedback (short vibration) when
2838-408: The device, doubling rival HTC 's 25 GB storage for the same duration. The S III's HD Super AMOLED display measures 4.8 inches (120 mm) on the diagonal. With a 720×1280-pixel ( 720p ) resolution, its 306 pixels per inch (PPI, a measure of pixel density ) is a relatively high, which is accommodated by the removal of one of the three subpixels—red, green and blue—in each pixel to create
2904-459: The display. However, Android Authority later carried out a drop test with the purpose of comparing the S III and the iPhone 5 . The screen on the S III shattered on the second drop test, while the iPhone received only minor scuffs and scratches on the metal composite frame after three drop tests. Accessories for the Galaxy S3 include a wireless charging kit, the Pebble MP3 player,
2970-419: The eighteen-month design process, Samsung implemented stringent security measures and procedures to maintain secrecy of the eventual design until its launch. Designers worked on three prototypes concurrently while regarding each of them as the final product. Doing so required a constant duplication of effort, as they had to repeat the same process for all three prototypes. The prototypes, of which taking photos
3036-520: The eleventh Android mobile operating system , representing release version 4.4. Unveiled on September 3, 2013, KitKat focused primarily on optimizing the operating system for improved performance on entry-level devices with limited resources. As of October 2022, 1.39% of Android devices run KitKat. On July 24, 2023, Google announced that Google Play Services would no longer support KitKat in August of that year. The first phone with Android KitKat
3102-540: The existence of the Galaxy S II's successor on 5 March 2012, but it was not until late April 2012 that Samsung's Senior Vice-president Robert Yi confirmed the phone to be called "Samsung Galaxy S III". After inviting reporters in mid-April, Samsung launched the Galaxy S III during the Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2012 event at Earls Court Exhibition Centre , London , United Kingdom , on 3 May 2012, instead of unveiling their products earlier in
3168-612: The internal hardware. The international S III version has Samsung's Exynos 4 Quad system on a chip (SoC) containing a 1.4 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 central processing unit (CPU) and an ARM Mali-400 MP graphics processing unit (GPU). According to Samsung, the Exynos 4 Quad doubles the performance of the Exynos 4 Dual used on the S II, while using 20 percent less power. Samsung had also released several 4G LTE versions—4G facilitates higher-speed mobile connection compared to 3G —in selected countries to exploit
3234-446: The left pane are customizable. The rear-facing camera is complemented by a 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera that can record 720p videos. The phone has LED flash and autofocus . The Galaxy S3 records videos with stereo audio and is able to capture 6 MP (3264×1836) photos during video recording, which is the full 16:9 aspect ratio section of the 4:3 image sensor. The S III's user-replaceable Li-ion 2,100 mAh battery
3300-516: The phone earlier than planned because of low sales numbers and to streamline manufacturing operations. The S III has a plastic chassis measuring 136.6 mm (5.38 in) long, 70.6 mm (2.78 in) wide, and 8.6 mm (0.34 in) thick, with the device weighing 133 grams (4.7 oz). Samsung abandoned the rectangular design of the Galaxy S and Galaxy S II, and instead incorporated round corners and curved edges, reminiscent of
3366-407: The port such that only the adapter made specifically for this model by Samsung could be used. CNET TV torture-tested an S III by cooling it to 24 °F (−4 °C), placing it in a heat-proof box and heating it to 190 °F (88 °C), and submerging it in water—the S III survived all three tests. The phone also did not exhibit any scratches when a key was repeatedly scraped against
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#17327979390093432-555: The processing overhead associated with the JIT process, improving system performance. Devices with 512 MB of RAM or less report as "low RAM" devices. Using an API, apps may detect low RAM devices and modify their functionality accordingly. KitKat also supports zram . WebView components were updated to utilize a version of the Google Chrome rendering engine . A new Storage Access Framework API allows apps to retrieve files in
3498-588: The release "KitKat" instead. Lagerling phoned a representative of Nestlé , who owns the Kit Kat brand and produces the confectionery (outside the United States , where it is produced by The Hershey Company under license), and quickly reached a preliminary deal for a promotional collaboration between the two companies, later finalized in a meeting at Mobile World Congress in February 2013. The partnership
3564-462: The release of its new flagship , the Galaxy S5 , Samsung released a refreshed version called the " Galaxy S3 Neo ", which has a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor clocked either at 1.2 or 1.4 GHz. It has 1.5 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage and ships with Android 4.4.4 "KitKat" as the only version of Android available. Design work on the S III started in late 2010 under
3630-457: The release of similar enterprise versions of the Galaxy Note , Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Tab line of tablet computers . A separate "Developer Edition" of the S III was made available from Samsung's Developer Portal. It came with an unlockable bootloader to allow the user to modify the phone's software. On 19 September 2012, security researchers demonstrated during Pwn2Own ,
3696-617: The screen from automatically turning off while the user is still looking at it. Like its predecessor , the Samsung Galaxy S3 supports Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) for connection to HDMI displays. The S3 is newly equipped with Miracast support (also known as Screen Mirroring; also branded "AllShare Cast" by Samsung) that allows wirelessly transmitting the device's display view to a supported television or Blu-ray player with integrated miracast support. The S III has an 8-megapixel (3264×2448) camera similar to that of
3762-459: The smartphone comes with different processors and RAM capacity, and 4G LTE support. The device was launched with Android 4.0.4 "Ice Cream Sandwich" , was updated to Android 4.3 "Jelly Bean" , and can be updated to Android 4.4.2 "KitKat" on variants with 2 GB of RAM. The phone's successor, the Samsung Galaxy S4 , was announced on 14 March 2013 and was released the following month. Following an 18-month development phase, Samsung unveiled
3828-542: The supervision of Chang Dong-hoon, Samsung's vice president and Head of the Design Group of Samsung Electronics. From the start, the design group concentrated on a trend which Samsung dubs "organic", which suggests that a prospective design should reflect natural elements such as the flow of water and wind. Some of the results of this design were the curved outline of the phone and its home screen's "Water Lux" effect, where taps and slides produce water ripples. Throughout
3894-542: The three units were leaked by Vietnamese Web site Tinhte, although it was not the selected design. Speculation in the general public and media outlets regarding the handset's specifications began gathering momentum several months before its formal unveiling in May 2012. In February 2012, prior to the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona , Spain , there were rumors that the handset would incorporate
3960-556: The use of its devices for " bring your own device " scenarios in workplace environments. The enterprise S III version would support AES-256 bit encryption , VPN and Mobile Device Management functionality, and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync . It was scheduled to be released in the United States in July 2012. The enterprise version was expected to penetrate the business market dominated by Research in Motion 's BlackBerry , following
4026-485: The year during either the World Mobile Congress or Consumer Electronics Show (CES). One explanation for this decision is that Samsung wanted to minimize the time between its launch and availability. The keynote address of the hour-long event was delivered by Loesje De Vriese, Marketing Director of Samsung Belgium . Following the launch of the Galaxy S4 in June 2013, Samsung was reportedly retiring
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#17327979390094092-409: Was codenamed "Project Svelte", which Android head of engineering Dave Burke joked was a weight loss plan after Jelly Bean's "Project Butter" added "weight" to the OS. To simulate lower-spec devices, Android developers used Nexus 4 devices underclocked to run at a reduced CPU speed with only a single core active, 512 MB memory, and at 960×540 display resolution—specifications meant to represent
4158-457: Was forbidden, were locked in a separate laboratory, accessible only by core designers. They were transported by trusted company employees, instead of third-party couriers . "Because we were only permitted to see the products and others weren't," explained Principal Engineer Lee Byung-Joon, "we couldn't send pictures or drawings . We had to explain the Galaxy S III with all sorts of words." Despite such security measures, specifications of one of
4224-579: Was not revealed publicly, or even to other Google employees and Android developers (who otherwise continued to internally refer to the OS as "KLP"), until its official announcement in September. As part of the promotional efforts, Kit Kat bars in the shape of the Android robot logo were produced, while Hershey ran a contest in the United States with prizes of Nexus 7 tablets and Google Play Store credit. The Nexus 5 , developed by LG Electronics ,
4290-416: Was the Nexus 5 . Android 4.4 " KitKat " was officially announced on September 3, 2013. The release was internally codenamed " Key lime pie "; but John Lagerling, director of Android global partnerships, and his team, decided to drop the name, arguing that "very few people actually know the taste of a key lime pie". Aiming for a codename that was "fun and unexpected", his team pursued the possibility of naming
4356-480: Was unveiled on September 30, 2013, as the launch device for KitKat. Up to October 2017, Android 4.4 was still supported with security patches by Google for the source code . Continuing on from the focus on improving visual performance and responsiveness on Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" , the main objective of Android 4.4 was to optimize the platform for better performance on low-end devices, without compromising its overall capabilities and functionality. The initiative
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