Samsung Galaxy S III Review
This smartphone was a hands down winner with me the moment I got my hands on it. Watch the video above to see why I fell in love with it. Specs are below.
Basic Features:
- 4.8” HD screen (1280 x 720)
- Weighs 133 grams (roughly ¼ lb)
- 8.6 mm thickness
- 16/32 GB user memory plus micro SD slot (up to 64 GB memory)
- Powered by Android™ 4.0
- Battery standby time: with little to no use up to 3 days. with heavy apps use from fully charged about 1 day
- 2.5G, 3G, 4G, WiFi, GPS, NFC and BlueTooth Connectivity
- Camera: 8 MP, zero-lag shutter speed, Burst Shot- take up to 20 instant continuous shots, 1.9 MP front-facing camera records in HD
Multimedia & Sharing Features:
- S Beam- place two Galaxy S III phones back to back and you can transfer photos, videos, documents, etc.
- In 3 minutes, share a 1 GB file without Wi-Fi or cell phone signal
- Buddy Photo Share- recognizes friends’ faces for instant photo sharing
- Share Shot- send photos to your party guests so everybody has event memories
- AllShare Play- share and access files on multiple devices such as documents or multimedia files between the Galaxy III and tablet, PC or television
- AllShare Group- share and collaborate on documents, presentations and images with co-workers or multiple friends in real time
- Video Review- plays video thumbnails as movie clips
- SoundAlive tailors audio playback to type of content you’re viewing
- Screen Shots- Home and Power buttons used together provides immediate screen shots
Interactive Features:
- Smart Stay- phone recognizes when your eyes are on the screen so remains bright; when set down phone dims instantly
- S Voice™- voice command the phone to exit sleep mode, snooze, send a text message, answer a call and much more
- Direct Call- from text message mode to searching line for your favorite restaurant, you can call directly without switching screens from the ‘Direct Call’ button that appears everywhere
- Pop Up Player- allows continuous video play even if you have to leave the Video Player app in a small picture-in-picture window
Big Extras:
- Dropped and no scratches, no issues
- Placed in purse with numerous other items and never unlocked itself.