The Samsung Galaxy S III is considered by many to be a premium mobile device designed to compete with products from brands such as Apple. And this is despite the fact that the gadget runs on the Android platform, traditionally perceived as "budget". Many users are wondering what features and functions make devices running on open-source platforms able to compete with the most commercially engaged brands that use expensive proprietary software. Or maybe it's a hardware issue?
In our today's article, we will try to understand what characteristics and functions make the Galaxy smartphone in the third version so prestigious and desirable, as is commonly believed in the Russian user and expert environment. Let's identify its strongest sides, study the specifics of the technologies used in the production of the device.
We will answer simple but important questions. What are the featuresdevices? What opportunities does it open for users? What do the experts say about it? What are the reviews that characterize the Samsung Galaxy S 3?
Standard package
Inside the box, the user will find the device itself, a spare 2100 mAh battery, a USB cable, a headset, and a charger. Additional accessories for the Samsung Galaxy S 3 - a case, or, for example, a wireless headset - will have to be purchased separately. But there is no problem in finding all this in almost any of the modern online stores that sell electronics.
Who buys a smartphone
According to marketing experts, the main groups of smartphone users are enthusiasts of expensive and feature-packed mobile technology, technology lovers, as well as buyers who tend to buy devices with an eye on long-term use (for several years).
Samsung Galaxy phones are devices of high quality in terms of assembly, design, and solving problems using mobile applications. Owners of smartphones in this series can be sure that the device will perform its functions smoothly and correctly.
Market positions
Marketing specialists call the smartphone one of the leading models of 2012. The direct competitor of the device is called products manufactured under the Apple and HTC brands. Experts call the device from Samsung a flagship, the relevance of which will remain quitefor a long time. A user who has bought a Samsung Galaxy S 3 phone emphasizes his good taste and involvement in the most current market trends by the fact of owning a device.
Design
The smartphone is available in several colors. It has a slim body that fits comfortably in the hand.
The dimensions of the machine are as follows:
- length: 13.66 cm;
- Width: 7.06cm;
- thickness: 0.86 cm.
The smartphone weighs 133 grams.
At the top of the case is an audio jack, at the bottom is a slot for micro-USB. The power button of the device is located on the right side of the case. On the left is a key responsible for adjusting the sound volume level. On the front of the case is the main control button. There is a front camera and two sensors: lighting and motion (proximity).
Build Quality
Specialists who tested the phone note that the body parts are made very high quality. There are no backlashes and gaps. The cover is fixed on the body very securely. The surface of the phone resists scratches quite well. In accordance with how the Samsung Galaxy S 3 is described by reviews, this thesis of experts is generally confirmed.
Screen
Smartphone display diagonal - 4.8 inches. The screen technology is AMOLED. The display resolution is 1280 by 720 pixels. The maximum number of displayed colors is 16 million. The screen belongs to the capacitive class. Experts who tested the device, speak of the quality of the display as excellent.
Communication Options
The smartphone is equipped with several communication modules at once. Among them is Bluetooth version 4. You can also use Wi-Fi. Experts who tested the speed of wireless data transfer were able to record an indicator of 12 megabits / sec. You can also connect external devices via the USB port (when using it, the smartphone is recharged at the same time). Using a mini-USB connector and a special cable, you can connect your phone to the TV's HDMI port. The smartphone supports the technology of near contactless communication (which, in particular, is used in modern POS terminals) - NFC.
Using Samsung's branded S Beam technology, you can transfer files between this phone and another phone at very high speeds.
Smartphone memory
The smartphone has 16 GB of its own memory, of which about 14 are actually available. Additional memory cards are supported (up to 64 GB).
Phone RAM - 1 GB. If no applications are running, then its available volume is about 800 MB. Some experts note that smartphones with 2 GB of RAM are shipped for the markets of certain countries.
Performance
The phone has an Exynos processor with four cores (the frequency of each of them is about 1.4 GHz). Sufficiently productive, according to many experts, the firmware installed in the Samsung Galaxy S III in the form of Android 4th version.
Performance tests have shown that the smartphone is more powerful than many competing solutions. Almost all users who wrote reviews about the Samsung Galaxy S 3 confirm the high speed of the phone.
Voice control
The device has its own S Voice module. Experts note the high quality of this option, comparable to the best competing solutions (in particular, such as Siri from Apple).
Interesting Features
Specialists who tested the phone identified a number of interesting features. These include the ability of a smartphone to recognize the user's intention to call the person to whom an SMS message is being written. Starting to type SMS, you can bring the device to your ear, after which the recipient's number will be dialed.
Another notable feature of the phone is called Smart Alert. It is designed to inform the user about the presence of missed calls. As soon as the owner of the phone picks up the device, the function, if there are missed calls, makes the device vibrate.
Other interesting features of the device are face recognition in photographs, as well as sending images to the phone of the person who is in the frame. There is another interesting option - setting the vibrating rhythm manually.
The presence of these and many other useful features, as many experts believe, fully justifies the fact that a device such as the Samsung Galaxy S 3 has a rather high price. A phone with such a set of options, according to experts, cannot costcheap.
Play music and radio
The smartphone has the function of recording live radio broadcasts (however, as experts say, it will be available for a limited number of countries). Experts who tested the phone note that the quality of radio signal reception is higher than that of many analogues.
Melodies can be played by the phone at a high volume without loss of sound quality. The device has several software equalizers, which allow you to give the reproduced sound different effects.
Internet
The smartphone has a good, according to experts, built-in browser. Sites on it are comfortable to view. The browser has support for Flash technology (subject to the installation of a separate plug-in), which is necessary for the correct viewing of a large number of web pages.
If the user wants to install another browser (for example, Google Chrome), then the comfort level of working with the Internet will not fall. In addition, without any problems, bookmarks from a standard browser are imported into the installed one.
Working with images
The built-in gallery in a smartphone allows you to display images not only from the storage devices built into the phone, but also from devices on the network. Viewing pictures, according to experts, is very comfortable. There are image editing functions.
GPS navigator
Like many other smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy S3 has a built-in GPS navigation module. Experts note that cards withoutproblems are placed on the screen. The phone supports caching. This feature allows popular mapping services (Google. Maps or Yandex) to save images in the device's memory, so that they can then be used offline if necessary.
The phone has excellent compatibility with popular navigation applications (such as Navigon or Sygic).
Enter text and SMS
The smartphone has a virtual keyboard text input function that supports a large number of languages. There is a convenient option in which words are entered by continuously pressing the screen (each letter in sequence).
User reviews
Above, we have already touched on the aspect regarding what reviews are about the Samsung Galaxy S 3. Here we will only add a few clarifying and complementary theses. What do users say about the smartphone in their reviews left on specialized online portals?
Many, in confirmation of the position of experts, note the resistance of the screen to scratching. Most users praise the device. Some enthusiasts had questions about the quality of the screen. Among the indisputable advantages of the device noted by users is a long battery life.
In general, the degree of satisfaction with the phone, which people show in the reviews, can be considered positive. Just like in the expert environment.
Smartphone in Mini version
In addition to the flagship model, Samsung engineers have created its smaller version - Samsung Galaxy S 3 Mini. How is it different? There is an erroneousthe opinion that this modification of the Samsung Galaxy S 3 is a Chinese clone. This is absolutely not true. This is a completely official model. What are the features of this machine?
Many people who tested the scaled-down Galaxy S3 liked its design. The body of the device has elegantly rounded corners, the front glass is slightly convex. In the back, it is made of plastic with a glossy sheen.
The specifications of the Samsung Galaxy S 3 Mini are, of course, very different from those of the flagship model.
Diagonal device - 4 inches. Resolution - 800 by 400 pixels. The quality of the picture is assessed by experts as high (from any viewing angle).
The processor installed in the smartphone (NotaThor model U8420 with two cores and a frequency of 1 GHz) gives the device a fairly high performance. You can easily work with an Internet browser and at the same time run, for example, multimedia applications. In general, the phone, according to experts, is characterized by the rapid execution of most operations. The graphics subsystem of the smartphone is also regulated by a high-performance processor.
Many experts praise the smartphone's camera (its resolution is 5 megapixels, it can shoot HD video). This hardware component has an autofocus function, can recognize smiles, and take panoramic shots. The photos taken with the miniature version of the Samsung Galaxy S 3 are colorful and clear enough. The camera, although inferior in aggregatecharacteristics of the one that is installed on the flagship model, is able to satisfy most of the needs of ordinary users, according to experts.
The device, like its “classic” counterpart, is equipped with a voice command recognition system, as well as a wide range of communication capabilities. There is a GPS navigation function. So the thesis that the Samsung Galaxy S 3 is a Chinese (in the interpretation that implies illegal copying of the official version) device is completely groundless. The device is quite high quality, capable of performing a wide range of tasks. This is what characterizes the prestigious Samsung Galaxy phones in all the lines produced by the Korean brand.
