Many experts attribute the Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone to premium mobile devices designed to compete with products manufactured by 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 interested in what characteristics and functions of devices operating on open-source platforms can withstand the competition with the most commercially engaged brands that use expensive proprietary software. Or maybe it's hardware?
In our article today, we will try to understand, due to what characteristics and functions, the Galaxy smartphone in the third version is considered as prestigious and desirable, as is commonly believed in the Russian user and expert environment. We will reveal its most strengths, study the specifics of the technologies used in the manufacture of the device.
We will answer simple but important questions. What are the features of the device? What opportunities does it open to users? What do experts say about him? What are the reviews that characterize the Samsung Galaxy S 3?
Standard delivery
Inside the box, the user will find the device itself, a spare 2100 mAh battery, a cable for connecting to a USB port, a headset, as well as 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 finding it all in almost any of the modern online stores where electronics are sold.
Who buys a smartphone
According to expert marketers, the main groups of smartphone users are enthusiasts of expensive and full of mobile technology functions, technology lovers, as well as buyers inclined to purchase devices with an aim for long-term use (for several years).
Samsung Galaxy phones are devices that are of high quality in terms of assembly, design, problem solving using mobile applications. Owners of smartphones in this series can be sure that the device will perform its functions without fail and correctly.
Market position
Marketing experts call the smartphone one of the leading models of 2012. Direct competitors of the device are products manufactured under the brand of Apple and HTC. Experts call the Samsung device a flagship, the relevance of which will remain for a long time. The user who bought the Samsung Galaxy S 3 phone emphasizes the fact that he has a device and that he has good taste and involvement in the most current market trends.
Design
The smartphone is available in several colors. It has a thin body that fits comfortably in your hand.
The dimensions of the device are as follows:
- length: 13.66 cm;
- width: 7.06 cm;
- thickness: 0.86 cm.
The smartphone weighs 133 grams.
At the top of the case is an audio jack, at the bottom is a micro-USB slot. The power button on the device is located on the right side of the case. On the left is the key responsible for adjusting the sound volume level. On the front of the case - the main control button. There is a front-facing video camera and two sensors: lighting and movement (proximity).
Build quality
Experts who tested the phone note that the details of the case are very high quality. There are no backlashes or gaps. The cover is fixed to the case very securely. The surface of the phone is good enough to resist scratches. According to how Samsung Galaxy S3 reviews describe, this thesis of experts is generally confirmed.
Screen
The smartphone’s display diagonal is 4.8 inches. Screen manufacturing technology - AMOLED. The display resolution is 1280 by 720 pixels. The maximum number of displayed colors is 16 million. The screen belongs to the class of capacitive. Experts who tested the device, responding to the quality of the display as excellent.
Communication options
The smartphone is equipped with several communication modules. Among them is Bluetooth version 4. You can also use Wi-Fi. Experts who tested the speed of wireless data transmission were able to fix the figure of 12 megabits / s. You can also connect external devices via the USB port (when using it, the smartphone is simultaneously charged). Using the mini-USB connector and a special cable, you can connect the phone to the HDMI port of the TV. The smartphone supports near contactless communication technology (which, in particular, is used in modern cash payment terminals) - NFC.
Using Samsung's branded S Beam technology, you can transfer files between this phone and another with the same speed.
Smartphone memory
The smartphone has 16 GB of internal 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 are supplied for the markets of individual countries, with a RAM capacity of 2 GB.
Performance
The phone has an Exynos processor with four cores (the frequency of each of them is about 1.4 GHz). It is quite productive, according to many experts, the firmware installed in the Samsung Galaxy S III in the form of Android 4th version.
Performance tests showed that the smartphone is more powerful than many competing solutions. Almost all users who wrote about the Samsung Galaxy S 3 reviews confirm the high speed of the phone.
Voice control
The device has its own voice control module S Voice. Experts note the high quality of this option, comparable with the best competing solutions (in particular, such as Siri from Apple).
Interesting features
Experts who tested the phone, he 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 the SMS message is being written. Starting to type SMS, you can bring the device to your ear, after which the recipient's number is dialed.
Another noteworthy 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, causes the device to vibrate.
Other interesting features of the device are face recognition in photographs, as well as sending images to the phone of the person who fell into the frame. There is another interesting option - manually adjusting the rhythm of the vibrating alert.
The presence of these and many other useful functions, as many experts believe, fully justifies the fact that a device such as Samsung Galaxy S 3 has a rather high price. A phone with such a set of options, experts say, cannot be cheap.
Playing music and radio
The smartphone has the function of recording direct radio air (although, as experts say, it will be available for a limited number of countries). Experts who tested the phone note that the quality of the radio signal reception is higher than that of many analogues.
Melodies can be played by the phone at a high volume level without loss of sound quality. The device has several software equalizers, which allows you to give the playback sound various effects.
the Internet
The smartphone has a good, according to experts, built-in browser. Sites on it to browse comfortably. The browser has support for Flash technology (provided that a separate plug-in is installed), which is needed to correctly view a large number of web pages.
If the user wants to install another browser (for example, Google Chrome), then the level of comfort with the Internet will not fall. In addition, without any problems bookmarks from a standard browser are imported into the installed one.
Work with images
The built-in gallery in the smartphone allows you to display images not only from the drives built into the phone, but also from devices on the network. Viewing pictures, as experts say, is very comfortable. There are image editing functions.
GPS navigator
Like many other smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy S3 has a built-in module for navigating GPS technology. Experts say that the cards fit on the screen without any problems. The phone supports caching. This function allows you to save popular map services (Google.Maps or Yandex) images in the device’s memory, and then use them, if necessary, offline.
The phone has excellent compatibility with popular navigation applications (such as Navigon or Sygic).
Text entry and SMS
The smartphone has a function for entering text from the virtual keyboard, which supports a large number of languages. There is a convenient option in which words are entered by the method of continuous clicking on the screen (each letter in sequence).
User reviews
Above, we have already touched on the aspect regarding what about the Samsung Galaxy S 3 reviews. Here we just 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 screen quality. Among the indisputable advantages of the device, noted by users - a long life without recharging.
In general, the degree of satisfaction with the phone that people show in reviews can be considered positive. Just like in an expert environment.
Mini smartphone
In addition to the flagship model, Samsung engineers created its reduced variation - the Samsung Galaxy S 3 Mini. How is she different? There is a misconception that this modification of the Samsung Galaxy S 3 is a Chinese clone. This is completely wrong. This is a completely official model. What are the features of this unit?
Many experts who tested the reduced Galaxy S3 model liked its design. The case of the device has elegantly rounded corners, the front glass is slightly convex. At the back, it is made of plastic with a glossy sheen.
Specifications Samsung Galaxy S 3 Mini, of course, are very different from those of the flagship model.
The diagonal of the device is 4 inches. Resolution - 800 by 400 pixels. Experts rate the quality of the picture as high (at any viewing angle).
The processor installed in the smartphone (NotaThor U8420 model 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 simultaneously run, for example, multimedia applications. In general, the phone, as experts say, 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 is capable of shooting HD-video). This hardware component has an auto focus function, can recognize smiles, take panoramic frames. The photos taken with the miniature version of the Samsung Galaxy S 3 are colorful, quite clear. The camera, although inferior in the totality of the characteristics of the one installed on the flagship model, is able to satisfy most of the needs of ordinary users, experts say.
The device, like its “classic” brother, 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 “Samsung Galaxy S 3” is 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. What characterizes the prestigious Samsung Galaxy phones in all the lines produced by the Korean brand.