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Rumour: Samsung Galaxy S III to be announced in February, have a quad-core processor, LTE and possibly a 3D display

By on December 28, 2011 at 2:24pm in Mobile News


Let the rumours start for the next high-end Samsung device to be welcomed into the growing Galaxy family. The Galaxy S and the Galaxy SII have sold well over 30 million units worldwide, but latest unconfirmed word around the web has Samsung set to unveil the Galaxy S III, possibly having the model number of GT-I9500. According to Korean website ETNews, the GSIII might come packed with some impressive specs: Quad-core processor, Super AMOLED Plus 720p display (no word on the screen size), Android OS 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with TouchWiz, LTE-enabled, 2GB of RAM. Probably the most unique feature is that it might incorporate 3D into the device, something we’ve seen HTC and LG already do with the HTC EVO 3D and the LG Optimus 3D. Mobile World Congress in February, hopefully the GSIII will be leaked before.

Source: ETNews
Via: Phandroid

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51 comments for “Rumour: Samsung Galaxy S III to be announced in February, have a quad-core processor, LTE and possibly a 3D display”

  1. Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.

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    Posted by Hub | December 28, 2011, 2:26 pm
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    • That’s why you root it and then flash a custom ROM, problem solved.

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      Posted by Jerrik | December 28, 2011, 2:31 pm

    • IF THIS DEAL IS RIGHT, APPLE AND RIM WILL BE GONE!!! NO WAY,

      WE WERE WAITING FOR APPLE TO ANNOUNCE THE IPHONE5 WITH A 4″ DISPLAY :) THEY ARE SOOOO FUNNY

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      Posted by SAM | December 28, 2011, 2:45 pm

    • Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.

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      Posted by A. Carmine | December 28, 2011, 7:53 pm

    • @A.Carmine: rooting and flashing is easy if you open your eyes and actually read the instructions. All you need to do first it’s back up the stock ROM and then restore it if things do go wrong with installing a custom ROM. However, if you read the instructions PROPERLY, nothing should go wrong when flashing. I flash custom ROMs all the time on my Galaxy S2. By the way, I do have a life.

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      Posted by Jerrik | December 28, 2011, 11:09 pm

    • rim?

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      Posted by SirGoogsALot | December 29, 2011, 11:23 am

  2. Sweet merciful crap. If it has the 3D display then I’m gonna pinch one off.

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    Posted by Thai | December 28, 2011, 2:29 pm
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  3. Must… resist… always … something… better …

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    Posted by Sean | December 28, 2011, 2:34 pm
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  4. good job samsung. Have it out b4 Apple so they can’t whine you’re copying them

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    Posted by David | December 28, 2011, 2:40 pm
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    • WELL THE COURT IN GERMANY CONFIRMED THAT THE GALAXY TAB 10.1 IS NOT LIKE IPAD, APPLY LOST THE CASE LOOOOOOSERS :)

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      Posted by SAM | December 28, 2011, 2:49 pm

    • Crapple will still whine and sue for something.

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      Posted by Thai | December 28, 2011, 2:50 pm

  5. Don’t know if incorporating a 3D display is a good idea for the SGS3

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    Posted by Studystand | December 28, 2011, 2:40 pm
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  6. OMG I want this. Lol…are there support groups for smartphone addicts? My SGSII is barely 4mos old and I want this. And an iPhone 4s, and a Blackberry 10 phone when released… ugh haha

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    Posted by Frank | December 28, 2011, 2:41 pm
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  7. What about battery life?? Probably last a few hours at the most, based on current battery technology.

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    Posted by John Mack | December 28, 2011, 2:42 pm
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    • In regards to battery life, I agree with you as I own an SGSII LTE, however, I did some light research on “quad-core”, which is supposedley use up less energy than single core units. Having said this, it would still be great if the battery was packed with at least 2200mah.

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      Posted by bd | December 28, 2011, 4:00 pm

  8. There will be 3 versions corresponding to the 3 new features.

    Oh, and one of them will be named the “Samsung Galaxy III Epic 4G Touch HD X with LTE”.

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    Posted by Matt | December 28, 2011, 2:43 pm
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  9. Are people going to complain that they are releasing new devices too fast?

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    Posted by Softwareden | December 28, 2011, 2:45 pm
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  10. At this rate the Galaxy S IV will be an 8 core phone with more processing power than my desktop computer.

    I’m more concerned about battery life… It’s difficult to justify an upgrade just for the increased technical specifications, but if Samsung released a phone that could run for 2-3 days straight with normal usage, I’d buy one outright as soon as it was released.

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    Posted by Jay | December 28, 2011, 2:49 pm
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    • If it is according to rumor this quad core shouldn’t be like Tegra 3 “Kal-El” using a 45nm SOC. This new rumoured Exynos should be using a 32nm SOC, like wise the new quad-core “Kraits” from Qualcomm will be using a 28nm SOC. The reduction in size should bring battery savings…. hopefully.

      Will multiple cores seem like they may drain more power, a careful implementation like the Little-Big system addressed by ARM could do wonders for battery life and processing power.

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      Posted by abcd | December 28, 2011, 3:12 pm

    • WITH THESE FEATURE WE WILL NEED A A CAR BATTERY IN A DOLLY HOOKED UP TO YOUR SMARTPHONE, THIS WILL BE NICE NO ONE WILL COMPLAIN ABOUT THE BATTERY LIFE ANY MORE!!!! :)

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      Posted by SAM | December 28, 2011, 4:04 pm

    • Nokia’s can last 2-3 days with out charging, you should try one of those.

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      Posted by Colin | December 29, 2011, 8:48 am

  11. $699.99

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    Posted by Kenny | December 28, 2011, 2:50 pm
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  12. I’d prefer it without the 3D display. I don’t think it’s necessary and only serves to hurt battery life, especially with that supposed 4G radio.

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    Posted by sky | December 28, 2011, 2:50 pm
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  13. I seriously hope they: a) keep it at max 4.5″ (or 4.65″) b) not make it a thick phone cuz of a stupid 3D camera and c) give it a 2000+mA battery or at the very least, make it extremely efficient if they use a smaller battery

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    Posted by ELNY | December 28, 2011, 2:52 pm
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  14. cellphones gonna get cheaper with can of production.
    New phones every 6 months, people complained apples 1 year schedule was too quick. Now Samsung is topping that.
    Great deals to come!

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    Posted by Softwareden | December 28, 2011, 2:55 pm
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  15. This is what the Galaxy Nexus was supposed to be like. Guess I’m staying with the Galaxy S family.

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    Posted by saffant | December 28, 2011, 3:12 pm
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  16. Quad core will help battery life.

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    Posted by mike | December 28, 2011, 3:12 pm
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  17. but the think about apple is they make such a BIG hype but NOt really THAT BIG of a change.. its still an Iphone..

    but how galaxy is going about it..
    ACTUALLY from Single to Dual -> quad.
    and ACTUALLY letting people customize their phone to their likings

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    Posted by Darknight2ca | December 28, 2011, 3:13 pm
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  18. it’s always amusing to see angry fandroids bringing up “apple” in an article that is completely unrelated to it.

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    Posted by Tommy | December 28, 2011, 3:17 pm
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  19. Take out the 3D and TouchWiz!! 3d is useless and TouchWiz is brutal.

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    Posted by Craz | December 28, 2011, 3:17 pm
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  20. still waitin on nexus with telus,, maybe now I’ll wait another 6 months to see the Galaxy SIII X Hercules V2 Super amoled 720+ display that’s .25% bigger than the SIII to just get a freakin phone!

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    Posted by Monkeysweat | December 28, 2011, 3:19 pm
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  21. Oh this will be mine.

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    Posted by NumberZero | December 28, 2011, 3:29 pm
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  22. Is quad core really necessary? Is there anything out there that would justify it? I guess multitasking would be better, but so far dual core is doing an excellent job. Don’t even give that future proof stuff. The smartphone industry is moving at a lightning quick pace, so who knows where it will end up.

    Take nothing away from the phone though. If those specs are true, it’s an absolute beast. Battery life is a concern, but there should be ways around it. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a phone that is the size of the Galaxy Nexus.

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    Posted by Thas | December 28, 2011, 3:36 pm
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  23. And I was hoping that 3D hype is finally over. 3D in phone is akin to airbags for bikes. Sounds good on paper, great for marketing features checklist but not really useful once you think about it.

    How about improving stuff that actually matters like battery life, being pentaband or decent call quality?

    Anyway, looking forward to Rogers Samsung Galaxy S III LTE Redemption 4G (in Rogers Red) …

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    Posted by pasuljko | December 28, 2011, 3:48 pm
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  24. I have zero interest in a gimmicky 3d screen. Everything else sounds great.

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    Posted by aviking | December 28, 2011, 3:55 pm
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  25. According to androidguys.com the specs and pictures shows off an impressive 5.0 inch super amoled HD screen beautiful

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    Posted by larry | December 28, 2011, 4:12 pm
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  26. Seriously, screw 3D its useless. Focus on getting decent battery life instead Samsung.

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    Posted by Jer | December 28, 2011, 4:30 pm
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    • 3D will be useless until Apple introduces it. Then they’ll take credit for putting another revolutionary thing into a phone. Just like Siri. the Apple fanboy will tout Apple as the innovators again. And the world will accept it as usual. I bet if Apple sold bottled water you’d see a line up around the corner of a grocery store. And every Apple fan will accept that it is the best water in the world ever bottled.

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      Posted by som | December 28, 2011, 10:17 pm

  27. Oh lord, please also make sure its actually a portable phone… anything over 4’5 is ridiculous.

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    Posted by Jer | December 28, 2011, 4:35 pm
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    Posted by Mark | December 28, 2011, 4:35 pm
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    • Agreed. It’s fairly common knowledge now that Apple blows. There should be no need to keep bringing it up.

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      Posted by Boojay | December 28, 2011, 6:23 pm

  29. Glad it will be “3D”. Makes me not care about it. I want ICS for my GS2!

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    Posted by Dave | December 28, 2011, 4:45 pm
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  30. Give me a 4″ phone with a 720p display and little to no bezel. I’m getting s**t of all this 4.3″+ s**t. I’ve seen almost none out in the wild yet the stores are full of them.

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    Posted by Matt | December 28, 2011, 4:49 pm
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  31. ALL OF THIS SHIT IS USELESS. CURRENT BATTERY TECHNOLOGY FALLS VERY SHORT WHEN TRYING TO SUPPORT A 1280×720 SCREEN.

    My GNex can’t hold a charge/charge at the same time while playing a movie via MHL. It can’t charge through the screens battery usage at 0-1% either (via usb)

    Bottom line is it better have a battery the size of the GNote or more especially with those specs.

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    Posted by Jimmy | December 28, 2011, 5:34 pm
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  32. Definitely buy, outright.
    But if Samsung still listening concerns and want to improve, look for battery life plz and thankiu.
    and maintain, slimness and light weight like in our SGS2

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    Posted by Guest | December 28, 2011, 5:59 pm
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  33. Battery issues solved! Samsung SGlll comes with a Bluetooth solar-cell, ball-cap power supply.

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    Posted by shaggyskunk | December 28, 2011, 6:07 pm
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  34. Hopefully they make the S3 smaller. The original and S2 are huuuge! Nexus S, Desire, or even Desire S size would be PERFECT! The screen size can still be massive, I just want the phone size to be small.

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    Posted by Boojay | December 28, 2011, 6:18 pm
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  35. im waiting for 8 core phones just like AMD Bulldozer. amazing.

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    Posted by jon_d0e | December 28, 2011, 6:54 pm
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  36. A phone with these specs is amazing and this is only Q1 2012, I bet anything that by Q1 2013 netbooks are going to be discontinued…

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    Posted by Mark | December 29, 2011, 12:15 am
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  37. I was going to get a google nexus in the new year…. now I guess I have to wait another year for a new phone…

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    Posted by Gregory | December 30, 2011, 1:35 pm
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