Apple iPad 3 pricing and plans

Apple has launched it new third generation iPad in the Philippines. The pricing of Apple's current iPad line-up is as follows:

Wifi only models

• iPad 2 16 GB - Php18,990
• iPad 3 16 GB - Php23,990
• iPad 3 32 GB - Php28,990
• iPad 3 64 GB - Php33,990

WiFi + Cellular

• iPad 2 16 GB - Php24,990
  
• iPad 3 16 GB - Php29,990
• iPad 3 32 GB - Php24,990
• iPad 3 64 GB - Php39,990

Globe Telecom is also offering WiFi + Cellular iPad 3's at the following prices:

On Plan 499

• iPad 3 16 GB - Php29,990
• iPad 3 32 GB - Php24,990
• iPad 3 64 GB - Php39,990

On Plan 999

• iPad 3 16 GB - Php21,990
• iPad 3 32 GB - Php25,990
• iPad 3 64 GB - Php30,990

Pre-paid

• iPad 3 16 GB - Php30,990
• iPad 3 32 GB - Php35,990
• iPad 3 64 GB - Php40,990

Getting an iPad on these plans comes with a 24 month lock-in, but you can buy the device on deferred payment plans ranging from 3 to 12 months depending on the model and the credit card.

Pre-paid units can be available off on deferred payment schemes ranging from 3 to 6 months.

Plan 499 provides you 50 hours of Internet connectivity, which can extend up to with up to 292 hours by using Globe's SuperSurf Promo's. if you use the connection during promo hours. Plan 999 gives you unlimited data access. Unfortunately, the plans Globe has bundled with the iPad provide a maximum speed of 7.2 Mbps. I am not sure if these plans can be upgraded to 21.1 Mbps which is offered by Globe with Globe Tattoo Superstick.

Sony Xperia S Specifications/ Sony Xperia S Smartphone / 3G Android Phones / Sony Xperia S Reviews / Sony Xperia S Features / Sony Xperia S Price / Sony Xperia S Ratings / Sony 3g Smartphone / Sony Smartphone Price

Sony Xperia S Specifications/ Sony Xperia S Smartphone / 3G Android Phones / Sony Xperia S Reviews / Sony Xperia S Features / Sony Xperia S Price / Sony Xperia S Ratings / Sony 3g Smartphone / Sony Smartphone Price

Sony Xperia S Features / Sony Xperia S Reviews:

Sony Xperia S is an Android Smartphone which runs on Android v2.3 Gingerbread (Upgradeable to Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)) Operating System and powered by 1.5 GHz dual-core Processor.

Sony Xperia S comes with 12 Mega-pixel Camera having feature of autofocus with LED Flash and 1.3 Mega-pixel Secondary Camera including features of HD Video Recording, Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization and Sony Exmor R for image sensor. Sony Xperia S has 4.3 Inches LED-backlit LCD capacitive touchscreen with 1280x720 pixels resolution and having protection of Scratch-resistant glass. 

Sony Xperia S has 1 GB RAM and comes with 32 GB Memory. Sony Xperia S comes with Accelerometer Sensors and GPS.

 Sony Xperia S Specifications:

 Network – 2G (GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900)

                  3G (HSPDA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100)

Weight – 144 gm

Dimension – 128x64x10.6 mm

Display – 4.3 Inches LED-backlit LCD capacitive touchscreen with 1280x720 pixels resolution and having protection of Scratch-resistant glass.

Memory – 1 GB RAM and comes with 32 GB Memory

Camera – 12 Mega-pixel Camera having feature of autofocus with LED Flash and 1.3 Mega-pixel Secondary Camera including features of HD Video Recording, Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization and Sony Exmor R for image sensor

Sound – 3D Surround Sound, Xloud, Clear Bass, Vibration MP3 / WAV / WMA / AAC Player

Player – MP4 / DivX / WMV / H.264 / H.263 Player

Connectivity – GPRS

                        EDGE

                        Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, EDR

                        HSDPA (14.4 Mbps), HSUPA (5.8 Mbps)

                        Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot

                        microUSB v2.0

Sensors – Accelerometer, Gyro, RGB Sensor, Compass, barometer

Browser – HTML5, Adobe Flash                      

Radio – Stereo FM Radio with RDS

Operating System – Android v2.3 Gingerbread (Upgradeable to Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich))

Processor – 1.5 GHz dual-core Processor

Battery - Standard Battery Li-Ion 2100 mAH

(Talk Time upto 7 Hours 30 Minutes(3G) and 8 Hours 30 Minutes (2G))

Sony Xperia S Extra Features: 

SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS

GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS

JAVA MIDP Emulator

TV Launcher

MicroSIM Card Support

Organizer

Image / Video Editor

Document Editor (Pdf, Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

Active Noise Cancellation with dedicated mic

SNS Integration

Sensors

MP4 / WMV / H.264 / H.263 Player

MP3 / WAV / AC3 / FLAC Player

Track ID Music Recognition

Voice Memo / Dials / Commands

HDMI Port

Sony Xperia S Smartphone Price: The price of Sony Xperia S is around 32000 Indian Rupees.

HTC One X Specifications/ HTC One X Smartphone / 3G Android Phones / HTC One X Reviews / HTC One X Features / HTC One X Price / HTC One X Ratings / HTC 3g Smartphone / HTC Smartphone Price

HTC One X Specifications/ HTC One X Smartphone / 3G Android Phones / HTC One X Reviews / HTC One X Features / HTC One X Price / HTC One X Ratings / HTC 3g Smartphone / HTC Smartphone Price

HTC One X Features / HTC One X Reviews:

HTC One X is an Android Smartphone which runs on Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Operating System and powered by 1.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor.

HTC One X comes with 8.0 Mega-pixel Camera having feature of autofocus with LED Flash with 1080p HD Video recording and HTC ImageChip get great shots regardless of lighting and movement and Secondary Camera with face recognition. 

HTC One X has 4.7 Inches full HD super IPS LCD2 Capacitive touchscreen display with resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels (16 M Colors). HTC One X 4.7 Gorilla Glass Screen is both durable and scratch-resistant.

 

HTC One X has 1 GB RAM and total memory of 32 GB. HTC One X comes with Accelerometer Sensors and GPS.

 HTC One X Specifications:

Network – 2G (GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900)

                 3G (HSPDA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100)

Weight – 130 gm

Dimension – 134.36 x 69.9 x 8.9 mm

Display – 4.7 Inches full HD super IPS LCD2 Capacitive touchscreen display with resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels (16 M Colors). HTC One X 4.7 Gorilla Glass Screen is both durable and scratch-resistant

Memory – 1 GB RAM and total memory of 32 GB

Camera – 8.0 Mega-pixel Camera having feature of autofocus with LED Flash with 1080p HD Video recording and HTC ImageChip get great shots regardless of lighting and movement and 1.3 Megapixel Secondary Camera with face recognition

Sound – Vibration MP3 / WAV / WMA / AAC Player

Player – MP4 / DivX / WMV / H.264 / H.263 Player / .3gp / .3g2 / avi

Recording –  MP4

Connectivity –   GPRS

                          EDGE

                          Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, EDR

                          HSDPA (21 Mbps), HSUPA (5.76 Mbps)

                          Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot

                          microUSB v2.0

                          3.5 mm stereo audio jack

Sensors –  Gyro Sensor

                   G-Sensor

                   Digital Compass

                   Proximity Sensor

                   Ambient Light Sensor                  

Browser – HTML, Adobe Flash                     

Radio – Stereo FM Radio with RDS

Operating System – Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Processor – 1.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor

Battery - Standard Battery Li-Ion 1800 mAH

HTC One X Extra Features: 

SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS

GPS with A-GPS support

JAVA MIDP Emulator

TV-out

Organizer

Image / Video Editor

Document Viewer

Document Editor (Pdf, Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

Active Noise Cancellation with dedicated mic

SNS Integration

Sensors

MP4 / DivX / WMV / H.264 / H.263 Player / .3gp / .3g2 / avi

MP3 / WAV / eAAC+ / AC3 / FLAC Player

Youtube, gtalk, Google Search

Maps, Gmail

Voice memo / Dial / Commands

HTC One X Smartphone Price: The price of HTC One X is around 34000 Indian Rupees ($640).

Clash of the Titans: HTC One X Vs Samsung Galaxy S III

Samsung Galaxy S III in Pebble Blue

The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III was officially launched in the Philippines last night, and the suggested retail price was set at Php32,990 and being available on retail stores by June 9, 2012. This matches the suggested retail price of HTC's current flagship phone, the HTC One X, which is also Php32,990. 

HTC One X in Grey.

The street price of a HTC One X is lower and can be found at a price range of Php27,600 to Php29,900 with an official HTC warranty. Once the Samsung Galaxy S III become widely available we also do expect it to sell for a bit lower than its suggested retail price. The Samsung Galaxy S III does have the advantage of being offered by both Globe Telecom and Smart Communications on postpaid plans.

So, the two Titans of the Android world have their flagship phones clashing with its other toe-to-toe on price.  Which is the better choice for you?

Both phone are very similar, combining large high resolution 720p (720 x 1280) displays in thin and light designs. The Samsung Galaxy S III has a slight larger 4.8 inch Super AMOLED display of the Pentile Matrix variety which is an improved version of that found in the Galaxy Nexus. The HTC One X has a 4.7-inch IPS2 LCD display. Both are excellent displays, and we don't see buyers choosing one over the other because of the display.

The Samsung Galaxy S III is thinner at 8.6 mm thin, but being just 0.3 mm less than the HTC One X, I doubt you will actually notice the difference. The Samsung Galaxy S III is a bit wider at 70.6 mm, the HTC One X measuring at 69.9 mm, but again the difference is too small to be of significance. The HTC One X is the lighter of the two at 130 grams in weight, while the Samsung Galaxy S III.

On the  hardware front Samsung Galaxy S III has a slight faster processor and graphics chips, but both phones are so fast it is not likely that there is a significant difference in real world performance. With a quad core processor on either both phones, you probably cannot find any app which would push either phone to its limits. Both phone use HSDPA 21.1 Mbps radios for 3G connectivity. Both phones have excellent 8 MP camera's, and which produces better pictures will be more a function of the user rather than the hardware. 

With the two so evenly matched, what should you consider in selecting one over the other?

Internal Storage. For the same money, the HTC One X comes with more internal storage at 32 GB, of which 26 GB is user available. The Samsung Galaxy S III comes with 16 GB of internal storage. We do not yet know what the user available storage is with the Samsung Galaxy S III, but it would be somewhere between 11 to 13 GB. The Samsung though in part makes up for the lower internal storage with a MicroSD card slot.

Getting a 16GB MicroSD card will cost you a bit less than Php800 these days.

I prefer internal storage to SDCard storage. Accessing it is a tad bit faster. So I would say that if 26 GB is enough, I would give the HTC One X than advantage in this regard. If you need more than 26 GB, with the Samsung Galaxy S III it is a matter of buying a large capacity MicroSD card. With the HTC One X you are out of luck.

Winner: Draw. Depends on the users need. If you only need 26 GB or less the HTC One X. If you need more the Samsung Galaxy S III.

Cloud Storage. Both phones come with two years of Dropbox cloud storage. The HTC One X comes with 25 GB while the Samsung Galaxy S III comes with 50 GB.

Winner: GSIII. More is better so the Samsung Galaxy S III wins.

Gaming. Both phones are wickedly fast and have the power to tear trough the latest 3D games on the Android market. But use mature graphics chips as their base so compatibility should not be an issue.

The HTC One X does sport the 12-core Nvidia ULP GeForce graphics chip which has some really amazing capability and developers do build gamed optimized to take advantage of the ULP GeForce's capability.

Most games wont take advantage of ULP GeForce, but a fair number do, and those that do, look a lot better.

Winner: HOX. If you want console quality grapchics, the HTC One X is the way to go.

Battery life. Both phones use modern energy saving technology, and in terms of battery life are pretty much as good as it gets. We have covered that matter in a separate article at this link. While both phones have excellent battery life. 

Basically, GSM Arena which conducts the test we use for comparison rated the Samsung Galaxy S III's battery life with an endurance of 43 hours, while the HTC One has an endurance rating of 37 hours.

Winner. GSIII. The Galaxy S III will last significantly longer on a charge.

User replaceable battery. The Samsung Galaxy S III's battery can be easily replaced by popping of the batter cover. The HTC One X battery is an internal. Replacing it requires removing the LCD display and the mother board. Only a skilled professional should try it.

Winner. GSIII. Despite the good battery life, if you keep the phone more than a year or a year and a half, you will probably want to replace the battery. The Samsung Galaxy S III makes this easier.

Others. The other area where both phones differ is in their installed operating system. While both run Android 4.0, HTC places a Sense 4.0 overlay on top of Android. Samsung puts its TouchWiz 4.0 overlay.

In the past we would have given this category to HTC which really includes some very useful enhancements. But Samsung has built a lot, new features into TouchWiz like Smart Stay and S-Voice. We have a separate article covering this here. 

Ultimately, user interface and enhancements are subjective matters and there is really no way to measure one against the other. Best advice, try both and see which you like best.

This also depends on what you used before. If you have been using HTC Sense for some time, I suspect you will want to stay with Sense. If you have been using Samsung phones in the past and like TouchWiz, you will feel more comfortable with the the Samsung Galaxy S III. It is easier to leave TouchWiz behind than Sense, but I really cannot quantify that.

Conclusion.  If you want one postpaid, the Samsung Galaxy S III is the only game in town. If you are buying a phone, than you have some decisions to make.

Overall Samsung Galaxy S III had built a better smartphone. If I owned a HTC One X, the advantages of the Samsung Galaxy S III would not be enough for me to want to upgrade. For the typical user, this would be the better choice. If you spend a lot of time viewing multi-media, will last twice as long on the battery as compared to the HTC One X.

HTC on the other hand has built an excellent smartphone in its own regard, which is also the best Android hand held gaming platform in the market today. If you having a bit of gaming in your blood, it is really hard to ignore the Nvidia ULP GeForce graphics.   

So which do we recommend, pick your own poison. I do not think you will regret either choice. It is also unlikely that you will feel device envy with anything else coming out in the market, well not for another year when HTC and Samsung duke it out for round four.

Nokia Lumia 610: Revealing chinks in the armor?

We were very fond of Windows Phone powered Nokia Lumia 610, with its relatively affordable Php10,990 suggested retail price while offering a very decently sized 3.7-inch display. It was a budget phone which did not necessarily feel like one. 

But it appears that it may have been too much of a good thing. Microsoft has claimed that only five percent of apps in the Windows Phone Market will have difficulties on devices with 256MB of RAM. First, we learned that the Skype app was pulled from the Nokia Lumia 610. Given that Microsoft own's Skype this was particularly disappointing. Now we learned that Tango and Angry Birds, cannot be installed either. The problem appears to be the 256 MB of RAM on the phone. 

This is all a bit disappointing since Skype, Tango and Angry Birds run fine on Apple iPhone's and Google Android devices with 256 MB of RAM. And worrisome too.

Windows Phone's come with 512 MB of RAM and the Nokia Lumia 610 comes with 256 MB. The Windows Phone operating system has been touted as one which is not resource hungry and user have often cited the buttery smooth user interface. Microsoft itself has launched its "Smoked by Windows" campaign to show that its devices to well on the decidedly average hardware you find on a Window Phone these days.

Beyond revealing the limitations of the Nokia Lumia 610, it has gotten me worried hardware on Windows Phone devices throws prioritizes its user interface and built-in apps so much as not to leave enough resources for some causal bird slinging. If you cannot run Angry Birds on 256 MB of RAM, there is a lot you probably cannot run on 512 MB, especially once more Android and iOS apps are ported to the Windows Phone platform. Unless Windows Phone 8 is less resource hungry, current Window Phone hardware may get dated faster than one would expect, which is all not looking to good for Nokia's newly launched Lumia line.  

App developers of the affected apps may release updates to support 256MB of RAM devices. Maybe 512 MB of RAM will be good enough to run Angry Birds Space? Still, with apps which are not all that resource hungry having problems on the 256 MB Windows Phone devices, and with a new operating system on the way in a few months, it looks like a little caution should be taken before jumping in on this platform. 

The Post PC World, the Tablet as a Mobile Device and the Third World

The tablet has been market as a mobile device. Something light and easy to carry around. But after having been in the market now for more than two years, studies show it is mainly used at home. A study commissioned by Viacom shows that 74% of tablet use it at home (Home Is Where the Tablet Is). A study conducted by Rosetta Consulting Practice made the same finding.

"Something particularly unexpected is that I think people would generally think of a tablet as a device used in home, whereas smartphones are out of home. Each of those contexts has an influence on the way we define the role of each device. This study represents one departure from that assumption and as tablets are increasingly making their way out of the home we could see some changes in how we would engage users in branded experiences on those devices."

The proposition that people who buy tablets do not think of them as mobile devices, is that while a 2011 study showed 37.5% of tablets sold had 3G radio's, 90% of tablet buyers on use only WiFi. In other words, there are plenty of 3G tablets in field, whose 3G radio's are rarely or never used.

Surprisingly, despite being used at home, it does not displace the personal computer.

By looking at different tablet owners that have owned the device over time and by asking what they did in the beginning versus what they do now, we learned people tend to do a lot more activities in the first one to six months, in what we call the “honeymoon phase.” Interestingly, a tablet was just one of multiple devices our respondents used and after the honeymoon phase and, after that honeymoon was over, they started to prefer their computers over tablets for certain tasks. Examples include video chat, interacting with social networks, managing finances and shopping for products.

Rosetta's study concludes that "(t)his data about device usage in different locations, combined with our device preference data, reinforced that tablets are not necessarily the primary devices for a lot of things; instead, it is an ad-on device so you can keep accessing info anywhere."

In studying tablet use, for the purpose of optimizing its ads, Google found that the tablet was a "third digital screen in consumer's lives that fill(s) the gap between desktops and smartphones." Google's study found that people use tablets for personal rather than work-related activities 91% of the time.

The tablet, which was proclaimed as a PC replacement is instead becoming an add-on to our PC and smartphone.  Gartner had predicted PC sales to be slower in Q1 of 2012 as compared to the proceeding year. Instead the traditional PC market grew in 2012.

Being a third device, Kogan, in designing a low cost tablet for the Australian market had this to day about tablet demand: "The main feedback we heard from our customers on tablets is that I want one, but I don't need one."

From a third world perspective, things could be very different. Six years ago, the One Laptop Per Child initiative, tried to create a US$100 laptop. The end result was a US$200 unit. The commercial offshoot of this effort was the Netbook, which has now seen low cost computers being offered for as low as a little bit over Php10,000 (still more that US$200), and that is only after the advent of tablets cut demand for Netbooks.

A few months after the launch by Apple of its iPad in March 2010, cheap "China" Android powered tablets costing as little as Php3,000 started to become widely available in the Philippines. These tablets had shoddy build quality and were of limited functionality, not even having access to the Google Android app store. 

A year and a half later, these China made tablets have evolved into credible devices with decent hardware and a price range ranging from Php5,000 to Php12,000. These tablets comes with capacitative screens, running Google's latest Android 4.0 operating system (something which even some expensive tablets cannot boast), with full access to the Google Play Android  app market, and are capable of displaying 1080p video and outputting the video to a LCD TV via a HDMI port. More importantly, computing has become cheaper than ever before.

In the third world, these low cost Android tablets, together with low cost Android and Linux smartphones,  could be a lot of peoples first personal computer. With the Internet now being the main repository of information, access to a personal computer these days is a necessity. More people being able to gain access to this bold new world, is a very good thing.

Is this what Windows Phone 8 will look like?

RVanhuawere has created a concept of what the Windows Phone 8 user interface might look like, and I think he is pretty much correct.

With Windows Phone 7 and 7.5 you scroll through the live tiles in a vertical fashion, while on Windows 8 Consumer Preview you scroll across different clusters of live tiles horizontally. This concept drawing of what Windows Phone 8 might look like makes sense. It would unify the look and feel of the phone operating system with that of the desktop and tablet operating system.

We do not have long to find out. Details about Windows Phone 8 Apollo will be revealed at the Windows Phone Developers Conference to be held on June 21-22, 2012.

Ainol Novo 7 Aurora

Some of these tablets made from lesser known Chinese companies are getting pretty interesting. Ainol's Novo 7 Aurora is a thin and light version of the Ainol Novo 7 Elf we looked at a few months ago. And the light aspect is what interests us.

Quick specifications:

• Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with access to Google Play
• 7-inch 600 x 1024 IPS display
• 8 GB internal storage expandable via MicroSD Card
• 1 GB RAM
• AllWinner 1.2 GHz A10 processor
• Mali 400 Graphics
• WiFi
• Mini HDMI out
• Mini USD
• 3700 mAh battery
• 9 mm thin
• 313 grams in weight
• Market price of about Php6,999

In addition to the usual tasks you are likely to do with a tablet, this Novo 7 Aurora should make a decent low cost gaming platform. While 7-inch tablets are a handy enough size for use in the hands, they weigh a lot more than your typical hand held gaming console. 

A PS Vita for example weighs in at a nice handy 260 to 278 grams. The first generation Samsung Galaxy Tab 7-inch weighed in at 384 grams, and the newer lighter variants weigh in at 345 grams or so. The Ainol Novo 7 Aurora tips the scapes at 313 grams, coming closer to the weight of a gaming console, making it friendlier when used in hand. The lighter weight is likely to the less than premium quality material used, but at Php6,800 we don't expect too much.

The use of a IPS display instead of a ordinary LCD improves the visual experience, and the Mali 400 graphics should do a decent job of playing most 3D games. Still, this tablet wont run games that require dual core processors. Ainol does have the dual core Novo 7 Elf II, but we have not seen that on local shelves yet.

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Samsung Galaxy S III Features / Samsung Galaxy S III Reviews:

Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy S II has been a great success. Now Samsung is going to increase the Galaxy S series by introducing the new Samsung Galaxy S III. 

Samsung Galaxy S III is going to be released by the end of May 2012. Samsung Galaxy S III has so many fabulous features that it appears one of the best Android Smartphones ever produced.

Samsung Galaxy S III is an Android Smartphone which runs on Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Operating System and powered by 1.4 GHz Exynos Quad-Core Cortex A9 Processor.

Samsung Galaxy S III comes with 8.0 Mega-pixel Camera having feature of autofocus with LED Flash and 2.0 Mega-pixel Secondary Camera with face recognition. 

Samsung Galaxy S III has 4.8 Inches full HD super AMOLED Capacitive Multitouch display with resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.

Samsung Galaxy S III has 2 GB RAM and comes with 16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB Memory. Samsung Galaxy S III comes with Accelerometer Sensors and GPS.

 Samsung Galaxy S III (Samsung Galaxy S 3) Specifications:

Network – 2G (GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900)

                  3G (HSPDA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100)

Weight – 133 gm

Dimension – 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm

Display – 4.8 Inches full HD super AMOLED Capacitive Multitouch display with resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels ( 1080 P resolution with 16:9 Aspect Ratio, 16 M Colors) and also has Corning Gorilla Glass 2 with TouchWiz UI v4.0

Memory – 2 GB RAM and comes with 16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB Memory

Camera – 8.0 Mega-pixel Camera having feature of autofocus with LED Flash and 2.0 Mega-pixel Secondary Camera with face recognition ( Samsung Galaxy S III camera has some special features like HD Video and Images Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch focus, Image Stabilization, face and smile detection)

Sound – Vibration MP3 / WAV / WMA / AAC Player

Player – MP4 / DivX / WMV / H.264 / H.263 Player

Connectivity – GPRS Class 12

                          EDGE Class 12

                          Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, EDR

                          HSDPA (21 Mbps), HSUPA (5.76 Mbps)

                          Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot

                          microUSB v2.0

                          3.5 mm stereo audio jack

Sensors – Accelerometer, Gyro, RGB Sensor, Compass, barometer

Browser – HTML, Adobe Flash                     

Radio – Stereo FM Radio with RDS

Operating System – Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Processor – 1.4 GHz Exynos Quad-Core Cortex A9 Processor

Battery - Standard Battery Li-Ion 2100 mAH (Talk Time upto 7 Hours)

Samsung Galaxy S III Smartphone Extra Features: 

SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS

GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS

JAVA MIDP Emulator

TV-out

MicroSIM Card Support

Organizer

Image / Video Editor

Document Editor (Pdf, Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

S-Voice Natural Language Commands and Detection

SNS Integration

Sensors

MP4 / DivX / WMV / H.264 / H.263 Player

MP3 / WAV / AC3 / FLAC Player

Samsung Galaxy S III Smartphone Price: The price of Samsung Galaxy S III is around 38000 Indian Rupees.