10 Things to Know About Samsung Galaxy S III

By siliconindia  |  Monday, 07 May 2012, 15:11 IST

Bangalore: Samsung’s flagship smartphone ‘Galaxy S III’ has been unveiled in London. This new smartphone is the successor of the company’s bestselling phone Galaxy S II. This new smartphone with Quad-core processor, wireless charger and good looks  is going to be a real competitor for Apple iPhone.

Samsung Galaxy S III is supposed to hit Indian market in few weeks, so know the all the major specs of this trendy new smartphone.

1. Powered by Samsung’s Quad-core Chip:

Galaxy S III is engineered with company’s new ARM based 1.4 Ghz Quad-core processor which makes the device more faster and high-performing due to its four cores that distributes the task and finishes it faster. The company boosts about the new chip by announcing that it is the first Quad- core chip to have High-k Metal Gate (HKMG) low-power process technology.  The chip's video hardware codec engine for 1080p/30fps video recording and playback and an HDMI 1.4 interface are the other high-end feature.

The other Quad-core smartphone in the Indian market is HTC One X which comes with HTC’s Beats Audio technology. HTC one costs 37,899.

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