<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
III	O
(	O
unofficially	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S3	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
smartphone	B-Application
in	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
additional	O
software	O
features	O
,	O
expanded	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
redesigned	O
physique	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
II	O
,	O
released	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
SIII	B-Application
"	O
employs	O
an	O
intelligent	B-Protocol
personal	I-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
(	O
S	B-General_Concept
Voice	I-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
eye-tracking	O
ability	O
,	O
and	O
increased	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
option	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
it	O
never	O
came	O
to	O
fruition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
third	O
party	O
kits	O
which	O
add	O
support	O
for	O
Qi	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
country	O
,	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
comes	O
with	O
different	O
processors	O
and	O
RAM	B-Architecture
capacity	O
,	O
and	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
launched	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.0.4	I-Application
"	I-Application
Ice	I-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
"	I-Application
,	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.3	I-Application
"	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
"	I-Application
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
updated	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.2	I-Application
"	I-Application
KitKat	I-Application
"	I-Application
on	O
variants	O
with	O
2GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
's	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S4	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
14	O
March	O
2013	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
an	O
18-month	O
development	O
phase	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
unveiled	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
on	O
3	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
approximately	O
300	O
carriers	O
in	O
nearly	O
150	O
countries	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
July	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
20	O
million	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
were	O
sold	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
100	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
50	O
million	O
until	O
April	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
was	O
well-received	O
commercially	O
and	O
critically	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
technology	O
commentators	O
touting	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
killer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
handset	O
in	O
its	O
constantly	O
updated	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
20	O
best	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
while	O
Stuff	O
magazine	O
likewise	O
ranked	O
it	O
at	O
No.1	O
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
10	O
best	O
smartphones	B-Application
in	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
played	O
a	O
major	O
role	O
in	O
boosting	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
record	O
operating	O
profit	O
during	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2012	O
.	O
,	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
high-profile	O
lawsuit	O
between	O
Samsung	B-Application
and	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
research	O
firm	O
Strategy	O
Analytics	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
had	O
overtaken	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
to	O
become	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
best-selling	O
smartphone	B-Application
model	O
in	O
Q3	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
overwhelming	O
demand	O
and	O
a	O
manufacturing	O
problem	O
with	O
the	O
blue	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
an	O
extensive	O
shortage	O
of	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
succeeded	O
as	O
the	O
series	O
flagship	O
by	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S4	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
new	O
flagship	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S5	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
released	O
a	O
refreshed	O
version	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S3	I-Application
Neo	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
400	O
processor	O
clocked	O
either	O
at	O
1.2	O
or	O
1.4GHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
1.5	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
16GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
and	O
ships	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.4	I-Application
"	I-Application
KitKat	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Design	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
started	O
in	O
late	O
2010	O
under	O
the	O
supervision	O
of	O
Chang	O
Dong-hoon	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
Vice	O
President	O
and	O
Head	O
of	O
the	O
Design	O
Group	O
of	O
Samsung	B-Application
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
the	O
design	O
group	O
concentrated	O
on	O
a	O
trend	O
which	O
Samsung	B-Application
dubs	O
"	O
organic	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
suggests	O
that	O
a	O
prospective	O
design	O
should	O
reflect	O
natural	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
water	O
and	O
wind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
eighteen-month	O
design	O
process	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
implemented	O
stringent	O
security	O
measures	O
and	O
procedures	O
to	O
maintain	O
secrecy	O
of	O
the	O
eventual	O
design	O
until	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designers	O
worked	O
on	O
three	O
prototypes	B-Application
concurrently	O
while	O
regarding	O
each	O
of	O
them	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doing	O
so	O
required	O
a	O
constant	O
duplication	O
of	O
effort	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
repeat	O
the	O
same	O
process	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
prototypes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prototypes	B-Application
,	O
of	O
which	O
taking	O
photos	O
was	O
forbidden	O
,	O
were	O
locked	O
in	O
a	O
separate	O
laboratory	O
,	O
accessible	O
only	O
by	O
core	O
designers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Because	O
we	O
were	O
only	O
permitted	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
products	O
and	O
others	O
were	O
n't	O
,	O
"	O
explained	O
Principal	O
Engineer	O
Lee	O
Byung-Joon	O
,	O
"	O
we	O
could	O
n't	O
send	O
pictures	B-Application
or	I-Application
drawings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
had	O
to	O
explain	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
SIII	I-Application
with	O
all	O
sorts	O
of	O
words.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
(	O
MWC	O
)	O
in	O
Barcelona	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
rumors	O
that	O
the	O
handset	O
would	O
incorporate	O
a	O
1.5GHz	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
,	O
a	O
display	O
of	O
1080p	O
(	O
1080×1920	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
)	O
resolution	O
,	O
a	O
12-megapixel	O
rear	O
camera	O
and	O
a	O
HD	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
Plus	O
touchscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
accurate	O
rumored	O
specifications	O
included	O
2GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
64GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
,	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
,	O
a	O
screen	O
,	O
an	O
8-megapixel	O
rear	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
thick	O
chassis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
confirmed	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
SII	I-Application
's	O
successor	O
on	O
5	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
until	O
late	O
April	O
2012	O
that	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
Senior	O
Vice-President	O
Robert	O
Yi	O
confirmed	O
the	O
phone	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
"	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
SIII	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
inviting	O
reporters	O
in	O
mid-April	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
SIII	I-Application
during	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Mobile	O
Unpacked	O
2012	O
event	O
at	O
Earls	O
Court	O
Exhibition	O
Centre	O
,	O
London	O
,	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
on	O
3	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
unveiling	O
their	O
products	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
during	O
either	O
the	O
World	O
Mobile	O
Congress	O
or	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
(	O
CES	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
explanation	O
for	O
this	O
decision	O
is	O
that	O
Samsung	B-Application
wanted	O
to	O
minimize	O
the	O
time	O
between	O
its	O
launch	O
and	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keynote	B-Protocol
address	O
of	O
the	O
hour-long	O
event	O
was	O
delivered	O
by	O
Loesje	O
De	O
Vriese	O
,	O
Marketing	O
Director	O
of	O
Samsung	B-Application
Belgium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
was	O
reportedly	O
retiring	O
the	O
phone	O
earlier	O
than	O
planned	O
because	O
of	O
low	O
sales	O
numbers	O
and	O
to	O
streamline	O
manufacturing	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
has	O
a	O
plastic	O
chassis	O
measuring	O
long	O
,	O
wide	O
,	O
and	O
thick	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
weighing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
abandoned	O
the	O
rectangular	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
and	O
Galaxy	B-Application
SII	I-Application
,	O
and	O
instead	O
incorporated	O
round	O
corners	O
and	O
curved	O
edges	O
,	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
,	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
has	O
several	O
physical	O
user	B-General_Concept
inputs	I-General_Concept
,	O
including	O
a	O
home	O
button	O
located	O
below	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
an	O
option	O
key	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
button	O
,	O
a	O
back	O
key	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
button	O
,	O
a	O
volume	O
key	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
edge	O
and	O
a	O
power/lock	O
key	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
top	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
microphones	O
on	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
;	O
the	O
other	O
is	O
located	O
below	O
the	O
home	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
comes	O
in	O
two	O
distinct	O
variations	O
that	O
differ	O
primarily	O
in	O
the	O
internal	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
international	O
SIII	B-Application
version	O
has	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
Exynos	O
4	O
Quad	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
(	O
SoC	B-Architecture
)	O
containing	O
a	O
1.4GHz	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
ARM	B-Application
Cortex-A9	I-Application
central	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
unit	I-General_Concept
(	O
CPU	B-Device
)	O
and	O
an	O
ARM	B-Architecture
Mali-400	B-General_Concept
MP	I-General_Concept
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
(	O
GPU	B-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Exynos	O
4	O
Quad	O
doubles	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
Exynos	O
4	O
Dual	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
SII	O
,	O
while	O
using	O
20percent	O
less	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
had	O
also	O
released	O
several	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
versions	O
—	O
4G	B-Architecture
facilitates	O
higher-speed	O
mobile	O
connection	O
compared	O
to	O
3G	B-Architecture
—	O
in	O
selected	O
countries	O
to	O
exploit	O
the	O
corresponding	O
communications	O
infrastructures	O
that	O
exist	O
in	O
those	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
these	O
versions	O
use	O
Qualcomm	O
's	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
S4	B-Application
SoC	B-Architecture
featuring	O
a	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
1.5GHz	O
Krait	B-Application
CPU	I-Application
and	O
an	O
Adreno	B-General_Concept
225	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
South	O
Korean	O
and	O
Australian	O
versions	O
are	O
a	O
hybrid	O
of	O
the	O
international	O
and	O
4G-capable	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
the	O
S3	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
an	O
accelerometer	O
,	O
gyroscope	B-Application
,	O
front-facing	O
proximity	O
sensor	O
and	O
a	O
digital	O
compass	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Samsung	B-Application
flagship	O
phone	O
to	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
barometer	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
has	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
2GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
50GB	O
of	O
space	O
is	O
offered	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
on	O
Dropbox	B-Application
—	O
a	O
cloud	O
storage	O
service	O
—	O
for	O
purchasers	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
doubling	O
rival	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
25GB	O
storage	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
duration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
's	O
HD	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
display	O
measures	O
on	O
the	O
diagonal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
720×	O
1280-pixel	O
(	O
720p	O
)	O
resolution	O
,	O
its	O
306	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
per	I-Algorithm
inch	I-Algorithm
(	O
PPI	B-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
measure	O
of	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
)	O
is	O
a	O
relatively	O
high	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
accommodated	O
by	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
subpixels	O
—	O
red	O
,	O
green	O
and	O
blue	O
—	O
in	O
each	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
to	O
create	O
a	O
PenTile	O
matrix-display	O
;	O
consequently	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
share	O
the	O
"	O
Plus	O
"	O
suffix	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
SII	O
's	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
Plus	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S3	I-Application
supports	O
Mobile	B-Protocol
High-Definition	I-Protocol
Link	I-Protocol
(	O
MHL	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
connection	O
to	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
displays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S3	O
is	O
newly	O
equipped	O
with	O
Miracast	O
support	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Screen	O
Mirroring	O
;	O
also	O
branded	O
"	O
AllShare	O
Cast	O
"	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
)	O
that	O
allows	O
wirelessly	O
transmitting	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
display	O
view	O
to	O
a	O
supported	O
television	O
or	O
Blu-ray	O
player	O
with	O
integrated	O
miracast	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
has	O
an	O
8-megapixel	O
(	O
3264×2448	O
)	O
camera	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
SII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
take	O
3264×	O
2448-pixel	O
resolution	O
photos	O
and	O
record	O
videos	O
in	O
1920×	O
1080-pixel	O
(	O
1080p	O
)	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
improved	O
the	O
camera	O
's	O
software	O
over	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
to	O
include	O
zero	O
shutter	O
lag	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Burst	O
shot	O
mode	O
that	O
allows	O
capturing	O
up	O
to	O
20	O
full-resolution	O
photos	O
per	O
row	O
in	O
quick	O
succession	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photos	O
can	O
additionally	O
be	O
captured	O
using	O
voice	B-Application
commands	I-Application
such	O
as	O
"	O
cheese	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
shoot	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
photo	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
picture	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
is	O
complemented	O
by	O
a	O
1.9-megapixel	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
that	O
can	O
record	O
720p	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S3	I-Application
records	O
videos	O
with	O
stereo	O
audio	O
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
capture	O
6	O
MP	O
(	O
3264×1836	O
)	O
photos	O
during	O
video	O
recording	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
full	O
16:9	O
aspect	B-Device
ratio	I-Device
section	O
of	O
the	O
4:3	O
image	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
's	O
user-replaceable	O
Li-ion	O
2,100	O
mAh	O
battery	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
790-hour	O
standby	O
time	O
or	O
11hours	O
of	O
talk	O
time	O
on	O
3G	B-Architecture
,	O
compared	O
to	O
900hours	O
in	O
standby	O
and	O
21hours	O
of	O
talk	O
time	O
on	O
2G	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Built	O
into	O
the	O
battery	O
is	O
near	O
field	O
communication	O
(	O
NFC	O
)	O
connectivity	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
files	O
,	O
map	O
directions	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
quickly	O
using	O
Wi-Fi	O
Direct	O
(	O
through	O
Android	B-Application
Beam	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
perform	O
non-touch	B-Application
payments	I-Application
at	O
shops	O
that	O
employ	O
specially	O
equipped	O
NFC	O
cash	O
registers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battery	O
can	O
be	O
wirelessly	B-Application
charged	I-Application
using	O
a	O
special	O
charging	B-Application
pad	I-Application
(	O
sold	O
separately	O
)	O
that	O
utilizes	O
magnetic	O
resonance	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
magnetic	O
field	O
through	O
which	O
electricity	O
could	O
be	O
transferred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
is	O
advertised	O
as	O
having	O
an	O
MHL	B-Protocol
port	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
both	O
as	O
a	O
micro-USB	O
On-The-Go	O
port	O
and	O
for	O
connecting	O
the	O
phone	O
to	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
retailer	O
later	O
discovered	O
that	O
Samsung	B-Application
had	O
made	O
a	O
modification	O
to	O
the	O
electronics	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
such	O
that	O
only	O
the	O
adapter	O
made	O
specifically	O
for	O
this	O
model	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
could	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
TV	O
torture-tested	O
an	O
SIII	B-Application
by	O
cooling	O
it	O
to	O
,	O
placing	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
heat-proof	O
box	O
and	O
heating	O
it	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
submerging	O
it	O
in	O
water	O
—	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
survived	O
all	O
three	O
tests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
Authority	O
later	O
carried	O
out	O
a	O
drop	O
test	O
with	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
comparing	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
and	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screen	O
on	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
shattered	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
drop	O
test	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
received	O
only	O
minor	O
scuffs	O
and	O
scratches	O
on	O
the	O
metal	O
composite	O
frame	O
after	O
three	O
drop	O
tests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accessories	O
for	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S3	I-Application
include	O
a	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
kit	O
,	O
the	O
Pebble	O
MP3	O
player	O
,	O
a	O
docking	O
station	O
,	O
a	O
C-Pen	O
,	O
a	O
slimline	O
case	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
car	O
mount	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
is	O
powered	O
by	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Linux-based	O
,	O
open	O
source	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Google	O
and	O
introduced	O
commercially	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
other	O
features	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
maintain	O
customized	O
home	O
screens	O
which	O
can	O
contain	O
shortcuts	O
to	O
applications	B-Application
and	O
widgets	B-Application
for	O
displaying	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
shortcuts	O
to	O
frequently	O
used	O
applications	B-Application
can	O
be	O
stored	O
on	O
a	O
dock	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
;	O
the	O
button	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
dock	O
opens	O
the	O
application	O
drawer	O
,	O
which	O
displays	O
a	O
menu	O
containing	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
apps	O
installed	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-loaded	O
apps	O
also	O
provide	O
access	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
various	I-Application
services	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	O
software	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
clipboard	B-Application
manager	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
uses	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
proprietary	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
GUI	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Nature	O
"	O
version	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
has	O
a	O
more	O
"	O
organic	O
"	O
feel	O
than	O
previous	O
versions	O
,	O
and	O
contains	O
more	O
interactive	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
water	O
ripple	O
effect	O
on	O
the	O
precluded	O
lock	O
screen	O
,	O
to	O
resemble	O
its	O
appearance	O
in	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
complement	O
the	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
interface	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
Apple	O
's	O
Siri	B-Application
,	O
the	O
phone	O
introduces	O
S	B-General_Concept
Voice	I-General_Concept
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
intelligent	B-Protocol
personal	I-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
S	B-General_Concept
Voice	I-General_Concept
can	O
recognize	O
eight	O
languages	O
including	O
English	O
,	O
Korean	O
,	O
Italian	O
and	O
French	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Vlingo	O
,	O
S	B-General_Concept
Voice	I-General_Concept
enables	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
verbally	O
control	O
20	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
playing	O
a	O
song	O
,	O
setting	O
the	O
alarm	O
,	O
or	O
activating	O
driving	O
mode	O
;	O
it	O
relies	O
on	O
Wolfram	B-Application
Alpha	I-Application
for	O
online	O
searches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Wake-up	O
commands	O
feature	O
,	O
voice	B-Application
commands	I-Application
can	O
be	O
set	O
to	O
launch	O
apps	O
and	O
tasks	O
out	O
of	O
stand-by	O
mode	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
S	B-General_Concept
Voice	I-General_Concept
,	O
camera	O
,	O
music	O
player	O
,	O
voice	O
recorder	O
,	O
missed	O
calls	O
,	O
messages	O
,	O
and	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
gallery	O
software	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S3	I-Application
allows	O
sorting	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
chronologically	O
,	O
by	O
location	O
,	O
by	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spiral	O
View	O
feature	O
was	O
added	O
with	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
4.1.2	O
update	O
,	O
which	O
displays	O
the	O
thumbnails	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
spiral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
initially	O
shipped	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
version	I-Application
4.0.4	I-Application
,	O
named	O
"	O
Ice	B-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
commercially	O
available	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
with	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
S	I-Device
and	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ice	B-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
has	O
a	O
refined	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
expanded	O
camera	O
capabilities	O
,	O
security	O
features	O
and	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-June	O
2012	O
,	O
Google	O
unveiled	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	I-Application
"	O
Jelly	B-Application
Bean	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
employs	O
Google	B-Application
Now	I-Application
,	O
a	O
voice-assistant	O
similar	O
to	O
S	B-General_Concept
Voice	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
incorporates	O
other	O
software	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
accommodated	O
Jelly	B-Application
Bean	I-Application
in	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
by	O
making	O
last-minute	O
hardware	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
phone	O
in	O
some	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jelly	B-Application
Bean	I-Application
updates	O
began	O
rolling	O
out	O
to	O
SIIIs	B-Application
in	O
selected	O
European	O
countries	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
T-Mobile	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
started	O
pushing	O
Android	B-Application
4.1.2	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
to	O
the	O
international	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
shipped	O
the	O
so-called	O
Premium	O
Suite	O
Upgrade	O
which	O
brought	O
additional	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S3	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
split-screen	O
app	O
view	O
as	O
known	O
from	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
began	O
rolling	O
out	O
Android	B-Application
4.3	I-Application
for	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
,	O
adding	O
user	O
interface	O
features	O
back	O
ported	O
from	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Gear	I-Application
smartwatch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
started	O
the	O
rollout	O
of	O
4.4.2	B-Application
KitKat	I-Application
for	O
the	O
2GB	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
S	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
comes	O
with	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
pre-installed	O
applications	B-Application
,	O
including	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
like	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
Google+	B-Application
,	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
,	O
Voice	B-Application
Search	I-Application
and	O
Calendar	B-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Samsung-specific	O
apps	O
such	O
as	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
,	O
Game	O
Hub	O
,	O
Music	O
Hub	O
,	O
Video	O
Hub	O
,	O
Social	O
Hub	O
and	O
Navigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
address	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
users	O
are	O
reluctant	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
because	O
the	O
OS	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
from	O
June	O
2012	O
Samsung	B-Application
offered	O
customers	O
of	O
its	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
the	O
Easy	O
Phone	O
Sync	O
app	O
to	O
enable	O
the	O
transfer	O
of	O
music	O
,	O
photos	O
,	O
videos	O
,	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
text	O
messages	O
from	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
to	O
a	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
device	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
access	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
a	O
digital-distribution	O
multimedia-content	O
service	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
to	O
download	O
applications	B-Application
,	O
games	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
movies	O
,	O
books	O
,	O
magazines	O
,	O
and	O
TV	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
S	B-General_Concept
Voice	I-General_Concept
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
has	O
directed	O
the	O
bulk	O
of	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
's	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
towards	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
"	B-Application
smart	I-Application
"	I-Application
features	I-Application
,	O
which	O
facilitate	O
improved	O
human-device	O
interactivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
features	O
include	O
:	O
"	O
Direct	O
Call	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
handset	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
recognize	O
when	O
a	O
user	O
wants	O
to	O
talk	O
to	O
somebody	O
instead	O
of	O
messaging	O
them	O
,	O
if	O
they	O
bring	O
the	O
phone	O
to	O
their	O
head	O
;	O
"	O
Social	O
Tag	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
function	O
that	O
identifies	O
and	O
tags	O
people	O
in	O
a	O
photo	O
and	O
shares	O
photos	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
"	O
Smart	O
Alert	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
haptic	O
feedback	O
(	O
short	O
vibration	O
)	O
when	O
the	O
device	O
detects	O
being	O
picked	O
up	O
after	O
new	O
notifications	O
have	O
arrived	O
;	O
and	O
"	O
Pop	O
Up	O
Play	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
a	O
video	O
and	O
other	O
applications	B-Application
to	O
occupy	O
the	O
screen	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
can	O
beam	O
its	O
screen	O
to	O
a	O
monitor	O
or	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
remote	O
controller	O
(	O
AllShare	O
Cast	O
and	O
Play	O
)	O
and	O
share	O
photos	O
with	O
people	O
who	O
are	O
tagged	O
in	O
them	O
(	O
Buddy	O
Photo	O
Share	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
can	O
access	O
and	O
play	O
traditional	O
media	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
music	O
,	O
movies	O
,	O
TV	O
programs	O
,	O
audiobooks	O
,	O
and	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
can	O
sort	O
its	O
media	O
library	O
alphabetically	O
by	O
song	O
title	O
,	O
artist	O
,	O
album	O
,	O
playlist	O
,	O
folder	O
,	O
and	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
notable	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
's	O
music	O
player	O
is	O
Music	O
Square	O
,	O
which	O
analyses	O
a	O
song	O
's	O
intensity	O
and	O
ranks	O
the	O
song	O
by	O
mood	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
play	O
songs	O
according	O
to	O
their	O
current	O
emotional	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
also	O
introduced	O
Music	O
Hub	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
music	O
store	O
powered	O
by	O
7digital	B-Application
with	O
a	O
catalogue	O
of	O
over	O
19million	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
"	O
Auto	O
Haptic	O
"	O
feature	O
vibrates	O
synchronously	O
to	O
the	O
audio	O
output	O
for	O
intensification	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
audio-coupled	O
haptic	O
effect	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
added	O
to	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
smartphone	B-Application
to	O
support	O
Voice	O
Over	O
LTE	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
HD	O
Voice	O
service	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
enables	O
video	B-Application
calling	I-Application
with	O
its	O
1.9	O
MP	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
aptX	B-Algorithm
codec	B-Algorithm
,	O
improves	O
Bluetooth-headset	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Texting	O
on	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
does	O
not	O
embody	O
any	O
new	O
significant	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
SII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speech-to-text	B-Application
is	O
aided	O
by	O
the	O
Vlingo	O
and	O
Google	O
's	O
voice-recognition	O
assistant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
unlike	O
other	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
third-party	O
typing	O
applications	B-Application
available	O
that	O
could	O
complement	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
's	O
stock	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
would	O
have	O
a	O
version	O
with	O
enterprise	B-Application
software	I-Application
under	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Samsung	B-Application
Approved	O
For	O
Enterprise	O
(	O
SAFE	O
)	O
program	O
,	O
an	O
initiative	O
facilitating	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
its	O
devices	O
for	O
"	O
bring	O
your	O
own	O
device	O
"	O
scenarios	O
in	O
workplace	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enterprise	O
SIII	B-Application
version	O
would	O
support	O
AES-256	B-Algorithm
bit	O
encryption	O
,	O
VPN	B-Application
and	O
Mobile	O
Device	O
Management	O
functionality	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Exchange	B-Protocol
ActiveSync	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enterprise	O
version	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
penetrate	O
the	O
business	O
market	O
dominated	O
by	O
Research	O
in	O
Motion	O
's	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
,	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
similar	O
enterprise	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
,	O
Galaxy	B-Application
SII	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
line	O
of	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
separate	O
"	O
Developer	O
Edition	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
from	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
Developer	O
Portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
came	O
with	O
an	O
unlockable	O
bootloader	B-Application
to	O
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
modify	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Model	O
GT-I9300[T]	O
GT-I9305[N/T]	O
SHV-E210K/L/S	O
SGH-T999/L[v]	O
SGH-I747[m]	O
SGH-N064(SC-06D )	O
SGH-N035(SC-03E )	O
SCH-J021(SCL21 )	O
SCH-R530	B-Application
SCH-I535	B-Application
SCH-S960L	B-Application
SCH-S968C	B-Application
GT-I9308	B-Application
SCH-I939	B-Application
GT-I9301I	B-Application
(	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
Neo	I-Application
)	O
Countries	O
International	O
South	O
Korea	O
Canada	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
United	O
States	O
Japan	O
United	O
States	O
China	O
China	O
,	O
Taiwan	O
International	O
Carriers	O
International	O
International	O
(	O
LTE	O
)	O
KT	O
,	O
LG	O
U+	O
,	O
SK	O
Telecom	O
Mobilicity	O
,	O
T-Mobile	O
,	O
MetroPCS	O
,	O
Wind	O
,	O
Videotron	O
AT&T	O
,	O
Bell	O
,	O
Rogers	O
,	O
Telus	O
,	O
Koodo	O
,	O
SaskTel	O
,	O
Virgin	O
,	O
Fido	O
AT&T	O
NTT	O
DoCoMo	O
au	O
Cricket	O
Wireless	O
,	O
U.S.	O
Cellular	O
,	O
MetroPCS	O
Verizon	B-Application
Sprint	O
,	O
Straight	O
Talk	O
,	O
Net	O
10	O
,	O
Specs	O
–	O
More	O
Cell	O
Phone	O
Providers	O
SCH-S960L	B-Application
|	O
Samsung	B-Application
Cell	O
Phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung.com	O
(	O
2012-12-15	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
900	O
,	O
1800	O
,	O
1900	O
MHzGSM	O
/	O
GPRS	O
/	O
EDGE	O
800	O
,	O
1900	O
MHzCDMA900	O
,	O
1800	O
,	O
1,900	O
MHzGSM	O
/	O
GPRS	O
/	O
EDGE	O
850	O
,	O
900	O
,	O
1800	O
,	O
1900	O
MHzGSM	O
/	O
GPRS	O
/	O
EDGE	O
3G	B-Architecture
850	O
,	O
900	O
,	O
1900	O
,	O
2100	O
MHzUMTS	O
/	O
HSPA+	O
CDMA/EVDO	O
Rev-A/Rev	O
-B	O
WCDMA	O
850	O
,	O
900	O
,	O
2100	O
MHzUMTS	O
/	O
HSPA+	O
850	O
,	O
900	O
,	O
1800	O
,	O
1900	O
,	O
2100	O
MHzUMTS	O
/	O
HSPA+	O
CDMA/EVDO	O
Rev-A/Rev	O
-B	O
850	O
,	O
AWS	O
(	O
Band	O
IV	O
)	O
,	O
1900	O
,	O
2100	O
MHzUMTS	O
/	O
HSPA+	O
/	O
DC-HSPA	O
+	O
850	O
,	O
1900	O
,	O
2100	O
MHzUMTS	O
/	O
HSPA+	O
HSDPA	O
850	O
/	O
1900	O
/	O
2100	O
800	O
,	O
1700	O
(	O
Band	O
IX	O
)	O
,	O
2100	O
MHzUMTS	O
/	O
HSPA+	O
CDMA2000	O
1xEV-DO	O
Rev-A800	O
MHz	O
,	O
2100	O
MHz	O
CDMA2000	O
1xEV-DO	O
Rev-A	O
850/1900	O
MHz	O
EVDO	O
1880	O
,	O
2010	O
MHzTD-SCDMA	O
CDMA2000	O
1xEV-DO	O
Rev-A2100	O
MHzWCDMA	O
850	O
,	O
900	O
,	O
1900	O
,	O
2100	O
MHzUMTS	O
/	O
HSPA+	O
4GLTE	O
No	O
GT-I9305	B-Application
:	O
800	O
,	O
1800	O
,	O
2600	O
MHzGT-I9305N	O
:	O
900	O
,	O
1800	O
,	O
2600	O
MHzGT-I9305T	O
:	O
1800	O
,	O
2600	O
MHz	O
SHV-E210K	O
:	O
900	O
,	O
1800	O
MHzSHV-E210L	O
:	O
850	O
,	O
2100	O
MHzSHV-E210S	O
:	O
800	O
MHz	O
T999L	O
Model	O
Only	O
:	O
700	O
(	O
Band	O
17	O
)	O
1700	O
(	O
Band	O
4	O
)	O
MHz	O
700	O
(	O
Band	O
17	O
)	O
,	O
1700	O
(	O
AWS	O
)	O
MHz	O
Band	O
4	O
and	O
Band	O
17	O
2100	O
MHz	O
1500(Band 11 )	O
,	O
800(Band 18 )	O
700	O
(	O
Band	O
12	O
)	O
,	O
1700	O
(	O
AWS	O
)	O
MHz	O
700	O
(	O
Band	O
13	O
)	O
MHz	O
1900	O
(	O
Band	O
25	O
)	O
MHz	O
No	O
Maxnetworkspeed	O
21	O
Mbit/s	O
HSPA+	O
100	O
Mbit/s	O
LTE	O
42	O
Mbit/s	O
DC-HSPA	O
+T999L	O
Model	O
Only	O
:	O
100	O
Mbit/s	O
LTE	O
100	O
Mbit/s	O
LTE	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
security	O
researchers	O
demonstrated	O
during	O
Pwn2Own	O
,	O
a	O
computer	O
hacking	O
contest	O
held	O
in	O
Amsterdam	O
,	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
can	O
be	O
hacked	O
via	O
NFC	O
,	O
allowing	O
attackers	O
to	O
download	O
all	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
two	O
hardware	O
issues	O
were	O
reported	O
by	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
:	O
A	O
vulnerability	O
of	O
the	O
Exynos	O
SoC	B-Architecture
allowed	O
malicious	O
apps	O
to	O
gain	O
root	O
privileges	O
even	O
on	O
unrooted	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
spontaneous	O
bricking	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
sudden	O
death	O
vulnerability	O
"	O
,	O
that	O
occurs	O
about	O
six	O
months	O
after	O
activation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
has	O
been	O
replacing	O
the	O
mainboards	O
of	O
affected	O
units	O
under	O
warranty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
released	O
a	O
firmware	O
update	O
that	O
corrected	O
both	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Affecting	O
both	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
III	O
,	O
some	O
units	O
can	O
have	O
high	O
memory	O
use	O
without	O
apparent	O
cause	O
,	O
in	O
itself	O
causing	O
units	O
to	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
store	O
any	O
more	O
data	O
and	O
making	O
the	O
units	O
memory	O
to	O
be	O
'	O
full	O
 '	O
when	O
apparently	O
not	O
using	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
units	O
internal	O
memory	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
Samsung	B-Application
noted	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
caused	O
by	O
a	O
mass	O
caching	O
archive	O
running	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
of	O
units	O
operational	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
issue	O
was	O
resolved	O
for	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
and	O
Later	O
)	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
two	O
S	B-Application
III	I-Application
explosions	O
were	O
reported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
acknowledged	O
swelling	O
and	O
overheating	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
Li-ion	O
batteries	O
in	O
many	O
S	B-Application
III	I-Application
phones	O
,	O
and	O
offered	O
replacement	O
batteries	O
for	O
affected	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
an	O
anonymous	O
Samsung	B-Application
official	O
speaking	O
to	O
the	O
Korea	O
Economic	O
Daily	O
,	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
received	O
more	O
than	O
9million	O
pre-orders	O
from	O
100	O
carriers	O
during	O
the	O
two	O
weeks	O
following	O
its	O
London	O
unveiling	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
gadget	B-Algorithm
in	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
a	O
month	O
of	O
the	O
London	O
unveiling	O
,	O
auction	O
and	O
shopping	O
website	O
eBay	B-Application
noted	O
a	O
119-percent	O
increase	O
in	O
second-hand	O
Android	B-Application
phone	I-Application
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
an	O
eBay	B-Application
spokesperson	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
anything	O
other	O
than	O
an	O
Apple	O
product	O
has	O
sparked	O
such	O
a	O
selling	O
frenzy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
28	O
countries	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
on	O
29	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
showcase	O
its	O
flagship	O
device	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
afterwards	O
embarked	O
on	O
a	O
global	O
month-long	O
tour	O
of	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
to	O
nine	O
cities	O
,	O
including	O
Sydney	O
,	O
New	O
Delhi	O
,	O
and	O
cities	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
has	O
helped	O
Samsung	B-Application
consolidate	O
its	O
market	O
share	O
in	O
several	O
countries	O
including	O
India	O
,	O
where	O
Samsung	B-Application
expected	O
to	O
capture	O
60percent	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
smartphone	B-Application
market	O
,	O
improving	O
on	O
its	O
previous	O
46percent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
a	O
month	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
had	O
a	O
60-percent	O
market	O
share	O
in	O
France	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
company	O
controlled	O
over	O
50percent	O
of	O
the	O
German	O
and	O
Italian	O
smartphone	B-Application
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
a	O
similar	O
period	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
helped	O
increase	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
market	O
share	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
to	O
over	O
40percent	O
,	O
while	O
eroding	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
's	O
25percent	O
to	O
20percent	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
20	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
but	O
because	O
of	O
high	O
demand	O
,	O
some	O
US	O
and	O
Canadian	O
carriers	O
delayed	O
the	O
release	O
by	O
several	O
days	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
other	O
carriers	O
limited	O
the	O
market	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
's	O
US	O
launch	O
event	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
hosted	O
by	O
Twilight	O
actress	O
Ashley	O
Greene	O
and	O
attended	O
by	O
dubstep	O
artist	O
Skrillex	O
,	O
who	O
performed	O
at	O
Skylight	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
estimated	O
that	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
would	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
by	O
296	O
carriers	O
in	O
145	O
countries	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
more	O
than	O
10million	O
handsets	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	O
Jong-kyun	O
,	O
president	O
of	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
mobile	O
communications	O
sector	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
22	O
July	O
that	O
sales	O
had	O
exceeded	O
10million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
an	O
assessment	O
by	O
Swiss	O
financial	O
services	O
company	O
UBS	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
had	O
shipped	O
5	O
–	O
6million	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2012	O
and	O
would	O
ship	O
10	O
–	O
12million	O
handsets	O
per	O
quarter	O
throughout	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
were	O
estimated	O
to	O
top	O
40million	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
meet	O
demand	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
had	O
hired	O
75,000	O
workers	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
South	O
Korean	O
factory	O
was	O
running	O
at	O
its	O
peak	O
capacity	O
of	O
5million	O
smartphone	B-Application
units	O
per	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manufacturing	O
flaw	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
large	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
smartphones	B-Application
having	O
irregularities	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
hyper-glazing	O
"	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
issue	O
was	O
later	O
resolved	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
Reuters	O
estimated	O
that	O
the	O
shortage	O
had	O
cost	O
Samsung	B-Application
twomillion	O
SIII	B-Application
sales	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
revealed	O
that	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
had	O
reached	O
20million	O
in	O
100days	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
three	O
and	O
six	O
times	O
faster-selling	O
than	O
the	O
GalaxySII	O
and	O
the	O
GalaxyS	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europe	O
accounted	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
25	O
percent	O
of	O
this	O
figure	O
with	O
6million	O
units	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Asia	O
(	O
4.5million	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
US	O
(	O
4million	O
)	O
;	O
sales	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
's	O
home	O
market	O
,	O
numbered	O
2.5million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
of	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
announcement	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
surpassed	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
18	O
million	O
SIII	B-Application
units	O
were	O
shipped	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
smartphone	B-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
's	O
16.2	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Analysts	O
deduced	O
that	O
the	O
slump	O
in	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
sales	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
customers	O
 '	O
anticipation	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
S	B-Application
III	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
approximately	O
60	O
million	O
units	O
since	O
its	O
2012	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
October	O
2012	O
Samsung	B-Application
unveiled	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
III	O
Mini	O
,	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
with	O
lower	O
specifications	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
has	O
been	O
particularly	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
noted	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
blend	O
of	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
S	B-General_Concept
Voice	I-General_Concept
application	O
,	O
display	O
,	O
processing	O
speed	O
,	O
and	O
dimensions	O
as	O
having	O
an	O
edge	O
over	O
its	O
competition	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
and	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
Vlad	O
Savov	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
declared	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
technological	O
triumph	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Natasha	O
Lomas	O
of	O
CNET	O
UK	O
lauded	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
"	O
impossibly	O
slim	O
and	O
light	O
casing	O
and	O
a	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
engine	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
Ferrari	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
phones	I-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
sentiment	O
affirmed	O
(	O
"	O
a	O
prince	O
among	O
Android	B-Application
phones	I-Application
"	O
)	O
by	O
Dave	O
Oliver	O
of	O
Wired	O
UK	O
and	O
(	O
"	O
king	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
"	O
)	O
Esat	O
Dedezade	O
of	O
Stuff	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gareth	O
Beavis	O
of	O
TechRadar	O
described	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
as	O
"	O
all	O
about	O
faster	O
,	O
smarter	O
and	O
being	O
more	O
minimal	O
than	O
ever	O
before	O
while	O
keeping	O
the	O
spec	O
list	O
at	O
the	O
bleeding	O
edge	O
of	O
technology.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
critics	O
and	O
publications	O
have	O
made	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
2012	O
flagship	O
phone	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
killer	O
"	O
,	O
responding	O
perhaps	O
to	O
Apple	O
's	O
favourable	O
customer	O
perception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
label	O
owes	O
itself	O
to	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
's	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
OS	I-Application
—	O
the	O
chief	O
rival	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
iOS	B-Application
—	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
design	O
and	O
features	O
that	O
rival	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
such	O
as	O
Smart	O
Stay	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
display	O
,	O
a	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
,	O
Android	B-Application
customizability	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
connectivity	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Android	B-Application
phone	I-Application
to	O
have	O
a	O
higher	O
launch	O
price	O
than	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
when	O
the	O
Apple	O
product	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
,	O
Tim	O
Weber	O
,	O
business	O
editor	O
of	O
the	O
BBC	O
,	O
observed	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
the	O
new	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S3	I-Application
they	O
 [ Samsung ] 	O
have	O
clearly	O
managed	O
to	O
move	O
to	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
field	O
,	O
ahead	O
of	O
mighty	O
Apple	O
itself.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S	B-General_Concept
Voice	I-General_Concept
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
not	O
optimised	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
more	O
rigid	O
than	O
Siri	B-Application
"	O
with	O
its	O
poor	O
voice-recognition	B-Application
accuracy	O
,	O
with	O
instances	O
when	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
respond	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
have	O
noted	O
the	O
somewhat	O
abrupt	O
auto-adjustment	O
of	O
display	O
brightness	O
,	O
which	O
tends	O
to	O
under-illuminate	O
the	O
screen	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
twice	O
the	O
battery	O
life	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
handset	O
,	O
achieved	O
partly	O
through	O
the	O
dim	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
say	O
the	O
numerous	O
pre-installed	O
apps	O
make	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
feel	O
"	O
bloated	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late-September	O
2012	O
TechRadar	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
No.1	O
handset	O
in	O
its	O
constantly	O
updated	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
20	O
best	O
mobile	O
phones	O
;	O
Stuff	O
magazine	O
also	O
ranked	O
it	O
at	O
No.1	O
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
10	O
best	O
smartphones	B-Application
in	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SIII	B-Application
won	O
an	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
European	O
Imaging	O
and	O
Sound	O
Association	O
under	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
"	O
European	O
Mobile	O
Phone	O
"	O
of	O
2012	O
–	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
won	O
T3	O
's	O
"	O
Phone	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
beating	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
900	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
S	I-Application
and	O
others	O
and	O
was	O
voted	O
Phone	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
by	O
readers	O
of	O
tech	O
website	O
S21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Smartphone	B-Application
"	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
GSMA	O
at	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
Apple	O
filed	O
for	O
preliminary	O
injunctions	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
District	O
Court	O
for	O
the	O
Northern	O
District	O
of	O
California	O
against	O
Samsung	B-Application
Electronics	O
,	O
claiming	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
had	O
violated	O
at	O
least	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
patents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
requested	O
that	O
the	O
court	O
include	O
the	O
phone	O
in	O
its	O
existing	O
legal	O
battle	O
against	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
and	O
ban	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
prior	O
to	O
its	O
scheduled	O
21	O
June	O
2012	O
US	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
responded	O
by	O
declaring	O
it	O
would	O
"	O
vigorously	O
oppose	O
the	O
request	O
and	O
demonstrate	O
to	O
the	O
court	O
that	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S3	I-Application
is	O
innovative	O
and	O
distinctive	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
reassured	O
the	O
public	O
that	O
21	O
June	O
release	O
would	O
proceed	O
as	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
June	O
,	O
Judge	O
Lucy	O
Koh	O
said	O
that	O
Apple	O
's	O
claim	O
would	O
overload	O
her	O
work	O
schedule	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
overseeing	O
the	O
trial	O
of	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
other	O
devices	O
;	O
consequently	O
,	O
Apple	O
dropped	O
its	O
request	O
to	O
block	O
21	O
June	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-July	O
2012	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
removed	O
the	O
universal	O
search	O
feature	O
on	O
Sprint	O
and	O
AT&T	O
SIII	B-Application
phones	O
with	O
over-the-air	O
(	O
OTA	O
)	O
software	O
updates	O
to	O
disable	O
the	O
local	O
search	O
function	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
precautionary	O
measure	O
"	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
patent	O
court	O
trial	O
with	O
Apple	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
on	O
30	O
July	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Apple	O
won	O
the	O
trial	O
,	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
experienced	O
a	O
sales	O
spike	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
public	O
's	O
belief	O
that	O
the	O
phone	O
would	O
be	O
banned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
31	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
Apple	O
asked	O
the	O
same	O
federal	O
court	O
to	O
add	O
the	O
SIII	B-Application
into	O
its	O
existing	O
complaint	O
,	O
believing	O
the	O
device	O
has	O
violated	O
its	O
patents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
countered	O
with	O
the	O
statement	O
:	O
"	O
Apple	O
continues	O
to	O
resort	O
to	O
litigation	O
over	O
market	O
competition	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
limit	O
consumer	O
choice.	O
"	O
</s>
