Is it the best Android phone — nay make it the best smartphone — ever made? Is it worth the hefty price tag? Many questions, we know. Let's find the answers.
Similar to other Galaxy flagship phones, SGS III uses a Super AMOLED screen. It has a resolution of 1280x720 pixels (720P) and is very sharp. SGS III is very fast and snappy phone. The device is very smooth irrespective of tasks it is running. Multitasking is lag-free. And so is web browsing, whether a user is zooming on to a page or playing embedded videos. Navigating around the phone, playing 1080P videos, applying filters to images and reading PDF documents barely stress the phone. The GPS on SGS III is incredibly fast and accurate. This should appeal to people who like to use their phone for navigation or to find their way in unknown cities.
SGS III runs Ice Cream Sandwich aka Android 4. But the user interface is the next version of Touchwiz, Samsung's own customized skin. Touchwiz doesn't look as elegant as the default Android interface or HTC Sense, which is used on One X. But if you can live with the looks, there is a lot of functionality backed in the device. For example the modified notification bar in SGS III gives users option to toggle 10 settings!
While the performance and unique features are expected given it's a flagship Galaxy phone, where SGS III really surprises is its camera performance. The still pictures and videos shot with the device have surprisingly good amount of details to them. This makes Galaxy S III a very handy shooter when a user doesn't have a standalone camera with him. Getting camera in phone right is not easy.
Battery life is stellar. In fact, it is one the best we have seen on an Android phone. When used with 3G for emails, calls, Twitter, Facebook, an hour or so of casual gaming with Angry Birds and Temple Run, some photography the phone lasts over 16 hours. Fully drained, SGS III can take up to nearly four to five hours to reach 100% battery status.
Similar to other Galaxy flagship phones, SGS III uses a Super AMOLED screen. It has a resolution of 1280x720 pixels (720P) and is very sharp. SGS III is very fast and snappy phone. The device is very smooth irrespective of tasks it is running. Multitasking is lag-free. And so is web browsing, whether a user is zooming on to a page or playing embedded videos. Navigating around the phone, playing 1080P videos, applying filters to images and reading PDF documents barely stress the phone. The GPS on SGS III is incredibly fast and accurate. This should appeal to people who like to use their phone for navigation or to find their way in unknown cities.
SGS III runs Ice Cream Sandwich aka Android 4. But the user interface is the next version of Touchwiz, Samsung's own customized skin. Touchwiz doesn't look as elegant as the default Android interface or HTC Sense, which is used on One X. But if you can live with the looks, there is a lot of functionality backed in the device. For example the modified notification bar in SGS III gives users option to toggle 10 settings!
While the performance and unique features are expected given it's a flagship Galaxy phone, where SGS III really surprises is its camera performance. The still pictures and videos shot with the device have surprisingly good amount of details to them. This makes Galaxy S III a very handy shooter when a user doesn't have a standalone camera with him. Getting camera in phone right is not easy.
Battery life is stellar. In fact, it is one the best we have seen on an Android phone. When used with 3G for emails, calls, Twitter, Facebook, an hour or so of casual gaming with Angry Birds and Temple Run, some photography the phone lasts over 16 hours. Fully drained, SGS III can take up to nearly four to five hours to reach 100% battery status.
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