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Samsung Galaxy S III T-Mobile

Full Specifications

Released · Jun 21, 2012

4.8-inch · 1280x720px

Single camera

2100 mAh

2GB · 32GB

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus

Android 4.3 Samsung TouchWiz UI

This device is also known as Samsung SGH-T999

9.3

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9.4

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Design
Dimensions	5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
Weight	4.69 oz (133.0 g)
Materials	Back: Plastic
Features	Notification light
Keys	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Blue, White

Display
Size	4.8-inch
Resolution	1280x720px, 306 PPI
Technology	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body	65.82 %
Colors	16 777 216
Features	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass)

Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960
Processor	Dual-core 1500 MHz Krait
GPU	Adreno 225
RAM	2GB (DDR2)
Internal storage	32GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 64 GB
OS	Android (4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4), Samsung TouchWiz UI
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Battery
Capacity	2100 mAh
Type	Li - Ion

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.6 Sensor size: 1/3"
Flash	LED
Video recording	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) EIS
Front	1.9 MP
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Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.0
Wi-Fi	802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible	M3
HDMI	Yes
Location	GPS, Glonass
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	DLNA,MHL
Additional microphone(s)	Yes

Cellular
3G	Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type	Micro SIM

Phone Features
Notifications	Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: May 18, 2012 FCC ID value: A3LSGHT999
Measured SAR	Head: 0.34 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.26 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

Availability
Officially announced	Jun 04, 2012

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Alternative variants

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	16GB
Video recording	EIS

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

T-Mobile

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Overall User Rating

(11 reviews)

9.4

Build quality

8.5

Camera quality

9.3

Performance

9.7

Display

9.1

Battery life and charging

8.7

Wizard

Arena Apprentice

Positive reviews are old. Just like this machine. And is compromised at close-up..

Posted: Aug 15, 2013, 6:32 PM

Phone owned for less than a month

Wizard has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Fine if u only look at the display from a distance, don't shoot photo's indoors, don't mind upgrades are delayed to not outshine S4, and 'quadcore' sounds better than dualcore when recent dualcores are much faster.

- Display has only green dots in 720p: red and blue are only half 720p. And shows notable green shade at even slight angles :(
- CPU and GPU are old: newer dualcores outperform S3
- Updates are held back to favour S4
- Camera only shines in bright light: is easily outperformed by my old Xperia Ray from 2010 (and was half the price)
- Build quality is fragile and lacks finesse. Even my old Ray has aluminum sides, and will withstand regular drops 10 times better.

Flagship?? Even in 2012? I don't see it. My Xperia Ray did everything I could possibly want and need, and thios was not an improvement. Sent it back. Especialy costing 3x what I payed for my old Xperia Ray, early 2012

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Battery life and charging

What I like

Great user interface
great camera performance in bright light
Makes you feel happy because everyone has it

What I don't like

- quadcore outperformed by dualcores
- camera useless in low light
- trails on S4 for opdates
- Screen is nowhere near 720p and has red/green shine at even slight angles
- cheap and fragile build
- in general: does everything your old and cheaper phone did too.

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PapaSmurf

Arena Legend

Galaxy S3

Posted: Jun 14, 2013, 8:51 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

Got this phone the day it came out. Simply put, best phone I've ever owned. Fast, fluid, no lag, great camera, and offers a remarkable user experience. Don't regret buying this phone off ccontract. :)

reyenrique

Arena Apprentice

is a wonderful phone

Posted: Jan 17, 2013, 1:24 AM

Phone owned for less than 3 months

first l will like to say thank you to samsung u did a great job on this phone is a great product the quality , the color on the display is only one word to say Wow, ,the call quality is great the camera is good , and the speed of the UI is awesome .samsung you did it great job on this great product an for the people who work on this phonel can say is a home run .Great work samsung