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Rumor: Samsung Galaxy S III already being tested in Korea, has a 4.65 inch 720p non-PenTile screen

Categories: Android, Samsung
By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 at 3:21 AM

There’s a lot of misinformation on the internet about the Samsung Galaxy S III and we’re just going to contribute to that mess today by linking to some more rumors. First rumor, from a Koren publication called DDaily, is that the Galaxy S III will have a 4.65 inch AMOLED display that pushes 1280 x 720 pixels and doesn’t use the PenTile subpixel configuration. What does that mean in layman’s terms? The Galaxy S III will have an ultra sharp display, text will be smooth as hell, and it’ll make you drool. Second rumor, from another Korean publication called AsiaE, is that local operators are already testing the Galaxy S III. Samsung is a bit worried though, since testing usually takes two months, but they want their new flagship to be out on the market even faster. That would mean that Samsung wants to have the Galaxy S III out by the end of May. Makes sense when you think about it since the Galaxy S II hit the Korean market in late April of last year, then pretty much every European country in May.

So what else do we know about the Galaxy S III? Nothing. We don’t know what it looks like, whether it’ll be a dual core or quad core chip, whether said chip will use ARM’s Cortex A9 or A15 processor, whether they’ll be a 4G LTE version with Samsung’s own modem instead of one from Qualcomm, and the list goes on and on. We’d like to propose a theory however. Call it a gut feeling, but we think Samsung didn’t want to make the Galaxy Nexus the perfect phone. It’s a damn good device, that can’t be denied, but why would Samsung use their best components in a device that doesn’t fully represent their brand?

Look, we’ve been saying this for a while now, but we honestly don’t recommend you buy a smartphone until you at least catch a glimpse of what Samsung has up their sleeve. Then, if you’re not satisfied, buy whatever you were going to buy in the first place.

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • Diego!

    I agree… and then I want to know what they will be bringing to the table when Windows 8 gets released :)

  • Anonymous

     Agree, i loved using GSII, touchwiz was actually very nice and to be honest i didn’t notice any drawback beside the extra samsung apps i couldn’t remove. HTC’s sense i don’t like, its to must for me. I haven’t tried the new One series but still i want to see GSIII before i get a new Android phone and i too believe that it will arrive very very soon.

  • Anonymous

     Agree, i loved using GSII, touchwiz was actually very nice and to be honest i didn’t notice any drawback beside the extra samsung apps i couldn’t remove. HTC’s sense i don’t like, its to must for me. I haven’t tried the new One series but still i want to see GSIII before i get a new Android phone and i too believe that it will arrive very very soon.