Official Jelly Bean ROM for Samsung Galaxy S III I9300 leaks

Another proof that Samsung is hard at work on the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for its Galaxy S III flagship has emerged. An official Samsung Jelly Bean 4.1.1 ROM for the I9300 has surfaced in an ten-minute long video, thus showing us what the TouchWiz-ed version of Google's OS looks like.

Here's the video itself.

As you have probably noticed, the visual change is not overly dramatic, compared to the current ICS interface of the I9300. The notification area has been improved at a first glance, along with the expectedly smoother scrolling and integration of Google's latest additions to Android.

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Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III review: S to the third

Introduction

Today is no ordinary day for the GSMArena test track, which is about to see the Bugatti Veyron of smartphones do the rounds in an attempt to beat the lap record of its predecessor. Samsung have spared no effort to protect the Galaxy S III against any odds. What we get as a result is the most amazing blend of performance and features we are likely to see this year.

Samsung Galaxy S III official shots

The Koreans took their time with the new flagship, giving the predecessor a full year at the helm. But they were taking no chances and they've got the spec sheet to prove it. With most of the hardware made by Samsung themselves, the Galaxy S III is an endless list of mind-blowing numbers. The quad-core beast packs a 720p Super AMOLED screen and a massive battery, but keeps its slim waistline.

And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Here's the underwater part:

Key features

• Quad-band GSM and quad-band 3G support


• 21 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA support


• 4.8" 16M-color Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen of HD (720 x 1280 pixel) resolution; Corning Gorilla Glass 2


• Android OS v4.0.4 with TouchWiz launcher


• 1.4 GHz quad-core Cortex-A9 CPU, Mali-400MP GPU, Exynos 4212 Quad chipset, 1GB of RAM


• 8 MP wide-angle lens autofocus camera with LED flash, face, smile and blink detection


• 1080p HD video recording at 30fps


• Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b, g, n


• GPS with A-GPS connectivity; GLONASS support, Digital compass


• 16/32/64GB internal storage, microSD slot


• Accelerometer, gyroscope and proximity sensor


• Standard 3.5 mm audio jack


• microUSB port with USB host and TV-out (1080p) support, MHL, charging


• Stereo Bluetooth v4.0


• FM radio with RDS


• Great audio quality


• Super slim at only 8.6mm


• 2MP secondary video-call camera


• Full Flash for the web browser


• NFC support


• Document editor


• File manager comes preinstalled


• Extremely rich video and audio codec support


• Impressively large 2100 mAh battery

Main disadvantages

• All-plastic body of dubious aesthetics


• No dedicated camera key


• microSIM slot


• S Voice is hardly as functional as ads might make you believe

A long list of assets and a rather short list of cons speak volumes about the amount of effort that went into building the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III. Were they just trying to improve each and every aspect of the user experience over the Galaxy S II, or was creating the ultimate droid their goal all along? The more we think about it, the more it looks the same.

The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III at ours

Samsung are in a way raising their own bar yet again. But the competition hasn't been idle either. We've seen proof already that the Galaxy S III is a smartphone that thrives on a challenge. It now has the stage all to itself. You could call it a curtain call if the story of the Galaxy S III wasn't just about to begin.

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Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III preview: Second encounter

Introduction

There's no need for us to tell you the importance of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III for both its own manufacturer and the Android world in general - our daily interest stats speak for themselves. Its predecessor was really something special and what everyone wants to know now is whether or not the new Samsung flagship has what it takes to fill its boots.

Samsung Galaxy SIII official shots

The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III seems to bring all the latest and greatest technology in the mobile world under one roof. The quad-core CPU and the HD screen are taking most of the glory here, but the S III has quite a lot more to offer, as you can see from the list below.

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III at a glance:

• General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 MHz, HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
  
• Form factor: Touchscreen bar phone
  
• Dimensions: 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm, 133 g
  
• Display: 4.8" 16M-color HD (720 x 1280 pixels) Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 2
  
• Chipset: Exynos 4212 Quad
  
• CPU: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 1.4 GHz processor
  
• GPU: Mali-400MP
  
• RAM: 1GB
  
• OS: Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  Memory: 16/32/64GB storage, microSD card slot
  
• Camera: 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with backlit sensor, face detection, touch focus and image stabilization; Full HD (1080p) video recording at 30fps, LED flash, 2MP front facing camera, video-calls
  
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 3.0+HS, standard microUSB port,
  GPS receiver with A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, FM radio, TV-out, USB-on-the-go, NFC
  Battery: 2100 mAh
  
• Misc: TouchWiz 4.0 UI, Extremely rich video/audio codec support, built-in accelerometer, multi-touch input, proximity sensor, gyroscope sensor, RGB sensor, Smart stay eye-tracking, S Voice natural language commands and dictation
  

A lengthy list for sure and pretty great for the most part. In addition to plenty of extra screen estate, resolution and processing power, the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III brings a new, much larger battery, the futuristic sounding eye-tracking technology, and also hides several cool software tricks up its sleeve.

In fact, of all the rumored goodies, the non-PenTile screen and the 12 megapixel camera are the only ones which didn't make the cut, but we are not even sure you should feel too sorry about that. The subpixel density is still on par with what the S II offered, while the camera got a whole new sensor, thus it might still turn out to be a nice upgrade.

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III in our office

Just looking at the specs sheet should be enough to convince you that the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III is a good phone. But good is certainly not enough when you are succeeding the most popular Android smartphone to date and competing with the beast that is the HTC One X. The S III needs to be great, but we'll only know if it actually is when we spend some more time with it.

Join us on the next page as we start exploring the hardware of the new Samsung top dog.

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