Samsung Galaxy S III gets rooted ahead of launch

We are no strangers to seeing Android devices being rooted ahead of their launch and the upcoming Galaxy S III is no different. The root comes courtesy Android developer Chainfire and you will be able to find more details regarding the root on his post on xda-developers forum.

 

Watch the whole Samsung Galaxy S III launch event here

Samsung just posted more than an hour long video of the whole Galaxy S III unveiling Unpacked event that we went to last night in London, so you can use it for your viewing pleasure.

It was quite the memorable experience, with the auditorium packed to the gills with fellow tech bloggers from all around the world. It is definitely worth seeing, be it only to gauge how Samsung handles such an important event.

Moreover, the lead speakers will walk you through all the new features and services that are coming with Samsung's Galaxy S III flagship with the necessary peppy marketing talk, so prepare to be dazzled with lights, music and smartphone pizzazz.

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III hands-on: First look

Introduction

Samsung very recently climbed to top as the phone vendor with most units shipped, but more importantly, it also became the maker with most smartphones shipped. They are a big player in the Android world, so with the announcement of their new droid flagship, fans of the OS should certainly take notice.

The Samsung Galaxy S III is the company's new Android flagship and it features a quad-core processor, a 4.8" 720p screen and an 8MP camera packed in a 8.6mm body (no chins this time).

Samsung Galaxy S III rumor roundup: what to expect

It seems like years of waiting, but finally the almost historic (or at least that's what the hype might make you believe) London event is closing in. Just a couple of hours before we finally see what the next Galaxy flagship is all about, we will try to sum up rumors and give a better idea of what to expect.

The event itself is said to bring us the next Galaxy smartphone, which will most probably be called Galaxy S III (or Galaxy S3), a name we've even in several times, including the Kies software.

At the event tonight we might see a new tablet and a new cloud storage by Samsung.

The new Galaxy smartphone was teased numerous times before. We've seen countdowns, pre-orders, carrier availability confirmation and whatnot. We've even lerned that it will be offered in blue or white colors.

Samsung Galaxy S 3 will launch in Blue and White

We received an anonymous tip that the Carphone Warehouse inventory system lists the Samsung Galaxy S 3 in two color versions. In other Galaxy S 3 news, Unwire HK got their hands on a screen protector meant for the upcoming Samsung Android flagship, which reveals its screen size.

This is the Galaxy SIII

We just got an extremely nice email in our inbox.

We just received a couple of details and some good pictures of the Galaxy SIII.

The Galaxy SIII is based on Android 4.0.4 out of the box.

Another detail is that the GT-I9300 will be the Galaxy SIII.

Is this the first legit Samsung Galaxy S3 press shot?

So far Samsung has been keeping its next flagship under wraps quite successfully. We've only seen blurry shots of the externals and supposedly, those are not even the final designs.

Props to Samsung for their success so far, but could this be the first serious leak of the handset?

What we have on our hands today is an image that looks a lot like what the Samsung Galaxy S3 is supposed to look like, judging by some of the more substantial leaks from the past.

Update: The image is confirmed as old and has surfaced before. It's certainly a mockup. Sorry about that, move along.

Now this photo didn't come with any extra info on the handset, but the leaked specifications for the device so far detail a 4.6 or 4.8-inch SuperAMOLED screen of 720p resolution, Samsung's latest quad-core Exynos chipset, and an 8 or 12 megapixel camera to go with those. There should also be an extra beefier battery to make the phone last a bit longer.

Now as usual, take this thing with a pinch of salt. But our guess is leaks won't get any better than this before the official announcement. Even if it's some user-land fan art, we still appreciate the effort and it's a job nicely done.

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Latest Galaxy S III picture points towards a 4.8-inch display

The Galaxy S III rumor mill is now running on full steam. According to the latest bit of info from Know Your Mobile, the next Galaxy phone will have a 4.8-inch display.

 

Samsung Russia starts a countdown to the next Galaxy

As we near the May 3 press event in London where the next Galaxy device will finally be unveiled, we saw a countdown timer on Samsung Russia website.

Samsung accidentally confirms Galaxy S III name

During its first quarter earnings call, Samsung let slip the name of its upcoming Galaxy smartphone, which until now was only being referred to as the next Galaxy phone.

Alleged Samsung Galaxy S3 photo shows both physical and capacitive buttons

Another day, another "Next Galaxy" image, this time sent by one of our own tipsters, who claims this is the hotly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S3. Your guess is as good as ours whether this is a final version, some prototype, or something else altogether, concocted through image editing.

There is evidently a physical home key, as rumored, and two capacitive buttons, while the whole setup resembles a lot the render from the leaked early manual of a Samsung GT-I9300 Galaxy S3 that we saw yesterday. The side bezel of what seems to be quite a big display is pretty thin, but we'll leave the speculations on screen size aside, as we can't vouch whether this is the real deal anyway.

GLBenchmark for GT-I9300, GT-I9500 and GT-N8000 leaked

Some information from GLBenchmark sendend to us…

You can see a firmware version for I9300 – I9500 and N8000.

First let us remind you the names…

I9300 (Galaxy S III)

I9500 (???)

N8000 (Galaxy Note 10.1)

All phones are running on Android 4.0.3 another funny detail is the processor and resolultion of the GT-I9500.

This could be a BETA test firmware.

Lets hope so.

See here all details:

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Samsung Galaxy S III placeholder tops AnTuTu benchmark charts

A new device has topped the AnTuTu Android benchmark software ranking list chart, taking over the Transformer Prime with the quad-core Tegra 3.

The device is uploaded as the Samsung Galaxy SIII, which was the preferred name for the next Galaxy flagship before it became clear thatSamsung itself is calling it Galaxy S3.

Samsung GT-I9300 Galaxy S3 dummy leaks again, newer prototype sports a home button

We have another picture of what is likely to be the next Galaxy phone. As usual, the phone is camouflaged by being placed within a case but we still get a glimpse of some of the important bits.

O2 UK promises Galaxy S III availability, eventually

O2 UK just confirmed via Twitter its joining the next Galaxy bandwagon. The carrier said it's excited about the "next Samsung Galaxy" and that it will be coming to its stores.

They didn't see fit to clarify but we're guessing the device in question is the successor to the Galaxy S II, that's bound to be unveiled in London on May 3.

We've already seen the Galaxy S III (S3 or whatever) being offered on Amazon.de and Vodafone UK despite it not even being official yet.

To recap, the next Galaxy should offer an HD display, quad-core processor with a pretty awesome GPU and a 12 or 8 MP camera.

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Samsung Unpacked app keywords refer to a Galaxy S3 title, fuzzy photo hints at the ceramic back

The keywords which Samsung used to describe its 2012 Unpacked app in the Google Play Store reveal a possible Galaxy S3 title for its upcoming flagship phone, that is about to be unveiled May 3 in London.

Given that the device has been more popular as the Galaxy S III, with Roman numerals, yet Samsung uses S3 as a keyword, and the hint from UK carrier insiders that it might not be called what everyone expects, a change from Roman to Arabic numerals could fit the description.

Samsung GT-I9300 Galaxy S III graphics benchmark appears, poised to rule them all

The Samsung GT-I9300 Galaxy S III benchmarks were hosted for a while on GLBenchmark, left there by a careless tester. Thankfully, a tipster took a screenshot before they were taken down, and sent it to us.

With the power of deduction we concluded last week that the only possible scenario for a chipset in the Galaxy S III is the officially unannounced quad-core Exynos 4412 clocked at 1.4GHz, which apparently comes with an ARM Mali-400 GPU, but clocked at 400MHz, making it 50% faster than the current edition in the Galaxy S II.

Vodafone puts up registration page for “your next Galaxy”

Want to get updates on the device no one is positive what it looks like or what it is? Then head on over to Vodafone UK’s site where you can register for updates on “the next Galaxy.” The sign up form simply reads, “Fill out your details. And we'll fill you in - on everything about the new Galaxy.”