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Samsung Galaxy S III T-Mobile Specs

9.3

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Samsung Galaxy S III T-Mobile Review

9.4

User Score (11 reviews)

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Released

Jun 21, 2012

Display

4.8-inch
1280 x 720 px

Camera

8 MP Main
1.9 MP Selfie

Battery

2100 mAh

Storage

32GB

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus
2GB RAM

OS

Android 4.3
Samsung TouchWiz UI

Description

T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S III packs a huge 4.8-inch display of the Super AMOLED sort, while under the hood there’s a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chip. It should run on TMo’s HSPA+ network making the SGS III a 4G device. The T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S III also has a mind-blowing 2GB of RAM for outstanding performance.

This device is also known as Samsung SGH-T999

I want it 28 users

I have it 43 users

I had it 41 users

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Display
Size:	4.8-inch
Resolution:	1280 x 720 px, 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 Screenshots
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	2100 mAh
Type:	Li - Ion, User replaceable

Camera
Rear:	Single camera Camera samples
Main camera:	8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Specifications:	Aperture size: F2.6 Sensor size: 1/3"
Flash:	LED
Video recording:	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Features:	EIS
Front:	1.9 MP

Design Size comparison
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

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

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

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.0
Wi-Fi:	802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	OTG, Charging, Video out
Hearing aid compatible:	M3
HDMI:	Yes
Location:	GPS, Glonass
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other:	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features
Notifications:	Music ringtones (MP3)
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

Samsung Galaxy S III T-Mobile 16GB

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

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

T-Mobile

News

T-Mobile takes $50 off the Samsung Galaxy S4 for one month

T-Mobile finally gets an LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy S III

T-Mobile to launch Samsung Galaxy Exhibit May 29th, Samsung Galaxy S III LTE on June 5th?

LTE enabled version of Samsung Galaxy S III hits T-Mobile stores?

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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

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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