Samsung says its high standards caused delay of pebble blue Samsung Galaxy S III

After rumors started this weekend that Samsung had to destroy 600,000 pebble blue battery covers for the Samsung Galaxy S III resulting in a delay of the unit's launch, on Monday we had a confirmation of sorts from UK retailer Clove. A post on the latter's blog relayed the message that the white version of the Samsung Galaxy S III would ship June 1st instead of May 30th and that the first stock of the blue variant would ship on June 5th although there was no confirmation about that date.

With everyone waiting to hear an official statement from Samsung, the Korean based manufacturer finally made an explanation on Tuesday along with a statement. Samsung admitted that it had quality control issues relating to a new color it had invented and the special coating it had used on the back covers. As a result, the part will be in short supply for 2-3 weeks, which of course will delay the launch of the pebble blue model of the Samsung Galaxy S III. That model might not be available in some areas until mid to late June.

Samsung says it expects to ship the 16GB white model this week as expected although some retailers, like Clove for example, are reporting a one day delay on that version of the highly anticipated model. Overall, it's best that Samsung take care of any problems now rather than after the launch when the device is already in the hands of customers.source: MobileFun via SlashGear