I have a friend who is divulging info to me from who he claims to be a "decently high up" source at Samsung. I got this last night. Again, this is only rumor, take this with a grain of salt. I'm posting this simply because he is generally trustworthy and it's interesting to speculate. There's definitely some "duh" specs here.
-Revealed May 3rd (well, this has come true )
-4.7" 720p Super Amoled+ Screen
-16 and 32GB internal storage models, although he doubts the availablity of the 32GB in the US
-1GB ram
-8mp shooter on the back, does not protrude from the device. BSI, 1080p at 30fps, 720p at 60fps.
-big battery, "bigger than 2200mah"
-microSD support
-NFC
-thinner than GSII, described as "remarkably thin"'
-Will have capacitive buttons similar to Epic 4G Touch and HTC devices
-Will hit the U.S. "much sooner" than previous models, and will launch in Europe "less than one month" after announcement. "Sprint first" then "T-mo/ATT around the same time". He said we'll have it during the Summer for sure. No Verizon.
-Testers have had it in their hands for a while, albeit with a different form factor to prevent leaks.
-Every purported leak so far as been fake (no surprise)
-May not be called GSIII. Might be something like GS Next. Of course Sprint will have their way with the name
As for the processor, he said the initial Euro launch model will feature the A9 quad core 4412 Exynos, while the American Sprint launch will see the dual core 2ghz A15 Exynos (yes!). Several companies will be using the 4412 in their phones. Due to possible supply concerns, Sammy has accelerated production of the new A15 chip to use in their phones exclusively. A revised Euro version with the updated processor may become available down the line. It will also feature an improved 12mp shooter (1080p 60fps, 720p at 90fps!). It will be available around the late holiday season if so, and may see an early 2013 US release.
There WILL be a successor the Note, featuring the better camera and proc.
And that's it. Any questions for this guy? He's usually pretty good about responding on FB, although I don't wanna prod him too hard. Again, this is only a rumor, take it with a grain of salt.
-Revealed May 3rd (well, this has come true )
-4.7" 720p Super Amoled+ Screen
-16 and 32GB internal storage models, although he doubts the availablity of the 32GB in the US
-1GB ram
-8mp shooter on the back, does not protrude from the device. BSI, 1080p at 30fps, 720p at 60fps.
-big battery, "bigger than 2200mah"
-microSD support
-NFC
-thinner than GSII, described as "remarkably thin"'
-Will have capacitive buttons similar to Epic 4G Touch and HTC devices
-Will hit the U.S. "much sooner" than previous models, and will launch in Europe "less than one month" after announcement. "Sprint first" then "T-mo/ATT around the same time". He said we'll have it during the Summer for sure. No Verizon.
-Testers have had it in their hands for a while, albeit with a different form factor to prevent leaks.
-Every purported leak so far as been fake (no surprise)
-May not be called GSIII. Might be something like GS Next. Of course Sprint will have their way with the name
As for the processor, he said the initial Euro launch model will feature the A9 quad core 4412 Exynos, while the American Sprint launch will see the dual core 2ghz A15 Exynos (yes!). Several companies will be using the 4412 in their phones. Due to possible supply concerns, Sammy has accelerated production of the new A15 chip to use in their phones exclusively. A revised Euro version with the updated processor may become available down the line. It will also feature an improved 12mp shooter (1080p 60fps, 720p at 90fps!). It will be available around the late holiday season if so, and may see an early 2013 US release.
There WILL be a successor the Note, featuring the better camera and proc.
And that's it. Any questions for this guy? He's usually pretty good about responding on FB, although I don't wanna prod him too hard. Again, this is only a rumor, take it with a grain of salt.