June Release?

[Husker Z]

So, while watching the live feed via the comments by the AC guys, did I read it right, a June USA launch? That would be pretty consistent with Sprint and their big phones being launched in June every year.

I can't wait to get this phone, seems SUPER cool. The Evo has been a workhorse for me, but I'm ready for something else.

 

[Love Divine]

The US tour showing it off will be in June. Possible June release, but not set in stone.

 

[MrSlippery519]

US Tour, not US release date. July launch best case I would imagine.

 

[Husker Z]

Okay, it was hard to tell on the little chat feed thing.

Either way, sounds like a quick turnaround and I expect it to launch when the new Sprint 4G LTE fires up as well. Or at least I'm hopeful.

 

[Husker Z]

Per Engadget's report from London:

Okay, okay, it's here -- but when can you actually get your hands on Samsung's Galaxy S III? Well, if you're in Europe, you're looking at a May 29th release for the HSPA+ version. Those of us in North America, Japan and Korea will have to wait a bit longer for speed -- the LTE version of the handset will be hitting those areas in the summer. Specifically, it'll be arriving in the US in June.

 

[LazrRocketArm]

Per Engadget's report from London:

Okay, okay, it's here -- but when can you actually get your hands on Samsung's Galaxy S III? Well, if you're in Europe, you're looking at a May 29th release for the HSPA+ version. Those of us in North America, Japan and Korea will have to wait a bit longer for speed -- the LTE version of the handset will be hitting those areas in the summer. Specifically, it'll be arriving in the US in June.

The verge reported the same

 

[Wanderer000]

I hope it is sooner but it seems reasonable to me that they would launch the LTE version 30 days later. June 29th time frame.

 

[iJITSU]

In the keynote the guy said that the 3G version was end of May and that the 4g version was coming to North America and Japan in December.

 

[CypherMax]

I'll wait till December if that means it comes with a A15 chip.

 

[Duke of BB]

In the keynote the guy said that the 3G version was end of May and that the 4g version was coming to North America and Japan in December.

What I heard

3G version was end of May and that the 4g version was coming to North America and Japan in the summer.

 

[rlb]

He definitely said in the "summer". His accent made it sound like December.

 

[iJITSU]

Ah! I stand happiry corrected.

 

[rlb]

I had to listen to it several times myself as initially I heard December as well. Then I saw a few other sites confirm the "summer" US launch.

 

[MannyZ28]

OOOh...that's where Cnet got the December thing for. I guess they have wax in their ears and didn't bring their glasses to miss what it said on that giant screen Samsung had there for the presentation.