"Samsung Galaxy S 3" - reviews. Samsung Galaxy phones. Samsung Galaxy S 3 Mini

Smartphone Samsung Galaxy S III, many experts attribute to mobile devices of premium-class, designed to compete with products produced by brands such as Apple. And this despite the fact that the gadget runs on the Android platform, traditionally perceived as "budget." Many users are interested in what features and functions devices running on open-source-platforms can compete with the most commercially biased brands that use expensive proprietary software. Or maybe it's the hardware part?

In our today's article, we will try to understand what features and functions the smartphone "Galaxy" in the third version is considered so prestigious and desirable, as it is commonly believed in the Russian user and expert environment. We reveal its strongest aspects, we will study the specifics of the technologies used in the production of the device.

We will answer simple but important questions. What are the features of the device? What features does it open to users? What do the experts say about him? What are the characteristics of the "Samsung Galaxy C 3" reviews?

Standard delivery set

Inside the box, the user will find the device itself, a spare battery with a capacity of 2100 mAh, a cable for connecting to a USB port, a headset, and a charger. Additional accessories for Samsung Galaxy S 3 - a cover, or, for example, a wireless headset - will have to be bought separately. But there is no problem to find all this in almost any of the modern network stores where electronics are sold.

Who buys a smartphone

According to expert marketers, the main groups of smartphone users are enthusiasts expensive and full of functions of mobile equipment, technology enthusiasts, and buyers who tend to purchase devices with an eye for long-term use (for several years).

Samsung Galaxy phones are devices that are of high quality in the aspect of assembly, design, problem solving with the help of mobile applications. Owners of smartphones in this series can be sure that the device will perform its functions smoothly and correctly.

Positions in the market

Specialists in the field of marketing call the smartphone one of the leading models of 2012. A direct competitor of the device is called products manufactured under the brand Apple and HTC. Experts call the device from Samsung the flagship, the urgency of which will last long enough. The user who bought the phone "Samsung Galaxy S 3", emphasizes the fact that the device has its own good taste and involvement in the most current market trends.

Design

The smartphone is available in several colors. Has a thin, comfortable body in the arm.

The dimensions of the device are as follows:

- length: 13.66 cm;

- width: 7.06 cm;

- thickness: 0.86 cm.

The smartphone weighs 133 grams.

In the upper part of the case there is an audio connector, at the bottom - a slot for micro-USB. The power button is located on the right side of the case. On the left - the key responsible for adjusting the volume level. On the front of the case - the main control button. There is a front-facing video camera and two sensors: lighting and movement (approach).

Build quality

Specialists who tested the phone, note that the body parts are made very high quality. There are no any backlashes and clearances. The lid is fixed to the body very reliably. The surface of the phone resists scratching well enough. In accordance with the way the Samsung Galaxy S3 reviews the reviews, this thesis of the experts is generally confirmed.

Screen

The display diagonal of the smartphone is 4.8 inches. Screen manufacturing technology - AMOLED. The resolution of the display is 1280 by 720 pixels. The maximum number of displayed colors is 16 million. The screen belongs to the capacitive class. Experts who tested the device responded about the quality of the display as excellent.

Communication options

The smartphone is equipped with several communication modules. Among them - Bluetooth 4-th version. You can also use Wi-Fi. Experts who tested the speed of wireless data transmission, were able to fix the rate of 12 megabits / sec. You can also connect external devices via the USB port (when using it, the smartphone is recharging at the same time). Using the mini-USB connector and a special cable, you can connect the phone to the HDMI port of the TV. The smartphone supports the technology of near-contactless communication (which, in particular, is used in modern cash payment terminals) - NFC.

Using the brand-name S Beam technology developed by Samsung, you can transfer files between this phone and another with the same speed at a very high speed.

Smartphone memory

The smartphone has 16 GB of its own memory, of which about 14 are actually available. Additional memory cards are supported (within 64 GB).

The phone's RAM is 1 GB. If no applications are running, then its available capacity is about 800 MB. Some experts note that for the markets of individual countries are delivered smart phones, which have a RAM capacity of 2 GB.

Performance

The phone has an Exynos processor, which has four cores (the frequency of each of them is about 1.4 GHz). It is quite productive, according to many experts, installed in Samsung Galaxy S III firmware in the form of Android 4-th version.

Performance tests have shown that the smartphone is more powerful than many competing solutions. Almost all users who wrote about the Samsung Galaxy S 3 reviews confirm the high speed of the phone.

Voice control

The device has its own voice control module S Voice. Experts note the high quality of this option, comparable to the best competing solutions (in particular, such as Siri from Apple).

Interesting features

Specialists who tested the phone, he identified a number of interesting functions. These include the ability of the smartphone to recognize the intention of the user to call a person who is writing an SMS message. Starting to dial sms, you can bring the device to your ear, after which the recipient's number is typed.

Another notable feature of the phone is called Smart Alert. It is designed to inform the user about the presence of missed calls. As soon as the owner of the phone picks up the device, the function, if there are any missed calls, causes the device to vibrate.

Other interesting features of the device - the recognition of faces in photographs, as well as sending images to the phone of the person who was in the frame. There is one more interesting option - setting the rhythm of the vibrating alert manually.

The presence of these and many other useful functions, as many experts believe, fully justifies the fact that such a device as the Samsung Galaxy S3 has a rather high price. The phone with this set of options, experts say, can not be cheap.

Playing music and radio

The smartphone has the function of recording direct radio air (though, as experts say, it will be available for a limited number of countries). Experts who tested the phone, note that the quality of receiving a radio signal is higher than that of many analogues.

The melodies can be played by the phone at a high volume level without loss of sound quality. The device has several software equalizers, which allows you to give the playback sound different effects.

the Internet

The smartphone has a good, according to experts, built-in browser. The sites on it are viewed comfortably. The browser has support for Flash technology (provided the installation of a separate plug-in), which is needed to correctly view a large number of web pages.

If the user wants to put another browser (for example, Google Chrome), then the level of comfort of working with the Internet will not fall. In addition, without special problems, bookmarks from the standard browser are imported into the installed one.

Working with images

Built-in gallery in the smartphone allows you to show images not only from drives built into the phone, but also from devices on the network. View pictures, as experts say, very comfortable. There are functions for editing images.

GPS-navigator

As well as many other smartphones, Samsung Galaxy S3 has a built-in module for navigation on GPS technology. Experts note that maps are placed on the screen without problems. The phone supports caching. This function allows you to save images to the popular map services (Google.Maps or "Yandex") in the device's memory so that they can be used offline if necessary.

The phone has excellent compatibility with popular navigation applications (such as Navigon or Sygic).

Enter text and SMS

The smartphone has a text input function with a virtual keyboard that supports a large number of languages. There is a convenient option, in which words are entered by the method of continuous pressing the screen (for each letter in sequence).

User Reviews

Above we have already touched upon the aspect concerning what about the "Samsung Galaxy C 3" reviews. Here we just add a few clarifying and supplementing theses. What do users say about smartphones in their reviews left on specialized online portals?

Many, in support of the position of experts, note the screen's resistance to scratching. Most users praise the device. Some enthusiasts had questions about the quality of the screen. Among the indisputable advantages of the device, noted by users - a long period of operation without recharging.

In general, the degree of satisfaction with the phone, which people show in the reviews, can be considered positive. As well as in the expert environment.

Smartphone in Mini version

In addition to the flagship model, Samsung engineers created its reduced variation - the Samsung Galaxy S 3 Mini. How is it different? There is a mistaken belief that this modification of the Samsung Galaxy S3 is a Chinese clone. This is completely wrong. This is a completely formal model. What are the features of this device?

Many experts who tested the reduced model Galaxy S3, like its design. The body of the device has elegantly rounded corners, the front glass is slightly convex. In the back, it is made of plastic with a glossy sheen.

Specifications Samsung Galaxy S 3 Mini, of course, are very different from those that have a flagship model.

The diagonal of the device is 4 inches. The resolution is 800 by 400 pixels. The quality of the image is assessed by experts as high (from any angle of view).

The processor installed in the smartphone (NotaThor model U8420 with two cores and a frequency of 1 GHz), gives the device a fairly high performance. You can work without problems with an Internet browser and simultaneously run, for example, multimedia applications. In general, the phone, as experts say, is characterized by the rapid implementation of most operations. The graphics subsystem of the smartphone is also regulated by a high-performance processor.

Many experts praise the camera smartphone (its resolution - 5 megapixels, it is capable of shooting HD-video). This hardware component has the function of automatic focusing, is able to recognize smiles, make panoramic shots. Filmed using a miniature version of the Samsung Galaxy S 3, the photos are colorful, clear enough. The camera, although inferior to the characteristics of the one that is installed on the flagship model, is able to satisfy most of the needs of ordinary users, as experts believe.

The device, like its "classic" fellow, is equipped with a voice recognition system, as well as a wide range of communication capabilities. There is a function of GPS-navigation. So the thesis that the Samsung Galaxy S3 is Chinese (in the interpretation that implies illegal copying of the official version) device is completely groundless. The device is quite high-quality, capable of performing a wide range of tasks. What is characterized by the prestigious Samsung Galaxy phones in all Korean brands launched by the line.