Today we’re going to take a look at the Samsung Galaxy S III I747. As I promised in an older article, I would review all of the versions of the Galaxy S III. Last time I did the Verizon one, well, the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 is the AT&T one. The Samsung Galaxy S III I747 is also known as the Samsung SGH+I747 and the Samsung Galaxz S III AT&T.
Since I don’t like going all out with long intros, let’s commence this little review.
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GENERAL
We’ll start off by taking a look at the more general aspects of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747. Here you can find out a bit about the supported networks of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 and the announcement and release dates. The supported networks of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 aren’t only 2G and 3G ones, this phone also supports 4G networks. Those networks are as following : GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900 ( the 2G ones ), HSDPA 850, HSDPA 1900 and HSDPA 2100 ( the 3G ones ) and LTE 700 MHz Class 17 and 2100. The Samsung Galaxy S III I747 was announced in June 2012 and is expected to come out somewhere around June 18th 2012. Should it not be out by then, you can be sure it will be by the end of Q3 2012. That’s enough about the general aspects of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747, so let’s move on now.
BODY
Next up we’ll be taking a look at the aspect of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747. Here you can find out a bit about the size and weight of the device as well as see whether or not the device has any body-related particularities. The Samsung Galaxy S III I747 is around 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm big and weighs somewhere around 134 grams. This phone also has Touch-Sensitive Controls instead of frontal buttons. That’s about it for the body of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747, so let’s move on now.
DISPLAY
Now it is time to take a brief look at the display of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747. Here you can find out a bit about the screen type, the screen size, the screen’s resolution and pixel density as well as see whether or not the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 has any screen protection and any particularities related to the screen. The type of screen of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 is a Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen with approximately 16 million colors. The screen size of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 is approximately 4.8 inches big and it can house a resolution of approximately 720 x 1280 pixels. The pixel density of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 is around 306 ppi, which is as clear as it can possibly get. The Samsung Galaxy S III I747 also has Multitouch on it, however, it’s not the advanced sorts of Multitouch which can support more than two simultaneous fingers. The screen protections of this phone is a very effective one, actually, the most effective one available : Corning Gorilla Glass 2. The Samsung Galaxy S III I747 also has TouchWiz UI v4.0 installed on it, should you choose to activate it. That’s about it for the display of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747, so let’s move on now to the next part.
SOUND
Next up we’ll be taking a brief look at the audio output capabilities of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747. Here you can find out a bit of info about the Alert Types, the speaker and audio jack as well as see whether or not the device has any sound enhancement whatsoever on it, be it software-based or otherwise. The Samsung Galaxy S III I747 has the following Alert Types : Vibration, MP3 and WAV Ringtones. The Samsung Galaxy S III I747 also has a Loudspeaker and a 3.5 mm jack on it. Sadly, the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 has no sound enhancement whatsoever on it. Since there’s nothing left to say here, let us move on now to the next part of the review.
MEMORY
Next up we’ll be taking a look at the Samsung Galaxy S III I747’s memory. Here you can find a few details about the RAM of the device as well as the internal storage space and ways of expanding it. The RAM of this device is 2 GB, which will be the new maximum since this phone is part of the few phones that dared to push the bar a bit further. I believe Huawei was the first to announce a phone with 2 GB of RAM. Still, someone had to do it. The internal storage space of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 is very different from that of the regular S III. This phone is only available in a 16 GB version. However, just as the regular S III, the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 has a Micro SD card slot which can use any card of up to 64 GB. That’s about it for the memory of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 so let’s move on to the next part.
DATA CONNECTION
Next up we’ll be taking a look at the connectivity of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747. Here you can find out a bit about the GPRS and EDGE of the device, the Speed and WLAN and the Bluetooth, USB and other ( if any ) connections. The Samsung Galaxy S III I747 has both GPRS and EDGE, both of them at Class 12. The GPRS is a Class 12 one with 4+1, 3+2, 2+3 and 1+4 slots and can reach a speed of around 32 ~ 48 KB/s. The Samsung Galaxy S III I747 also has EDGE Class 12, however, it isn’t specified what speed it can reach. The Speed of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 is as following : HSDPA at around 21 MB/s, HSUPA at 5.76 MB/s, LTE Cat 3, and the speed per say is as following : 50 MB/s Upload and 100 MB/s Download. The WLAN of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 is a Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n with DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct and Wi-Fi hotspot. The Bluetooth of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 is a v4.0 one with A2DP and EDR. This phone also has NFC and its USB port is a Micro USB v2.0 one ( MHL ) with USB On-the-Go support. That’s about for the connectivity of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747, so let’s move on now to the next part.
CAMERA
Next up we’ll be taking a look at the camera of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747. Here you can find out a bit about the main and secondary cameras of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 ( if any ) as well as their features and capabilities. The main camera of this device is an 8 MP one which can photograph at resolutions of around : 3264 x 2448 pixels. The features of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747’s camera are as follows : autofocus, LED flash, simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection and image stabilization. The video recording capabilities of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 are as following : 1080p full HD at around 30 frames per second. The secondary camera of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 is a 1.9 MP one which can record in 720p HD at around 30 frames per second. That’s enough for the camera, so let’s move on now to the next part.
BATTERY LIFE
Next up we’ll be taking a look at the battery of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747. Here you can find out a bit about the battery type of the device as well as how long the battery can function. The battery of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 is a Standard Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery. Since it isn’t mentioned how long this battery can function, I’d say we move on to the next part.
HARDWARE
Next up we’ll be taking a look at the Samsung Galaxy S III I747’s hardware. Here you can find out a thing or two about the three main hardware components of the device : processor, motherboard and graphics card. The processor of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 is a Dual-Core 1.5 GHz processor. This powerful processor is accompanied by a Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon chipset and an Adreno 225 GPU. That’s about it for the hardware, so let’s keep going.
SOFTWARE
Next up we’ll be taking a look at the software of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747. Here you can find out a bit about the OS version of the device and see whether or not it can be upgraded to a better one. The OS version of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 is Android OS v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich so there is no need for an update, at least not for the next 6 months or so anyway. That’s it for the software, so let’s go to the final part of the review.
FEATURES
Last but not least, we’ll be taking a look at some of the more random features and capabilities of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747. The sensors of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 are as following : Accelerometer, Gyro, RGB Sensor, Proximity, Compass and Barometer. The messaging on the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 can be done via : SMS ( with Threaded View ), MMS, E-Mail, Push Mail, IM and RSS. The browser of this device uses HTML and has integrated support for Adobe Flash. It is yet to be seen whether or not the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 will have a radio, but even if it doesn’t have one, you can just get an app for it. The GPS of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 has integrated support for A-GPS and GLONASS. This phone also has Java via Java MIDP emulation. The Samsung Galaxy S III I747 is available in the following colors : Pebble Blue and Marble White.
Here is a list of what the Samsung Galaxy S III I747 can do :
- MicroSIM card support only
- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
- Smart Stay eye tracking
- Dropbox (50 GB storage)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
- SNS integration
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input (Swype)
This concludes our little review of the Samsung Galaxy S III I747. If you feel that anything is lacking from this review feel free to leave your suggestions in the comment section below for things which should be added and I will be sure to take them into consideration when writing my future projects. In the meantime, I sincerely hope you had as much fun reading my little review as I had writing it.
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