yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
They are supposed to announce the North American versions on the 20th. That doesn't mean they will be available then. Especially when you are talking U.S. carriers.
[Galaxy S III General] bc760:
Nope no official date yet unfortunately, hoping within the next month though.

This is not just a phone - Galaxy Nexus
[Galaxy S III General] EggosEvo:
That's the result of Sprint ID though. The other Galaxy SII devices do not have that feature.
[Galaxy S III General] Mr.RS4:
Have some questions on SGS3 in USA:

1. Do you have same spec as we have in Europe? More Spec in Europe

Spec in Europe:

Network/Bearer and Wireless Connectivity

GSM, HSPA+21

EDGE / GPRS (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz)

HSPA+21 (850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100)

WiFi Direct

GAP, SSP, HSP, HFP1.5, A2DP, SPP, OPP, PBAP, MAP, AVRCP 1.3, HID

NFC

DLNA, MHL 1.0, HDMI 2 support

Chipset

Quad Core Application Processor

1.4GHz CPU Speed

Navigation:

Assisted GPS / GLONASS available

2. What is the official date for SGS3 with no simcard lock / no telecommunications carrier and with same spec as europe?

3. Who is selling SGS3 with no simcard lock / no telecommunications carrier in USA?

4. And do you have 32Gb or 64Gb Samsung Galaxy S3 in USA? We do only have 16Gb :-(

5. If you have 32Gb or 64Gb Samsung Galaxy S3 in USA, do SGS3 have simulare spec as in Europe just with 32/64Gb?
[Galaxy S III General] keennay:
I'm highly considering jumping ship from the AT&T Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket to the International S3. Although I live in an LTE zone, I'm totally willing to downgrade.

I'd just want to make sure my device would function properly under my unlimited data plan, although it'll no longer be under LTE. I've read a bit about changing your APN settings & the non-data plan $10 unlimited service, but how's that working out for folks who've tried this?
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
You shouldn't have to change your APN settings. (shrug). My GS II works just fine with an AT&T SIM card with the $10 Unlimited MediaNet.

Not sure how the whole LTE provisioning on your account comes into play.
[Galaxy S III General] boodies:
I currently pay 78 about 84 dollars with T-Mobile per month, 25 for unlimited internt and the rest for calls and tax. Any better plan?
[Galaxy S III General] ilostmypistons:
They all do on ICS..I should have been more clear... Its part of what Google instructed all manufactures to do when ICS was released last year. I've been doing it on my E4GT since February
[Galaxy S III General] MoJoePin:
I'm starting to lean towards waiting for the AT&T variant, all these delays to the Int. version have really been quite annoying.

Someone else posted a pic of inking to some of the S3 screens and it worries me that if I did have an issue it would be a pita to deal with having a non-US version. Things like dead pixels/etc that would prompt me to want a new one.

I'm assuming T-Mobile will have the S3 around 6/20 by all the info out there, but I wonder how long AT&T will have to wait, hopefully no later than July.
[Galaxy S III General] donkeyhitman:
I don't know about the U.S. but us Canadians are getting this:

Processor:

- Snapdragon S4 Dual Core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm MSM8960 Chipset

- OS (Shipping): ICS 4.0.4

- Data: LTE (SGH-i747 variation) and HSPA+ 42 (SGH-iT999 variation)

- Memory: 2 GB RAM

- Dimensions: 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm

- Weight: 133g

- Memory: 16/32GB internal memory (SGH-i747)/ 16GB internal memory (SGH-iT999)

- Expandable microSD up to 32GB

- Display: 4.8 HD Super AMOLED 1280×720 (306ppi)

- Connectivity: NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, DLNA, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, MHL Video Out

- Camera: 8MP Rear-facing, 1.9MP Front-facing

- Battery: 2100 mAh

Other:

- TouchWiz with Motion UX

- S Beam

- AllShare Play enhance functionality

- MP3/ACC+/WAV audio player

- DivX/Xvid/MP4/WMV/H.263/ H.264 Video Player

We're getting dual-core (same as HTC One X) because of the LTE compatibility issue but the extra 1GB of RAM sure makes up for it. :D
[Galaxy S III General] is350:
It seems the US version will be the same as the Canadian one (besides the possibility of removing the home button).

Will LTE work in the US if we buy the Candian version no contract? That way we still get the home button, LTE (possibly) or MediaNet for those who want it since it's not under AT&T, and easier access to warranty than let's say shipping off to UK or not if we bought the international one.
[Galaxy S III General] Mr.RS4:
@donkeyhitman +1 for you

Thanks for Canadian info :-)

EDIT

@is350 +1 for you as well

But I have hear rumers that you american will have both version. And I would be sure about this before I travle to US. Because I would like to have Quad Core Application Processor 1.4GHz CPU Speed, and 32/64Gb with internal memory.

If not I will buy one here in Norway with only 16Gb memory.
[Galaxy S III General] mrvirginia:
yes, it should be the same thing regarding LTE compatibility. we may have to wait a bit and see.
[Galaxy S III General] varunkumars:
Expansys-USA just shipped my order. Just Received a confirmation email. Did my pre-order on 5/9/2012.
[Galaxy S III General] LLStarks:
Any hope for Verizon's i535 in June?

Also, is there any solid info on the RAM and flash memory size?
[Galaxy S III General] kyan~:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/1/3057737/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-t-mobile-usa
[Galaxy S III General] bc760:
Verizon

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/06/0...he-fcc-shouldnt-launch-be-next/#disqus_thread

This is not just a phone - Galaxy Nexus
[Galaxy S III General] kulzboy:
alright folks it's official!!!

http://mobile.theverge.com/2012/6/4...-at-199?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
[Galaxy S III General] bc760:
Awesome can't wait, now to keep or sell my nexus, add a line or pay full retail? Hmmmmm

This is not just a phone - Galaxy Nexus
[Galaxy S III General] Whosdaman:
http://www.att.com/galaxysiii/?#fbid=MszXp5nJs1S

AT&T sign-up page is live!
[Galaxy S III General] kirdroid:
Wow this is a first...home button stays, no ugly At&T logo on front. Great job from Samsung in releasing at the same time at all US carriers and not bending to carrier demands.

Hopefully this is the trend going forward.
[Galaxy S III General] agafed:
And seems to have the home button... damn! :)
[Galaxy S III General] ilostmypistons:
Whats the 2Gb of ram going too mean performance wise? How will it compare to the EVO LTE?
[Galaxy S III General] kirdroid:
AT&T releases new phones on the 1st or 3rd Sunday of each month.

So, folks June 17th will most probably be the release of SGS3 on AT&T :D
[Galaxy S III General] Swiftks:
This is true, it's every other Sunday for AT&T.

Although, it may also be July 1st, as rumored a couple of weeks ago.

Sent from my Atrix
[Galaxy S III General] 20blks:
Great point
[Galaxy S III General] MikeC4510:
I wish AT&T made 2 versions of the S3 just like the S2. One international-like version for people who don't even have LTE in their area and followed by the LTE version. I'd take quad core over LTE any day...

Sent from my AT&T SGSII on XDA
[Galaxy S III General] is350:
Ok now I'm considering the US variant. Only one problem - currently have the 250mb plan for $15. I have a FAN account (Employee discount) and used to get a discount on the 2GB plan for $30 when they used to have it (After discount, I would only pay $22). Because I switched to the lesser plan, I'm not grandfathered in.

Now it seems all FAN discounts are only applied to the 5GB / $50 plan. Anyone have luck getting their FAN discount to work on the 3GB / $30 plan?
[Galaxy S III General] Totòòò:
This time sammy gave us all we wanted. Software got improved, battery got better, camera also. Removable sd card removable battery. In addition to that no ugly carrier logo+ram upgrade to compensate the lack of quad core on usa version. Well thank u sammy! Screw u htc!:D
[Galaxy S III General] ReggieTee:
Not to mention that it looks like there will be no form factor variants with this phone. So many times I've seen cook cases for the international GSII only to not have it available for my ET4G.
[Galaxy S III General] yokken:
It's too bad development won't be cross-compatible :(
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
Well, we don't know that for sure. We didn't know what the International version looked like until the day it was released. Samsung seems to be doing a little bit of an Apple with security.
[Galaxy S III General] yokken:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/4/30...o-hit-five-us-carriers-in-june-staring-at-199
[Galaxy S III General] SlimJ87D:
I want to see some benchmarks so bad!
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
Those are just renderings and speculations. No one actually HAS a carrier branded phone in hand. Having the same "design" I can see but that doesn't mean that the home button will stay.

I guess we will find out on the 20th. I know a lot of people will be upset if it has a physical button.

Personally I prefer the International version BECAUSE it has the physical button - that and the cheaper data rates.
[Galaxy S III General] SlimJ87D:
This is proof enough that ATT is keeping the original design.

http://www.att.com/galaxysiii/?#fbid=-p-ownGvLnu
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
Not really. No AT&T branding on it. It's a stock image that's been around since Samsung announced the phone.
[Galaxy S III General] kirdroid:
Sure but AT&T would have put the photoshop images with logo on the front if it was present. I know its not confirmed until you see but looks promising that the logo may not be there.
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
Not denying that it looks promising. But it would be nice to see the ACTUAL phone instead of stock images that everyone is using.
[Galaxy S III General] airognol:
Android Police has a blurry shot of the Verizon one, and it looks like the international version.
[Galaxy S III General] bc760:
Getting more and more excited for this phone.

This is not just a phone - Galaxy Nexus
[Galaxy S III General] yokken:
I mean, that press release came straight from Samsung, and they said the design will be the same. The home button being physical is part of the design. It is not speculation... it is fact. I don't understand your skepticism.
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
It's not skepticism, it's just knowing what they have done in the past. For example, the last AT&T Galaxy S 2 had the SAME design as the International version, the only major difference was the 4 capacitive buttons.

I really am hoping that since the Verizon GS2 photos show a home button, that the AT&T version will as well. Only time will tell.
[Galaxy S III General] Hotobu:
It's not skepticism, it's just skepticism (with reasoning behind it).

...

Skepticism is still skepticism.
[Galaxy S III General] Vibrant03:
i guess no usual unveiling event this time?

can't wait!
[Galaxy S III General] g2uzer:
Tmobile June 21! :-D

http://galaxy-s.t-mobile.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/mobile
[Galaxy S III General] kulzboy:
glad to see Samsung got their act straight this time all carriers launch are in sync!

anyone going for 32 Gb? $50 is a good deal
[Galaxy S III General] antp121:
Vzw!!!!
[Galaxy S III General] kulzboy:
Delete please
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
Yep, nice to see the U.S. carriers getting in on this soon. Not that I'll buy a U.S. version, but still. No wait this year. :)
[Galaxy S III General] NardVa:
With all US carriers having the 200.00 price point on contract the out of contract will probably 500.00 to 550.00. Not bad considering the international version is about 700.00.
[Galaxy S III General] Swiftks:
Verizon has off contract price @ $599 for 16gb & $649 for 32gb.

I'd expect other carriers to follow suite.

Source: http://www.droid-life.com/2012/06/04/verizons-galaxy-siii-to-be-599-and-649-at-full-retail/

Sent from my Atrix
[Galaxy S III General] SlimJ87D:
It'll probably be $550 as they usually are when phones first come out. But with taxes that jumps to about 600ish while if you buy the international one online there are no taxes.
[Galaxy S III General] SlimJ87D:
AT&T has never shown any of the Galaxy phones and produced another. They always put what they are going to sell their website. Otherwise it would just be better to wait till they get the one they will sell.
[Galaxy S III General] EggosEvo:
For that price, the 32GB model is a steal. So that's what I will go with. I won't have an upgrade available to upgrade until October, but once it's time I'm upgrading. Unless a new phone is out by then that's better than the SIII and is on Sprint (im hoping for maybe a Galaxy Note 2, but that probably won't happen). Now I'm just trying to decide between whether I should get the White or Pebble Blue color.
[Galaxy S III General] EnderXXI:
Yep, 32GB for me AND a 64GB SD. That should give me plenty of options over the next year or two. I just hope we won't have to wait for it, nor the blue. Guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens.
[Galaxy S III General] Gadgetz:
Come on AT&T, lets hear the date.......17th??????

via Atrix 2/VictoryROM/XDA app
[Galaxy S III General] hawkeye2188:
This is what I'm waiting for too! They are dragging their feet and its driving me nuts since all the other carriers are teasing their customers.
[Galaxy S III General] EggosEvo:
Will the SIII support a 64GB SD card?
[Galaxy S III General] HaruSoul:
Yes
[Galaxy S III General] Artimus009:
I'm just glad that I got my HOX 5/6 then returned it on 5/21...I caved in and bought it again on the 27th....It looks like I'll get the sgs3 as soon as it drops on att...as long as its out by the 27th of June.

I like the HOX because its new to me but love Samsung because I know Samsung. I'm still rocking my SGSII. I can't stay away from it and AOKP.
[Galaxy S III General] CZ Eddie:
Pretty sure you can only return once. You may be stuck with HOX now.
[Galaxy S III General] zaventh:
Hilarious that T-Mobile users will get to enjoy ICS on the S2 for less than two weeks before upgrading to the S3.
[Galaxy S III General] MoJoePin:
depending on where you bought it, I know I tried the Lumia 900 via an AT&T store and returned (paid the restock) then got a Galaxy Note via Amazonwireless and returned (paid the restock).
[Galaxy S III General] mrvirginia:
amazonwireless has a restocking fee now? back when the Epic came out on Sprint, i test drove it for almost 30 days and sent it back and got a full refund. i guess some things have changed.
[Galaxy S III General] rakeshchn:
So this time will we have FM tuner not removed in US variants? Also i hope they don't remove the wolfensen dac.
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
AT&T will release it on a Sunday. So the 17th is probably it.
[Galaxy S III General] Gadgetz:
I hope so....this is gonna be my first high end Android phone, feelin' like a kid on Christmas!

via Atrix 2/VictoryROM/XDA app
[Galaxy S III General] MoJoePin:
actually I think it was AT&T's fee, but I may be wrong, I just know I paid $30+ each time when I returned.
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
17th or 24th. They ALWAYS release high end phones on Sundays.
[Galaxy S III General] truciet:
AT&T finally made their announcement with a surprise red color?

Link to to Press Release

Hmm weird. Engadget also missed it too.

No delivery date given though.
[Galaxy S III General] MoJoePin:
Woohoo, pre-order on June 6th for AT&T, this Wednesday, I'm there!

AT&T* customers will be able to get their hands on the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S® III in the coming weeks with preorders beginning June 6 in company-owned stores and online at www.wireless.att.com

Hmm I wonder if it'll be better to pre-order in-store on online?
[Galaxy S III General] SlimJ87D:
Is Pre-Order really necessary? I've walked in and grabbed a One X before when it was high in demand.
[Galaxy S III General] kls629:
1. for people who live too far to drive to the store

2. for verizon users afraid of the almighty shared data plans

3. etc. etc.
[Galaxy S III General] yokken:
derp
[Galaxy S III General] MoJoePin:
with the debacle that was the Int. S3 launch I'll def pre-order just in case.
[Galaxy S III General] Aridon:
I don't mind waiting a day or week to see if the pink screens are still an issue.
[Galaxy S III General] jdhommert:
People who have preordered a phone before that is NOT an iphone

have you got your phones day of release?

Think I might preorder on Wednesday, and then if someone else ends up offering the phone for a cheaper price, cancel w/ att and go with whoever.

Just want the phone on release day.:D
[Galaxy S III General] vinuneuro:
No 32gb with ATT. Should've expected this nonsense after the One X.
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
You can still use a 64GB microSD card. That plus the 16GB is a lot of storage.
[Galaxy S III General] vinuneuro:
It's not a bad situation by any means, but the Verizon upgrade is only $50. I was hoping for the same.
[Galaxy S III General] Gadgetz:
Nice! Pebble Blue, here I come! I need a launch date though AT&T. Of course, every carrier but AT&T gives the launch date....SMH

via Atrix 2/VictoryROM/XDA app
[Galaxy S III General] kls629:
verizon has not launch date either
[Galaxy S III General] soraxd:
is this true? can anyone back this up, or source, or provide proof? im REALLLY interested in this
[Galaxy S III General] ECrispy:
Would be very surprised if VZW didn't launch on June 21
[Galaxy S III General] FRuiTBoOT:
Personally can't wait for T-Mobile to hit in the later part of June. Had the Vibrant, then S2 and am now on a One S and miss Sammy too much. I will definitely be grabbing am S3 when it comes out. Hope to grab a white one. Blue isn't doing it for me. Wish there was an all black.:o
[Galaxy S III General] neyenlives:
you tell me what the odds are that Verizon would get pre-orders on the same day or before anyone else, but then launch after June 21st, after the other carriers....mmmm??????:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III General] sirrdeezy:
Ima get one on AT&T but i will wait for red!!!!!!!
[Galaxy S III General] neyenlives:
got a leftover NE2 $30 credit still....gonna get mine for $170.....sell my Charge, wifes' old Droid X and old OG Droid on ebay or craigslist and probably end up breaking fairly even...:D
[Galaxy S III General] speedfreak228:
Trying to decide to keep my galaxy nexus or get the s3. I kinda want to wait for a note to come to verizon but doesn't look like its happening any time soon. What's yalls opinions on switching?
[Galaxy S III General] antp121:
Id say no. It's not that big of an upgrade.
[Galaxy S III General] neyenlives:
I have been waiting on a VZW Note myself....this was what made me change my mind....buddy had a GNex, which is almost identical to my Droid Charge, and his GNex was worse....hugely disappointing, so i would say firmly yes, it should be worth it
[Galaxy S III General] MUFC17JW:
Will 2 gb of ram much better than 1gb ram? Worth not getting cuadcore?
[Galaxy S III General] neyenlives:
take a look around the net for the reviews. The number of cores in this case means mostly nothing. The dual core S4 Krait in the US version is every bit as fast as the quad in the International one. The international one lacks 4G LTE and only comes with 1GB of ram. I'll take the S4 dual core with 2Gb of ram and LTE over the quad with 3G and 1Gb of ram any day.
[Galaxy S III General] ECrispy:
S4 with built in LTE and 2GB is better in every way than the Exonys 4412, except for a few high end games. Same performance in 99% of apps, more battery life, LTE, probably better radios as well.
[Galaxy S III General] Moh_Jay:
2 gb ram plus the s4 should have no problem with high Res games

"All this knowledge is giving me a major brainer!"
[Galaxy S III General] K Rich:
The main thing I like about the international is the dev support.
[Galaxy S III General] madquack:
Yes, it's very simple any phone that's not in ATT's IMEI data bank and supports their faux G frequencies can get the 10 unlimited data plan when combined with the 20 dollar unlimited texting. By itself, only 15 dollars. I've had the intl gs2 for months and have been getting away with burning up close to 6-10gigs a month. Its very well known and I still get speeds between 6-8mbps using the wap.cingular apn
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
Because I do it and so do many others.

Sent from my Galaxy S II
[Galaxy S III General] bmbrad:
No doubt the s4 is a great processor. But you also have to think about what went into building this phone. Pretty sure this phone and all the software was optimized for the Samsung made quad core processor. Well have to see if Samsung took the time to optimize everything for a Qualcomm chip. I know that it was not as much as the one they made for the galaxy s3 that's for sure. There's a reason why it's so fluid, because Samsung didnt use other brands. They made in house so everything blended together perfectly. I'm going to wait and see comparisons between the two before I make a purchase.
[Galaxy S III General] vnamee:
Thinking about jumping to ATT. What phones are in the IMEI database specifically? Is it just the international phones or even US non-ATT phones? If the T-mobile phone supports ATT as rumored, would this potentially be in the database or do the carriers share the database? An ATT phone obviously won't work, and as the only other US GSM carrier, it may be easier to procure a phone from T-mobile.
[Galaxy S III General] Xdenwarrior:
Mobilesyrup states that the S4 version in both real-life and benchmarks are off the charts, and is indeed faster than the quad-core sibling!! ;)
[Galaxy S III General] Baldilocks:
Any AT&T/Cingular branded phone. Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

Any other International Unlocked/Unbranded phones aren't recognized as smartphones by AT&T.
[Galaxy S III General] Lantek23:
I have seen that the USA version is only going to support up to 32gb not 64gb
[Galaxy S III General] madquack:
Take a look at this thread here. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1446373
[Galaxy S III General] Lantek23:
I hope xda puts the us version in a new thread, does anyone know with all the carriers having the same hardware phone we are going to be able to have flash each other roms? I know we would have to flash our own kernel and modem but if this is true that means there is going to be a **** load of development in the us version.
[Galaxy S III General] skatin707:
Yes, it will probably say that but it will support 64gb. I'm using a 64gb card in my iconia A500 and in my SGS2. I'm stoked, pre orders supposedly start the 6th for ATT.
[Galaxy S III General] Lantek23:
OK that makes sense, I just sold my tmo galaxy s 3 yesterday and I'm excited and freaking wait.
[Galaxy S III General] ssfirme:
Heck yeah they will have a physical button
[Galaxy S III General] tbong777:
And for those of us who don't use Carrier data much because of WiFi, saving $15 a month for data on two phones makes the US variants a deal breaker. We don't use 2GB of carrier data BETWEEN both of our phones. no sense in paying $60 a month for data on two phones for that.

Until ATT starts getting IMEIs of ALL phones we will continue to buy the International versions. Using the savings and sometimes upgrades to pay for them Although We have not upgraded for a while now.
[Galaxy S III General] CB620:
The last galaxy series of the t989 and skyrocket could flash each others roms kernels etc. Hopefully the International version will be included in this. The International model will have the most development.
[Galaxy S III General] teatime0315:
Anyone know how much the Tmobile version will cost without contract? And is it possible to buy it off contract and use it without data?

I've been using the original Vibrant without a data plan. Just wondering if this is the same.
[Galaxy S III General] tbong777:
If it is a phone made for the US market you will have to pay for Data. The carrier will know its a smart phone. I learned with the Captivate, the data we used vs the now mandatory data plan is not worth paying for
[Galaxy S III General] randun:
My AT&T S3 is on the Way!

I pre-ordered my Marble White S3 last week & the deal will be sealed next week with a delivery date on the 12th or 18th. Can't wait!
[Galaxy S III General] esquire0399:
The 12th? I've only heard the 18th (which is when mine should be shipped) and the 21st.