Samsung Galaxy S3 Available in India now, Wait… It’s Expensive

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Buy Galaxy S3 in India Now

Nargis Fakhri with Galaxy S IIISoon after an announcement the Samsung’s third-generation high-end smartphone, the Galaxy S 3, is now available for purchase here in the country for no less than INR 43180. The phone was launched at glitzy ceremony in New Delhi. While we sure suspect it might be expensive enough for you. No worries, as online shopping sites - HomeShop18 and Flipkart – both are offering the device for Rs. 38900. As well as, interestingly, the phone is available for pre-order on Saholic.com for Rs 39990.

The company has also revealed that the Galaxy S3 ICS smartphone will be available to Vodafone customers with an offer of 3GB per month for 2 months, with validity till August 31.

Available in white, the new GS3 pebble blue version is incoming next week in the Indian markets. Only 16GB version (expandable upto 64GB via microSD) of the GSIII is available in India at the time being, while 32GB and 62GB model are nowhere to be found and they will also debut soon after awhile.

Galaxy S III nicely exceeded what was expected of it and became one of the best-selling Android devices of all time. Weighing 133g, the phone is only 8.6 mm thick and packs a huge 2100 mAh battery, which should provide up to 24 days of standby time (33 days in 3G mode) or up to 22 hours of talk time (12 hours in 3G mode), according to company.

Equipped with the brand-new version of company UI TouchWiz, dubbed as Nature UX, the new phone packs some mighty features which are following:

Galaxy S3 Specs and Features

  •  4.8-inch Super AMOLED HD (1280×720 pixel resolution) display at 306 ppi
  • 1.9MP front-facing shooter, records HD videos (720p) at 30fps
  • 1.4GHz quad-core processor
  • 8MP autofocus rear snapper with LED Flash and zero shutter lag, which supports full 1080p HD videos at 60fps
  • SD Card slot to expand memory to 64 GB
  • Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS
  • Near Field Communication (NFC), GPS, Bluetooth 4.0 (LE), Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (with Wi-Fi direct), and 3G (HSPA+ 21Mbps)

The handset has already been available for preorder from Samsung’s online eStore.