As of the moment, the Samsung Galaxy S III is still one of the best handsets currently available in the market today. This, despite the fact that several other high-end flagship devices from other manufacturers have already hit the shelves in recent months. Still. The current Samsung flagship device is still on top of the smartphone heap because of the impressive components it has under the hood which in turn enables the handset to bring an even more impressive set of capabilities to the table.
The Galaxy S III for ATT is available for a reduced sale price now starting at $79.99.
Because of the seeming power of the Samsung Galaxy S III, it also became one of the most popular smartphones of 2012. In fact, recent reports indicate that the sales figures of the Samsung superphone have nor breached the 40 million mark since it hit the shelves during the latter parts of May last year. Its predecessor also managed to achieve this sales numbers but it took the Samsung Galaxy S II 20 months to do this whereas it only took the Samsung Galaxy S III almost 8 months.
The Samsung Galaxy S III is now powered by Android 4.1 Jelly Bean under the hood but due several carrier-branded versions of the handset were a little delayed in getting the Android 4.1 refresh. The Jelly Bean update was rolled out to variants of the Samsung Galaxy S III released in US shores and it made its way to the AT&T version of the handset at the start of December. This should have been a cause of excitement for AT&T subscribers but the fact that the carrier unleashed the update via Samsung Kies instead of the usual OTA manner led to a low adoption rate of this particular version of Android for the Samsung Galaxy S III.
Finally, AT&T has come around and got its act together because it is now rolling out the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update to its version of the Samsung Galaxy S III via OTA. One caveat though is that you need to download the update via a Wi-Fi connection but this is a whole lot more convenient than having to hook up your handset to a computer and using the Samsung Kies software to get the update process rolling, don’t you think? If you have an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S III still on ICS, now would be a good time to watch out for that notification or do a manual check if Jelly Bean has already landed on your device.
As for the Samsung Galaxy S III, the handset is powered by a QualComm MSM8960 SnapDragon chipset with its dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait processor and a staggering 2GB of RAM. The storage space onboard the device comes up to 16GB but if this is not enough, the Samsung Galaxy S III comes with a dedicated microSD card slot for memory expansion purposes. As for its display, the handset sports a massive 4.8-inch SuperAMOLED HD panel with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels while its dual-shooter configuration includes a rear 8MP shooter and a front 1.9MP snapper.
You can purchase the Galaxy S III for ATT at a discounted price tag now starting at $79.99.
