You probably already know that the Galaxy S III smartphone has shipped more than 50 million units globally, and is closing in on the 60 million unit mark. You may also know that the Galaxy S III has been hailed by multiple industry analysts and mobile marketplace mavens as the best smartphone of 2012. But did you know that the 16 GB Galaxy S III running on the largest 4G LTE system in the United States, Verizon Wireless, is currently available for just $0.01 on contract at the Amazon Wireless store?
The Samsung Galaxy S III 16GB Black is available for a reduced sale price now starting at $0.01.
The retail price reduction for what is one of the bestselling Android phones of all time brings your financial commitment for the slim and light but high-performing 4G smartphone to nearly zero. And the overall package arguably makes the GS3 the best Android phone available for a penny on contract. Offered in colors like blue, brown, red, black and white, the 16 GB Galaxy S3 measures a scant 0.34 inches (8.6 mm) in thickness. The phone is also lighter than other 4G smartphones, tipping the scales at a featherweight 4.70 ounces (132 g). But the runway model physique belies a large 4.80 inch Super AMOLED screen with True HD resolution.
And a full 16 million colors are spread across that touchscreen at the rate of 306 pixels every inch, for an overall resolution of 720 by 1,280 pixels. A second generation layer of scratch resistant Corning Gorilla Glass protects the display, and capacitive, multitouch gestures are supported. On Verizon’s pervasive 4G LTE network, the Galaxy S III smartphone delivers up to 15.0 hours of talking time from a full battery charge. The phone is powered by a speedy dual core 1.5 GHz CPU, with an Adreno 225 GPU handling all graphics processing.
The system chip running the handset is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 model, and Samsung has included a generous 2.0 GB of RAM memory in its Galaxy S III smartphone. The phone also is offered in a 32 GB model, with both phones delivering microSD, microSDHC and microSDXC external memory card support up to 64 GB. The Galaxy S III was one of the first handsets to deliver simultaneous high definition video and image recording, and does so through its rear facing 8.0 megapixel camcorder.
That camera comes equipped with an LED flash for night-time and low-light operation, as well as recording video in 1,920 x 1,080 pixels (1,080p HD resolution) and at 30 frames per second. A substantial special effects package is on board, and a front facing 1.9 megapixel chat cam also offers support for Skype and video calls. NFC and DLNA video out wireless connectivity options are present, and instant access to Facebook, YouTube, Picasa and Twitter is on board as well.
