We already know that the Samsung Galaxy S III is one of the most powerful handsets currently available in the market today. In fact, the power under the handset’s hood is precisely the reason for its popularity – a popularity never before seen in another handset and a popularity that was as much a blessing as it was a curse for its manufacturer. This is because due to the seeming popularity of the handset, the demand for the Samsung Galaxy S III at the onset outweighed its supply and we saw delays in the launch of the handset on a global scale.
The Samsung Galaxy S III for Verizon is on sale now starting at 149.99.
One of the markets that got hit with sever delays in the release of the handset is the US smartphone market. Although the handset was offered by most of the major carriers in our side of the world, none of these was able to release the handset in a timely manner. And to add insult to injury, especially in the case of Verizon, the variant of the handset that the carrier released came with a locked bootloader – the only wireless provider in our side of the world to do so.
At that time, Verizon reasoned that its variant of the Samsung Galaxy S III came with a locked bootloader so that its customers can expect the usual level of customer support from the carrier. In addition to that, Verizon said that unlocking the bootloader of the handset can have adverse effects on the way it connects to the network of the carrier. To appease the disappointed customers of the carrier who were looking forward to unshackle the handset, Verizon confirmed in the past that it will work with Samsung to release a Developer Edition of its variant of the handset and this variation of the Samsung Galaxy S III will come with an unlocked bootloader.
After months of waiting, the Developer Edition of the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III finally became available. The 16GB version of the handset can be had for $599.99 while the 32GB model will set you back by $649.99. However, this version of the handset is a bit late in joining the party because the retail version of the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III has already been cracked by the developer communities that no one seems to care with the release of the Developer Edition.
As for the Samsung Galaxy S III, the handset remains as one of the more capable handsets in the market today. It relies on its QualComm MSM8960 SnapDragon chipset to power its operation while a dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait processor and 2GB of RAM work together to deliver the computing power needed by the handset. The Samsung Galaxy S III was released in a 16GB and 32GB model and its storage is still expandable through the use of its memory expansion slot. Its display on the other hand is a massive 4.8-inch SuperAMOLED HD panel with a 1280 x 720 resolution while its camera department is just as capable with the handset’s rear-facing 8MP shooter and front-facing 1.9MP video call and self-portrait camera.
Buy the Samsung Galaxy S III for Verizon now starting at 149.99.
