If there’s such a thing as heritage in the relatively fledgling world of smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy S III has it. Seldom does a phone – at least, one not wearing an Apple logo – arrive to so many expectations, and this time around Samsung even managed to match its Cupertino rival for pre-launch hype, rumor and intrigue. If the original Galaxy S convinced us Samsung could indeed be a top-tier player, and the Galaxy S II played an instrumental role in overshadowing the rest of the Android ecosystem, then we probably won’t be satisfied until the Galaxy S III trounces every other handset on the market. The Korean firm has the ambition, certainly, but does it have the device to do it?

Design

Contentious. There’s not much better a word to describe the Galaxy S III’s aesthetic, one of the more hotly discussed elements of the third-generation flagship in the run-up to its launch, and perhaps the most divisive afterwards. Hopes were high that Samsung might break with tradition and opt for more premium materials for its casing, even whispers of a ceramic body (subsequently traced back to a poorly-translated South Korean report that referenced an early “ceramic white” color option).
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