Android 4.0.4 with Touchwiz Nature UX
You can't talk about the Galaxy SIII without talking about its OS. Yes, the OS - so for anyone who has been living under a rock for the past 12 months Samsung's Touchwiz Nature UX overlay is the reason for many mobile users to buy this device. with the 'nature inspired' UX samsung paid attention to what customers wanted in the next (well the current) Galaxy S device .
'GESTURES'
Samsung really understood what customers wanted their phones to do and crafted those ideas into this software. This phone was truly "Inspired by Nature , Designed for Humans."The new Touchwiz overlay combines the good old features that i love about Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and the new touchwiz 'Gestures' and enhancements. The Gestures are:
Smart Stay
this feature is truly heaven for a tech enthusiast! With the Smart stay feature the SIII's front facing camera and ambient light sensor locate your eyes so that the phone's screen stays on as long as you look at the screen, which means you don't have to keep tapping the screen when looking at a detailed picture or reading a long email or book. The smart Stay feature works excellently and unusually it doesn't drain the battery all that much.
Direct call
with Direct call , if you are sending a friend a message but decide the message may better be described through a call , theres no need to exit the message go to your contacts and search for the desired contact. With Direct Call all you have to do is raise your phone to your ear and it automatically dials the desired person's number. Quick and simple! Easy and Efficient! However the feature may sometimes dial a person number when you actually don't want to , but that can be easily resolved by opting out using the gestures menu.Smart Alert
Who hasn't ever wanted a personal PA shaped as a phone (Trick question), Well anyways this phone is exactly that, The SIII recognizes when you've been away from your phone for a long time and when you finally return , it gives you a vibrating nudge telling you you have missed calls or messages. Its a pretty useful feature if you don't get messages every second (Just a reminder - you can opt out using the Gestures menu)
Social Tag
With Social tag; the SIII takes all all of your pictures and links the faces in the pictures with people from your contact list. It works well most of the time.
Pop Up Play
Have you ever wanted to watch a movie and surf the internet at the same time. Well the SIII's Pop up play feature allows you to do just that. A window with your video 'pops up' which you can resize or escape at anytime.
S' Voice
Apple's Siri (well actually Apple bought Siri) has stirred up this voice assistant craze sparking Google Now and off course Samsung's S'Voice. Personally i think these Voice assistant are stupid since it takes less time to find the information yourself, but whatever its a awesome feature anyways. I'm going to start with saying that i don't like S'Voice because S'Voice simply cant answer a fraction of the questions that Siri can or even Google Now! I don't think the layout is that bad.From what i told you know you either probably love the phone or you are totally freaked out and think this phone has a mind of its own... (Just incase you were wondering - it doesn't!)
GOOD OLD ANDROID (MADE BETTER)
Since the SIII is obviously based on android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) it has the main android trademarks - 7 Home pages filled with widgets ; Tons of 'Google' Apps and the signature Android notifications bar. A neat new feature samsung put in was that they display battery life in a percentage which if you want on an iPhone you would have to download an additional app. What I like about Android is the fact that you can personalize it as much as you please , something that you definitely cant do on an iPhone. With the Galaxy SIII , you can choose everything down to how to enter your password ( be it a pattern , a PIN or a typed word or even a spoken word.)
Hardware
a Design inspired by Nature : the phone feels amazing in the hand. its tapered edges and curved outline makes it so easy to grasp in the hands but holding a SIII and holding a iPhone are two totally different things. The plastic SIII doesn't feel premium like the metal and glass iPhone. Many people complain that the SIII is too big , but i truly don't think so, although it might seem so when you begin using the phone, it really isn't that big and (having used the phone for 6 months) I think its much better when reading emails , browsing the web and just doing anything. If you think I'm mad think of it like this - Apple , a company that has made millions of dollars from their 3.5 inch iPhones decided to create a 4inch version! They know that the 4inch screen is better! The back of the phone feels slippery and fragile. (But don't be too worried about that , since many of you will use it with a cover anyways.) 
SCREEN
The screen in my opinion - is the best i've seen on a smartphone. The screen can be viewed from literally any angle , 4.8' super AMOLED screen surprisingly doesn't show a blue hue like many Super AMOLED screens. Pictures looks fantastic on this screen, and i'm so happy samsung got the screen right because if they didn't other features on the phone wouldn't be that amazing.
BATTERY
The battery life on this phone is amazing, after receiving emails, phone calls , text messages, twitter feeds, instagram feeds, whatsapp messages, surfing the web , playing games and writing notes the battery still last me a day and a bit.
CAMERA
Its not the 8MP camera that makes this phone's camera stunning- its the options, effects and shooting modes that make this phone special. you can be anywhere and get a great picture (but ill let the pictures do all the talking)
A picture Taken with the Galaxy SIII's Camera
Pricing
The following are the prices for the international unlocked version of the SIII
ZAR : R7100
USD: $572
UKP: £391
Pocket it?
I personally think this is the best phone on the market, but that just me. Everybody has there own opinion and their own interests. I would and have pocketed the Galaxy SIII because you can personalize it much more than many phones and the design and idea of the phone is fresh unlike the Recycled design of the iPhone. I would recommend this phone to anyone: whether you are a tech fanatic or a person who wants a simple phone that works.
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