Samsung Galaxy S III wont make MWC appearance, separate event Planned

There has been plenty of talk about the Galaxy S3 over the last couple of days. Speculation pegged the device as a shoe in to be reveled at Mobile World Congress later this month. Sadly, Samsung has announced via TechRadar that it will not be using the flagship event to showcase the device. Rather there will be a Samsung-hosted event sometime in the first part of the year.

“The successor to the Galaxy S2 smartphone will be unveiled at a separate Samsung-hosted event in the first half of the year, closer to commercial availability of the product.”

No official date is yet available for commercial release or the Galaxy S3 event. When either become available you can sure bet we will let you know. I am sure the event will be broadcast over the web in similar fashion as the Galaxy S 2 announcement and Galaxy Nexus was. The delay on announcing it could be for one of two possible reasons. The first being a delay in manufacturing. We would like to think that is not the case. The more likely reason is to offset it from the announcement and release of the upcoming iPhone. Keeping out of the wake of Apples next device and not getting lost in the sea of Apple media coverage.

No matter what the reason for the delayed announcement, we are still glad to hear it is coming. I am still a happy Galaxy S (Vibrant) owner and haven’t made the move to the SGS2 just yet. I may just hold off a little longer to see what the SGS3 can do and hopefully pick one up on T-Mobile. Looking at the supposed specs from around the web sure does make it an appealing device -

1.8 Ghz quad-core procesor
1.5 GB of RAM
4.65 inche Super AMOLED III HD display
10 mega pixel camera
32 GB internal storage capacity
2250 mAh battery
NFC Chip
Ice Cream Sandwich
Touchwiz 5.0

With the exception of the TouchWiz 5 interface of course. What do you guys think? If these specs are close to actual truth, will this be your next ‘must have’ device? It sure makes me drool just a little.

source: TechRadar

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I worked at T-Mobile for 5 years. I was the go to guy for Android phones and training. That passion didn't stop even after my departure from the company. I currently moved up from my MyTouch 3G to a Samsung Vibrant. A lot has changed in a very short time. I look forward to all the latest and greatest every time I wake up.

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