Two years ago we saw the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S. This stylish phone became a global hit with more than 20 million devices sold. However, technology is advancing at a very fast pace and the Galaxy S was superseded by the S2 which achieved similar levels of success. We’re now expecting the Samsung Galaxy S3 to launch in the first half of 2012, so we take a look at how things have progressed since the launch of the original phone.
The original Galaxy model featured a high-quality 4.3-inch Super AMOLED screen that could display a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. At the time of the phones launch, this quality dwarfed what rival phones could offer, but the bar has been raised with devices like the iPhone 4S offering even higher resolution. To stay ahead of the competition, we can expect the new Samsung Galaxy S3 to offer the highest possible resolution. Rumors are circulating that the new model is the first mobile device to feature a 1920 x 1080 Full HD display, but we think the model is likely to offer around the 720 x 1280 level. Modern consumers use their phones too. to view more media than ever. With this in mind, Samsung is set to increase the screen size. Manufacturers already have a device that caters to people who require a screen larger than 5 inches, so we can expect this new model to offer a screen that measures between 4.6 and 4.8 inches. Whatever screen size is used, we should expect a higher pixel density than can be found on the market-leading iPhone 4S.
One area where technology has developed very rapidly is in the processing department. The Galaxy S was launched with a Hummingbird chipset that brought fast operating speeds to the user. This chipset is made up of a powerful 1GHz Cortex A8 single-core processor and a PowerVR SGX540 graphics processing unit. A few months after the launch of the model dual core mobile chips were developed and in 2011 we saw the launch of the Galaxy S2 complete with one of these processors. We are now ready to welcome the first quad core phones and we hope that the Samsung Galaxy S3 will be one of the first. The model will run on Samsung’s own Exynos chipset and pack a quad-core processor running at a speed of around 1.5Ghz. The advantage of the processor containing multiple cores is that the model can handle several different tasks at the same time without any negative effect on operating speeds. This means that S3 users can happily surf the web with music in the background and not notice any drop in performance levels.
Mobile technology changes at a very fast pace and the new Samsung Galaxy S3 perfectly illustrates this point. The original Galaxy S offered the highest possible spec at its launch, but just two years later, the new model completely outshines it in almost every department.