Samsung Galaxy S III (16GB) lands in India for Rs. 43,180

 

The Samsung Galaxy S III has officially landed in India, and will hit retail shelves by tomorrow, the 1st of June. Now that we know the availability, what remains is the pricing - Samsung has given the Galaxy S III (16GB version) a staggering MRP of Rs. 43,180.

Discussing the price, Android aficionados are now currently eagerly justifying it, comparing it to the India launch of the much lower-specced Apple iPhone 4S in India. Ironically, the same folk scoffed at Apple’s then outrageous pricing (starting from Rs. 44,500 for 16GB).

Samsung will not be releasing the 32GB and 64GB variants of the Galaxy S III in India, but users looking for large capacities shouldn’t be too disappointed, as the S III supports microSDXC cards up to 64GB.

There’s no difference between the Galaxy S III unveiled at the global launch event at London in the first week of May, and the Galaxy S III that has been launched in India – there are no India-specific features. That of course, doesn’t stop the S III from being the iPhone-killer super-phone many of us have been waiting for – you can check out the full range of specifications below, compared to the HTC One X . The One X recently received a price cut, and now bears an MRP of Rs. 36,100 - making it quite an attractive quad-core Android alternative.

Of course, Samsung’s is taking the title of iPhone-killer very seriously, and has given the S III a lot of smart features that take the iPhone 4S head-on. This includes the Apple Siri-competitor, S Voice, which recognizes natural language commands and can do dictation as well.

Other smart features include gesture recognition, S-Beam, Buddy Photo Share, Best Photo Mode, Face Zoom, Face Slideshow, Group Tag, Social Tag, SmartStay, S Health, exclusive navigation features, and, a brand new Music Hub that features over 17 million songs along with a Scan and Match feature. Refer to our previous comprehensive coverage to get a closer look at each of these features.

Particulars	Samsung Galaxy S III	HTC One X	Samsung Galaxy S II	Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Processor	Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9	Quad-core 1.5 GHz	Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9	Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
RAM	1GB	1GB	1GB	1GB
GPU	Mali-400MP	ULP GeForce	Mali-400MP	PowerVR SGX540
Display Type	HD Super AMOLED	Super IPS LCD2	Super AMOLED Plus	HD Super AMOLED
Display Size	4.8-inches (306 ppi)	4.7-inches (312 ppi)	4.3-inch (217 ppi)	4.65-inches (316 ppi)
Internal Storage	16/32/64 GB	32 GB (26 GB available to the user)	16GB/32GB	16 GB
Expandable storage	Up to 64 GB via micro SD card	No	Up to 32GB via micro SD card	No
Rear Camera	8MP auto focus with LED flash	8MP auto focus with LED flash	8MP auto focus with LED flash	5MP auto focus with LED flash
Video calling camera	1.9 MP, 720p Video	1.3MP, 720p Video	2MP	1.3MP, 720p Video
OS	Android 4.0.4 ICS	Android 4.0 ICS	Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, upgradable to Android 4.0 ICS	Android 4.0 ICS
Custom UI	TouchWiz UI v4.0	HTC Sense UI	TouchWiz UI v4.0	No
Battery	Li-Ion 2100 mAh	Li-Po 1800 mAh	Li-Ion 1650 mAh	Li-Ion 1750 mAh
Dimensions	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm	134.4 x 69.9 x 8.9 mm	125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm	135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
Weight	133 g	130 g	116 g	135 g
Price (MRP)	Rs. 43,180	Rs. 36,100	Rs. 28,740	N.A.

Source : Thinkdigit