Globe Telecom pre-orders of the Samsung Galaxy S III (GT-I9300) starts on May 23, 2012

First it was Smart who announced that they will start accepting pre-orders of the Samsung Galaxy S III next week. Now, Globe Telecom just announced that it will also start accepting pre-orders of the Samsung Galaxy S III next week, on May 23, 2012. This was confirmed by Globe's Senior Advisor for Consumer Business Peter Bithos to YugaTech. Here's the official statement from Globe after the jump.

Update: (05/23/12) Globe Telecom pre-order page for the Samsung Galaxy S III (GT-I9300) is now online. More about Globe's Samsung Galaxy S III postpaid plans and pricing here.

“As the first Philippine operator to bring Samsung Galaxy S1 and S2 to the Philippines, Globe is proud to be carrying the Samsung Galaxy S3 once again, powered by our portfolio of personalized and fully-customizable data plans and backed by a stronger and more reliable HSPA+ network which we continue to aggressively expand nationwide,"

Pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S III will begin on May 23, 2012 via www.globe.com.ph/galaxys3. New subscribers can call the Globe Sales Hotline via toll-free number (02) 730-1010 or visit www.globe.com.ph/galaxys3 to place their orders. For Platinum subscribers, they can get in touch with their Relationship Managers for reservations.

Samsung Galaxy S III (GT-I9300) Specifications:
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 MHz, HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; 4G (regional)
4.8-inch (1280x720) HD Super AMOLED display (306ppi)
1.4GHz Samsung Exynos 4 Quad processor
Mali-400MP GPU
1GB RAM
Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with TouchWiz
8 megapixel Auto Focus Rear camera with Flash & Zero Shutter Lag, BSI
1.9 megapixel front-facing camera, HD recording @30fps with Zero Shutter Lag, BSI
S Beam, Buddy photo share, Share shot
AllShare Play, AllShare Cast
Smart stay, Social tag, Group tag, Face zoom, Face slide show
Direct call, Smart alert, Tap to top, Camera quick access
Pop up play
S Voice
Burst shot & Best photo, Recording snapshot, HDR
WiFi a/b/g/n, WiFi HT40
GPS/GLONASS
NFC
Bluetooth 4.0 (LE)
Accelerometer, RGB light, Digital compass, Proximity, Gyro, Barometer
16/ 32GB of internal storage (64GB available soon) + microSD slot (up to 64GB)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm, 133g
2,100mAh Battery