Samsung Galaxy S III (GT-I9300) coming to both Smart and Globe this May!

The Samsung Galaxy S III (GT-I9300) which was first unveiled at Samsung's Mobile Unpacked event in London last May 3, will be coming here in the Philippines this month. Both Smart and Globe announced that they will be offering this much awaited smartphone. More details after the jump.

The Samsung Galaxy S III will be coming first to Smart and they will be starting to accept pre-orders next week, on May 23rd. This was confirmed by Smart's external relations manager for public affairs Wo Rosete to YugaTech via an email:

"The Samsung Galaxy S III will be available from Smart bundled with Unli Data Plans that all come with unlimited mobile Internet, plus free SMS and call minutes. The device will also be available under Smart’s All-In Plans. Pre-orders will be accepted starting May 23, 2012."

Globe also tweeted that they will also be offering the Samsung Galaxy S III. But there's no details yet about the phone.

There's no word yet on the suggested retail price, plan and pricing details as well as exact store availability of the Samsung Galaxy S III. So stay tuned.

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

More about the Samsung Galaxy S III (GT-I9300) specs and features, here.

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