{"id":13050,"date":"2012-08-16T13:30:38","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T18:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcitement.com\/?p=13050"},"modified":"2013-02-07T14:15:20","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T20:15:20","slug":"review-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-does-the-third-time-charm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/column\/review-column\/review-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-does-the-third-time-charm\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Samsung Galaxy S III — Does The Third Time Charm?"},"content":{"rendered":"
I confess a weak spot for Samsung\u2019s Galaxy line, and I’m clearly not the only one<\/a> as Galaxy phones managed to take the number one spot for smartphone market share \u00a0in the first quarter of 2012. That\u2019s a pretty impressive feat considering we live in a world where most people react to seeing a new smartphone by asking, \u201cwhat kind of iPhone is that?\u201d We’re now in the third quarter of the year and while Apple has yet to announce a new iPhone, Samsung has released the Galaxy S III<\/a>. How does the third generation of their flagship phone fare?<\/p>\n Before I get into the phone itself, I want to mention a key feature that differentiates the Galaxy S III from other flagship phones: availability. If you’re on any of the major U.S. cell networks, you can get an S III. There is little difference between variants. There are some custom colors coming soon (AT&T is going all patriotic with red, white, and blue), but that\u2019s really as far as the differences go. This is impressive and shows how much leverage Samsung has with cell providers, who are notorious for tweaking handsets. Techcitement used an AT&T version, but with the exception of carrier software, that\u2019s almost a negligible factor.<\/p>\n The Galaxy S II<\/a> impressed me with how good it felt in my hand. The S III, however, is downright uncomfortable to hold. It\u2019s not that the device is too large, even if a 4.8\u201d Super AMOLED is kind of pushing it. Rather, it\u2019s the texture of the device. The S III feels plasticky, including the screen. Despite being made of high-end materials on the inside, the outside is cheap feeling. In searching for the best word to describe the feeling I get from the screen, \u201cslimy\u201d comes to mind. I get unsatisfying tactile feedback from this phone. This is the part where almost everyone yells at me, because the fact is most users are going to stick this in a case.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n