Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Samsung Galaxy S III official Canadian launch pegged for June 20th starting at $159
Samsung's response to the newly freed One series of devices is already available in many parts of the globe and while those of us in the U.S. are still just grasping at rumors, our neighbors to the north can now lord their certainty over us as Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy S III will be available there starting June 20th.
If that date sounds familiar it's probably because that is the same date that is currently being tossed around for a U.S. launch on T-Mobile, but this isn't about the U.S. so I'll stop stealing your limelight, Life Canada.
It should come as a surprise to no one that the quad-core Exynos has been dropped in favor of the dual-core 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 processor. If that stings a bit then perhaps the full 2GB of RAM (whether you need it or not) will pep you back up.
The LTE version (SGH-i747) will be available on Bell Mobility, Rogers Wireless, SaskTel, TELUS and Virgin Mobile. Those of you on Mobilicity, Wind or Videotron will be getting the HSPA+ 42 variant (SGH-iT999).
The rest of the specs match up with what we saw at the launch event in London so you can go back and check them out here or hit the "show press release" button at the end of the post. The only other discrepancy is that there is no sign of a 64GB version, but with a microSD slot available I doubt that should be too much of a concern.
For pricing the only one to have officially weighed in so far is TELUS and they will be offering the 16GB for $159.99 and the 32GB for $209.99 both on 3-year contracts. No word on what it'll cost you if you don't want to do that kind of time, but if I remember correctly it was about $400 more to go with a 2-year on the Galaxy S II when it launched on TELUS so it's safe to assume it'll cost you.
In the face off between the One X and the Galaxy S III you seemed to generally favor the One X. Has anyone changed their mind since then or is HTC's latest still the top dog this time around?
Show Press Release
The Samsung GALAXY S III provides Canadians with a more human smartphone experience
Life Canada NewsWire
MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 30, 2012
Designed for humans and inspired by nature, the Samsung GALAXY S III brings the best combination of power and performance to the Canadian marketplace
MISSISSAUGA, ON,
