Samsung’s Galaxy Player line comes in all different screen sizes and the biggest one just got announced. The specs aren’t impressive - just like previous models - but it does feature dual front facing speakers like the new Galaxy Note 10.1. 

What maybe more important about this announcement is that this could potentially be a similar chasis used for the Galaxy Note II. 

All 4 major US carriers are going to sell this phone. 

Post will be updated with other carriers when they become available.

Links to review:

AT&T - http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/20/3097869/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-at-t-review-price-availability

Sprint - http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/20/3097848/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-sprint-review-price-availability

AT&T V. Sprint - http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/20/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-review-shootout-atandt-vs-sprint/

Verizon - TBA

T-Mobile - http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/23/3112809/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-for-t-mobile-review

The judge has ruled that Apple cannot ban the sales of the Galaxy S III on June 21st. 

Unfortunately the United States is not one of them. If someone picks this up, please let me know how you like or dislike it. 

That’s a lot of people who want the next generation Galaxy phone from Samsung!

What does it all mean?!

Some users have reported connectivity issues after the update. Are you experiencing problems?

Samsung began to roll-out ICS updates to some of their GSII devices yesterday in some parts of the world. The Verge has a quick review of the changes (or lack of changes). 

Check out the video and you really need to listen to the man narrating the video. In short, he’s bored and disappointed. I imagine most users are or will be underwhelmed by the update as well. 

The Germans just aren’t having it anymore, and decided to put the hammer down on both Apple and Samsung. 

Instead of releasing the same devices with 20 different screen sizes, perhaps Samsung should focus its money, efforts, and apply their “survival of the fittest” mentality to actually selling products that beat Apple at their own game. Of course this is also Apple’s fault and both companies are wasting precious resources suing each other. Have they not noticed the backlog of cases that courts have these days?

This might be the first somewhat successful and thought out smartphone equipped with an HD projector. We’ll learn more as this week’s mobile news gets crazy at Mobile World Congress. 

Who bought one today?

The reviews haven’t been so great for this device, and I would highly suggest staying away from this particular model, unless you absolutely want LTE. The international version of the Galaxy Note has received much higher reviews and does offer “4G” capabilities, just not LTE. Lets be honest, we don’t really need LTE, or even want it when it causes dismal battery life. 

So what are some of the differences between the USA and International model? The main difference is the processor. The International version uses Samsung’s own Exynos processor, whereas the USA version uses the Qualcom Snapdragon S3 processor. On paper the Snapdragon is faster, but in reality Exynos provides a better overall user experience in terms of speed and battery life. What is the reason for this? No one seems to really know and it’s not worthwhile to speculate. 

Aside from all the things I’ve discussed, I have had some hands-on time with the international version and definitely believe there is a market for this device and Samsung’s execution of the Note is leaps and bounds better than Dell’s attempt about a year ago. Never even heard of a Dell Streak? I don’t blame you.