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Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

Samsung Galaxy S III

Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

JK Shin, president and head of Samsung's mobile division, presents Samsung Electronics' new Samsung Galaxy SIII smartphone during its launch at The Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London

Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

The device runs on Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

The device has a big 4.8-inch HD display and a front facing camera.

Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

Samsung Galaxy S III is powered by a 1.4 GHz quad-core processor and 1GB RAM.

Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

Below the screen is a physical home button and two capacitive touch buttons.

Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

The smartphone has a 8MP camera with flash and is capable of 1080p HD video recording.

Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

Weighing just 133 grams, it weighs just 3 grams more than HTC One X.

Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

The phone is just 8.6 mm thick and is easy to hold.

Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

Many of the old TouchWiz features are still present in Galaxy S III, like swiping the contact name left or right to message or call.

Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

With Smart Stay feature, the display retains its brightness depending upon whether you are looking at the screen or not.

Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

Galaxy S III comes with the S Voice assistant that is Samsung's answer to Apple's Siri.

Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

The smartphone also comes with a Direct Call feature that calls any person that you are sending a text message to, simply by raising the phone against your ear.

Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

On the right side of the device is a standby/power button.

Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

The left panel of the phone has the volume rocker.

Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

The 1.9MP front camera on the smartphone is pretty neat and gives decent output.

Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

Similar to Galaxy SII, the Micro-USB cum charging port is placed in the centre of the on the bottom panel.

Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

The smartphone offers connectivity features like Wi-fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC.

Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

The phone combines the functionality of Wi-fi direct and NFC in the S Beam feature and allows extremely fast file transfer between two S III devices.

Samsung Galaxy S III in pictures

The device is supported by a 2100 mAh battery and a microSD card slot.

About The Campaign

About The Campaign

NDTV along with Mastercard is launching a multi-platform campaign “Cashless Bano India”, to create digital awareness and educate the masses about digital payment solutions for day to day transactions.

The campaign aims to take the message of a cash free India to the country, and will charter a blue print which can help all stakeholders to become a part of the digital revolution.

We aim to reach out to people and educate them on:

1) Digital and financial literacy

2) New generation digital payment solutions

3) Enabling merchants and consumers to understand and adopt secured and safe payment Solutions

4) Ease of usage at point of sales

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  • Amitabh Kant
    In the next 3 to 4 years, India will technologically leap forward. Every person with a mobile will become a walking ATMAmitabh KantCEO, NITI Aayog
  • Ari Sarker
    The banking industry is going to move away from the practice of a blended merchant rate, we will have a separate cost for credit and debitAri SarkerCo-President, Asia Pacific, Mastercard
  • Sunil Mehta
    Security is an ongoing process. Nothing can be absolutely secure. We need to solve problems on an everyday basisSunil MehtaMD and CEO, Punjab National Bank
  • Praveen Khandelwal
    There should be no transaction costs on merchants or consumers. This should be covered by government subsidiesPraveen KhandelwalGeneral Secretary, The Confederation of All India Traders
  • Dr Arvind Virmani
    At least for the next 5 years or so, cellphones would be the best medium to reach people throughDr Arvind VirmaniPresident, Forum for Strategic Initiatives and Former Chief Economic Advisor