Samsung Galaxy S III mockup emerges with 720p display

March 21, 2012

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A mockup of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S III

A mockup of the Samsung Galaxy S III appeared today on the Dutch site GSM Helpdesk (also on display at Versus.io) along with some purported specs. The article cites an anonymous tipster as saying the phone will have a 4.7-inch display at 720x1280 resolution, as well as a 12-megapixel camera.

These specs differ from those recently reported by Boy Genius Report, which stated the Galaxy S III will have a 1080p 4.8-inch screen. GSM Helpdesk goes on to note the phone will have a 1750mAh battery, a 1.5GHz quad-core processor, 1GB RAM, and weigh 125 grams.

The Verge notes that the product shot included in GSMHelpdesk's post reuses a screenshot from a Galaxy S II launch event last year. Therefore, the supposedly Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich-running Galaxy S III looks like it's running a TouchWiz-skinned version of Gingerbread. (We'd also note that the shots are stamped with the logo of Weber Shandwick, a PR company Samsung has used frequently in the past, but Samsung tends to use MWW Group for mobile products, in our experience.)

Past rumors have pegged the Galaxy S III for an April/May release timeframe, which means we have at least ten days before the phone collapses under the weight of its own rumors. Samsung did not respond immediately to requests for comment.

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