Home › Reviews ›

Review: Samsung Galaxy S III for Sprint

Form Basics Extras Wrap-Up Comments 31

Aug 6, 2012, 6:26 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Sprint's variant of the Samsung Galaxy S III is just as good as those sold by Sprint's competitors and is the latest device to support Sprint's brand new LTE network. Find out how Sprint's LTE network rates in Phone Scoop's full report.

The Galaxy S III marks the fourth LTE 4G smartphone available from Sprint. Now that the nation's third-largest carrier has an LTE network of its very own, that's something to get excited about. Though Sprint's version barely differs from that of its competitors, Phone Scoop gave it a whirl the measure performance. If you're a Sprint customer looking for one of the best phones money can buy, find out if the Samsung Galaxy S III is the phone you seek.

Since the Sprint version of the Samsung Galaxy S III is nearly identical to those sold by AT&T, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless, many portions of this review are identical to Phone Scoop's review of those phones. The proper sections of this review (primarily Signal, Sound, and Battery) have been updated to reflect the specific behavior of Sprint's variant.

view article on one page

Next page: Body

About the author, Eric M. Zeman:

Eric has been covering the mobile telecommunications industry for 17 years at various print and online publications. He studied at Rutgers Newark and University of Kentucky, and has a degree in writing. He likes playing guitar, attending concerts, listening to music, and driving sports cars.

Related

Hands-On with the Samsung Galaxy S III

Samsung today announced the Galaxy S III, its global flagship phone for 2012. We spent a bit of time with it.

Samsung Details Premium Suite for Galaxy S III

Dec 7, 2012
Samsung today provided information about a software update for the Galaxy S III. The Premium Suite is an add-on that includes a handful of new features such as a split-screen mode similar to the one on the Galaxy Note II.

Samsung Debuts GamePad for Android Phones

Dec 16, 2013
Samsung today announced the GamePad, a gaming accessory for its Android smartphones. The GamePad resembles a gaming control unit from today's living room gaming consoles.

Cricket Launches LG Optimus Regard, Its First LTE Smartphone

Nov 14, 2012
Cricket today announced the addition of two Android smartphones to its lineup. The LG Optimus Regard is a rebadged version of the LG Motion 4G, which is sold by MetroPCS.

MetroPCS Selling Samsung Galaxy S III for $499

Oct 19, 2012
MetroPCS today announced the pending availability of the Samsung Galaxy S III. The device will be available in select stores beginning this weekend, and in all stores and online by October 22.

Samsung Galaxy S III (CDMA)

4.8" display HD+ resolution
Snapdragon S4 processor 2 GB RAM
2,100 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm), NFC

more news about:

Comments

This forum is closed.

This forum is closed.

IRIE4IPIER

Aug 6, 2012, 7:58 PM

This phone is the bomb!!!

I absolutely adore this phone.

Austiniter

😁 I can't say enough about this phone. I sold my Apple iPhone 4S after a geek friend told me the advantages of the new Galaxy 3S, and he was right. The phones clarity, antenna reception, intuition and speed doesnt come close to the iphone. The onl...
(continues)

...

bluecoyote

Aug 8, 2012, 5:56 PM

Eric should get an appointment with an aesthetics therapist

I'm entirely confused as to how this phone doesn't get slammed for its overall crappiness. Aside from the shameful garbage Motorola's putting out, I can't think of of any phone that is more exemplary of second rate build and design.

Build-
I'm not sure how this phone 'shatters' those perceptions of junky build. Look at the poor fit of the panels around the headphone jack and charging port- that this phone MSRP's for the same as an iPhone 4S or EVO 4G LTE (which was, for some reason, panned) is embarrassing.

Style-
I don't know where to begin on this. Let's talk about the fake brushed metal cheap glossy plastic, which is the same crap Samsung's been using for... ever. It scuffs like crazy with regular use and looks like complete tra...
(continues)

Zpike

I think its an embarrassment that the iphone 4s isn't the free phone they give to casual users at upgrade time. The fact that Apple thinks it can get away with pricing THAT piece of junk the same as much more capable phones is an insult to cell phone ...
(continues)

...

Page 1 of 1