Elijah Ketchum
Very early this morning we covered the official announcement of the Galaxy S III coming to five US carriers, and now we have some carrier official announcements as well. All of these devices will come with the beautiful 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED screen, the Snapdragon S4 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 8MP camera, and of course, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The hardware looks identical to the global version on the outside, and both the Pebble Blue and Marble White versions are launching on these carriers. We will be sure to keep you posted with reviews and more news as soon as we get our hands on these highly-anticipated devices.
VERIZON
First off is Verizon’s GSIII, which will be the same device that was shown in the press release and will be equipped with 4G LTE. This will be the very first Galaxy device since the original Galaxy S to hit Big Red, due to the carrier missing out on the GSII most likely because of the Galaxy Nexus’s arrival. The Galaxy S III for Verizon will be listed at $199 for the 16GB version, and $249 for the 32GB version. It will arrive in both Pebble Blue and Marble White on launch day. Preorders begin June 6, so get ready to start throwing your cash at Verizon on Wednesday.
T-MOBILE
Next we have T-Mobile’s version of the Galaxy S III, which we saw pictured last week. The GSIII will be hitting T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network with speeds up to 21Mbps, and the same overall hardware specs that will be coming to all US models (other than the LTE radio of course). The preorders for the T-Mobile version have not been opened yet, but T-Mobile will sell the device on June 21.
US CELLULAR
US Cellular will be receiving the Galaxy S III as well, with LTE and the same hardware specs as the above versions. The GSIII will be available in Blue and White, however the 32 GB model will only be available in Marble White. US Cellular will begin preorders for this device on June 12, and have not yet released pricing or release dates. Customers can sign up for email updates on the device’s arrival starting June 5 at US Cellular’s landing page.
SPRINT
Sprint will be the only carrier so far to receive the GSIII with Google Wallet preloaded, which is a pretty big deal. The rest of the US carriers have been late to the Wallet party, with Sprint being very supportive of Google’s services and even incorporating Wallet and Voice to their network. The GSIII will again, have the same specs as the rest of the devices and come with an LTE radio to be compatible with Sprint’s to-be-launched LTE network. The pricing will be the same as Verizon’s–$199 for the 16GB model and $249 for the 32GB model in both Marble White and Pebble Blue. Preorders begin June 5 with the device launching June 21.
