This photo, released by Samsung
Electronics, shows a display of the company's latest smartphone, the
Galaxy S3, during a launch event in London, on May 3. Samsung said it
would start selling its newest smartphone in 28 countries from Tuesday
as it seeks to cement its position as the world's top-selling mobile
phone maker.
South Korea's Samsung Electronics said it would
start selling its newest smartphone in 28 countries from Tuesday as it
seeks to cement its position as the world's top-selling mobile phone
maker.
The Galaxy S3, unveiled in London earlier
this month, will hit shelves Tuesday in nations including Britain,
France and the United Arab Emirates, the firm said in a statement.
The phone will be available in 145 nations by July via 296 wireless carriers, it added.
The third version of the Galaxy S series
offers face-recognition technology and improved voice-activated controls
as well as a more powerful processor that lets users watch video and
write emails simultaneously.
It also has a 4.8-inch (12.2-cm) screen that
is 22 percent larger than the S2, while it can detect eye movements and
override the automatic shutdown if the user is looking at the screen.
Samsung, the world's biggest technology firm,
shipped 44.5 million smartphones in the first quarter, exceeding the
35.1 million of US rival Apple, according to market researcher Strategy
Analytics last month.
It said the Korean firm also overtook Nokia as the biggest maker of all types of mobile phone in the same period.
Samsung is now pinning its hopes on the S3 to
further erode its rivals' market share before the expected new version
of Apple's iPhone 5 this year.
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