Sprint announces the Galaxy S III smartphone; pre-orders will begin on June 5th with actual availability on June 21st

Coming in as the fourth of five US carriers, Sprint has become the latest to offer release details for the Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone. And nicely done, Sprint has come forward with lots of details. Just to begin with, the Galaxy S III will be available for pre-order beginning on June 5th. The regular availability will then follow on June 21st.

The Galaxy S III will be available with Sprint in the 16GB and 32GB varieties and priced at $199.99 and $249.99 respectively. The handset will also be available in Pebble Blue as well as Marble White. Otherwise, the specs are the same as we have been mentioning and include the 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display, dual-core 1.5GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, 1.9 megapixel front-facing camera and 8 megapixel rear-facing camera. The handset will be running Android 4.0 ICS and compatible with the Sprint 4G LTE network. Lastly, those looking for the big picture, here is the full breakdown;

Productivity

• Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich
• 1.5GHz dual-core processor
• S Voice user interface to enable search and basic device-user communication
• Near Field Communication (NFC) technology allows the device to read information from everyday objects, like stickers and posters embedded with NFC chips
• Google Wallet™ turns the smartphone into a wallet using NFC to make safe, secure purchases at more than 100,000 participating retailers
• AllShare® Group Cast lets the user share a presentation or photo album in real time with multiple friends on the same Wi-Fi® network
• Google Mobile™ wireless services such as Google Search™, Gmail™, Google Maps™ for Android, Google Calendar™, Voice Actions and YouTube™
• Personal and business email and text messaging, as well as IM through Google Talk™
• 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot capability supporting up to 10 Wi-Fi enabled devices simultaneously
• Wi-Fi – 802.11 a/b/g/n

Entertainment

• Google Play™ with more than 500,000 apps, millions of songs and books and thousands of movies, Google Play has something for everyone
• Samsung’s exclusive AllShare service to wirelessly share stored music, pictures and user-generated content to other DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) certified® home electronics, including HDTVs, monitors, digital cameras, printers and more
• Dual Cameras: 8-megapixel rear-facing, zero shutter-lag camera with LED flash and 1080p video capture and 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera with intelligent camera features and facial recognition
• Samsung Media Hub, a full library of video and literary content powered by some of the biggest names in entertainment
• Picture-in-picture display for multitasking
• AllShare Play allows users to wirelessly connect Galaxy S III to their PC, tablet or television to immediately share files, stream music, user-generated videos, photos and other DRM-free content to AllShare-enabled devices using Wi-Fi
• S Beam expands on Android Beam™ to enhance device-to-device sharing through NFC technology by adding the ability to share photos, videos, documents and other DRM-free content to Android Beam.
• Share Shot allows photos to be easily and simultaneously shared with a group of friends directly from the camera using device-to-device Wi-Fi Direct™
• 3.5mm stereo headset jack
• Bluetooth® 4.0

Specifications

• Dimensions: 5.4 x 2.8 x 0.3 inches (136.6 mm x 70.6 mm x 8.6 mm)
• Weight: 4.7 ounces (133.24 grams)
• Display: 4.8-inch (121.92mm) HD Super AMOLED™, 1280×720 (720p) display
• Battery: 2100 mAh Lithium Ion battery
• Memory: 2GB RAM; 16GB and 32GB internal memory options; microSD slot

Via [Sprint]