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Samsung appears to have revealed the existence of the oft-rumoured Samsung Galaxy S3 on its website, throwing open yet more debate on when the Android quad-core monster will actually launch.

The quad-core Galaxy S3 is widely believed to follow the codename conventions followed by previous Galaxy handsets. The various Galaxy S2 models all went by the product code of GT-i91xx, while the newly launched Samsung Galaxy Nexus models start GT-i92xx.

That means the next logical product code would be i93xx. Lo and behold: Samsung’s official website now has a GT-i9300 listed.

The full Samsung Galaxy S3 rumour roundup

The new handset has appeared in the help and support section of Samsung’s website, giving us a pretty firm indication that the Galaxy S3 is just around the corner. The current word is still that it’ll be launched at Mobile World Congress, and made available at some point thereafter – probably April.

According to Samsung’s VP Younghee Lee, the company is still undecided on when to actually bring the phone to store shelves. Our guess is that we won’t be waiting any longer than the end of May. Are you waiting for the Samsung Galaxy S3? Let us know…

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  • http://www.facebook.com/rob.hunter.rmh Rob Hunter

    What are HTC doing? Two years ago they began to boom and went from a company nobody had heard of to pretty much the android market leader. Over the last 8 months they seem to have abandoned Android releases (with the exception of the Sensation and it’s derivatives). I have a desire but it’s getting a bit tired and left behind now. I really want a new Android phone and the software UI that HTC put over the Android operating system is, in my view, second to none. I know they might be holding off until the MWC in March but if they don’t release a new flagship soon I’m going to have to go with the Galaxy S3 when that’s released. 

    • Anonymous

      What many people don’t realise is that HTC is a comparatively small company compared to its rivals like Samsung. It can’t compete with them on scale, and at some point, something had to give – as I pointed out at the XL launch late last year, HTC is now trying to offer experience, rather than specs.

      http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2011/10/06/htc-sensation-xl-android-phone-unleashed-hands-on-preview/htc-sensation-xl/

      That’s not a bad move, of course – look what Apple’s done with the 4S without increasing RAM. But HTC does seem to have lost its edge lately, and that’s reflected in sales – it invested in OnLive, so where are the exclusive and preloaded apps? I think it got a bit ripped off, TBH.

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