Samsung Galaxy S III gets delayed

KOREAN HARDWARE GIANT Samsung is reportedly delaying its announcement of the Galaxy S III smartphone.

The firm had been expected to announce its next flagship smartphone at next month's Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, where it announced the Galaxy S II last year. However, The Verge said Samsung has chosen to wait until later in the year.

There's no date set for the announcement apart from that it will be "out there before the Summer". Samsung is apparently unhappy with a long time gap between global and US availability.

Unsurprisingly Samsung is keeping quiet on the subject and said it doesn't comment on rumours. It told The INQUIRER, "We will share our plan to announce the new product when we are ready."

With the US being an important market maybe Samsung needs more time to get the launch together so the yanks don't have to wait so long to get their hands on it. If Samsung doesn't unveil the Galaxy S III at MWC then it will probably focus on tablets and maybe new Windows Phone handsets.

Some possible specifications for the handset came to light last September. They include a 2GHz quad-core processor, 1.5GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage and a 10MP camera. Of course, we expect it will run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

It might also have a 4.65in super AMOLED III screen with 1280x1024 resolution and near field communication (NFC) technology. MWC is fast approaching, so we will soon find out what happens. µ