Users can pre-order the handset to receive it when officially released

May 18, 2012 20:01 GMT  ·  By

Samsung’s Galaxy S III is getting ready to make an official appearance on shelves in India, though specific info on the handset’s arrival is still a mystery.

However, it appears that users can already pre-book the smartphone to receive it as soon as it is made officially available in the country.

Samsung has posted on its website a page that enables users to do so, without unveiling the necessary details on the handset’s release date or on the price tag it will feature when launched.

To reserve one Galaxy S III unit, have to pay Rs. 2,000 (around $37/ 29 Euro). They will receive a coupon that can be redeemed when purchasing the device.

Users who would like to take advantage of this opportunity should head over to this page on Samsung’s website to pre-book one unit.

Galaxy S III has created a lot of hype event before being officially announced, and it managed to stir waters after its official unveiling as well.

Samsung and its partners have already started the pre-order period for the mobile phone, and quite successfully, we might add.

A recent report suggests that over 9 million Galaxy S III units have been already reserved all around the world, already making the device Samsung’s fastest selling smartphone.

Running under Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, Samsung’s Galaxy S III sports a large 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED touchscreen display, while being powered by a quad-core application processor.

The handset arrives on shelves with 1GB of RAM and with three options of internal memory, namely 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. Moreover, it can accommodate microSD memory cards of up to 64GB.

The smartphone also comes with an 8-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with LED flash and HD video recording capabilities, as well as with a 1.9MP camera on the front, for making video calls.