The carrier confirms the smartphone will hit shelves in July

Jun 4, 2012 18:01 GMT  ·  By

It appears that U.S. Cellular will be among the last US-based carriers to make the Samsung Galaxy S III available to its customers.

The operator has just announced Samsung Galaxy S III presale will start on June 12, but customers will be able to sign up for updates beginning June 5.

Although U.S. Cellular failed to unveil any details on pricing options, the carrier promised that more information would be available when the presale begins next week.

U.S. Cellular will offer the Galaxy S III in a 16 GB version in Marble White and Pebble Blue and a 32 GB version in Marble White.

It is also worth mentioning that Verizon already confirmed its 16GB version of Galaxy S III would be available for purchase for $199.99 USD (160 EUR) with a new two-year agreement, while the 32GB model will go on sale for $249.99 USD (200 EUR) on contract.

The carrier-bounded Galaxy S III will be shipped with Android 4.0.4 ICS on board and the latest Nature UX user interface, formerly known as TouchWiz.

Hardware-wise, the smartphone will be equipped with a dual-core processor clocked at 1.5 GHz, 2GB of RAM and 16GB (32GB) of internal memory, which can be further expanded up to 64GB via microSD card.

The rich feature packed Samsung Galaxy S III will come with lots of new apps and services, including S-Voice, Smart Stay, Samsung Music Hub, S-Beam and AllShare Play.

We're eager to get this iconic smartphone into the hands of our customers so they can experience the 4G LTE network on a powerful device with lots of new, unique and cool features. Whether you are a first-time smartphone buyer or a seasoned user, the Galaxy S III makes it easy to stay connected to the people and information that are important to you,” said Edward Perez, vice president of sales and marketing operations for U.S. Cellular.