Galaxy S III review: The 2012 blockbuster — "designed for humans" and sold by the millions.
The 2012 Android blockbuster.
The Galaxy S III sold in enormous numbers and cemented Samsung’s Android dominance. Its plastic build and dated software make it a historical entry now.
01Display
44/10044/100 is one of the weaker display results among flagship phones of 2012 — 22 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
30/10030/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2012 — 28 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
16/10016/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2012 — 37 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
36/10036/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2012 — 24 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
40/10040/100 is one of the weaker build results among flagship phones of 2012 — 21 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
06Value
28/10028/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2012 — 20 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- One of the best-selling Android phones ever.
- Large Super AMOLED display for 2012.
- Removable battery and microSD.
- Light and easy to hold.
- Glossy all-plastic build felt cheap.
- TouchWiz was heavy with gimmicks.
- Software ended at Android 4.3.
- Discontinued — a vintage device.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 82-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .