Leaked Galaxy S III Photo Available, Could Be Real

What reportedly could prove to be the first real image of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone has just made an appearance online. 

Leaked from a PR firm, a slide with the said device has made it online, supposedly providing us with a better look at what Samsung plans to launch as the successor of last year’s Galaxy S II.

The image reportedly comes from Weber Shandwick, which is the official PR agency for Samsung in various countries around the world. 

Available courtesy of reddit, the leaked slide also unveils the fact that Samsung is getting ready to hold a series of ‘Unpacked’ events on May 22nd to launch the device. 

If so, it means that the device won’t be here for at least two more months, although some of the previous rumors on the matter suggested that Samsung might make an official announcement on March 22nd (when Rovio’s Angry Birds Space will be launched on Galaxy Note). 

Apparently, Samsung might be set to cash in on the Olympic Torch Relay, which is set to begin around the same May 22nd date, and which could prove a great marketing win for the company. 

As the image shows, the handset might arrive on shelves with the already rumored edge-to-edge touchscreen display, as well as with a thin body. 

Previously, the smartphone was said to arrive on shelves with a quad-core application processor inside, a 4.8-inch screen capable of HD resolution, an 8MP camera, and the whole range of connectivity options usually found in high-end devices these days.

The second image attached to this article should unveil more on the phone’s outer design, including the fact that it comes with a dedicated camera button and lock key on the right side, and volume controls on the left side. 

The speaker and microphone grills are also visible on the phone’s front, as well as the secondary camera for making video calls, and one of the usual sensors (there should be more of those on the phone’s bezel). 

For the time being, the only thing that was confirmed on this mobile phone was its launch in the first half of the current year. We’ll take both the leaked specs on the phone, as well as the authenticity of the newly emerged shot with a grain of salt, but we’ll look out for more info on it.

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