Samsung was expected to officially announce the first details of the Galaxy S III smartphone in February during the Mobile World Congress 2012 trade show in Barcelona, Spain. However, it looks like we will have to wait a bit longer for the latest device in the Galaxy S line of smartphones to be revealed. TechRadar.com reports that according to an official statement from Samsung, the smartphone won't be making an appearance at MWC 2012.

According to the company's statement:

Samsung is looking forward to introducing and demonstrating exciting new mobile products at Mobile World Congress 2012. The successor to the Galaxy S2 smartphone will be unveiled at a separate Samsung-hosted event in the first half of the year, closer to commercial availability of the product. Samsung stays committed to providing the best possible mobile experiences for customers around the world.

Some Features of Samsung Galaxy S III GT-i9500  (Note: Galaxy S II was GT-i91000)

- HD Super Amoled Plus 1280x720 resolution
- bigger display
- Quad Core 4412 1.5Ghz A9 Exynos processor
- GPU Mali T-604
- 32GB storage memory for the minimium
- 12 megapixel camera
- 1080p60fps Full HD video recording
- no much thinner but thinner than Galaxy S II
- thinner bezel
- better build quality
- better battery life
- Bluetooth v4.0
- Touchwiz v5.0 (much much much improvement since Samsung hired Co-founder of Cynogenmod in order to help improve user interface)

Samsung's two previous Galaxy S smartphones have become huge sellers for the company. Back in October, Samsung said that total worldwide sales of the Galaxy S devices have exceeded 30 million units. 

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