Samsung Galaxy S3 finally launched in India

Samsung  Galaxy S3 which was supposed to be launched on June 5, was pre-launched today in India.  The phone is priced at Rs 43,180. Read Technical Specifications and Review of  Samsung Galaxy S3

The youngest member of the Samsung’s Galaxy range with the third generation model expected to be even more successful than its predecessor, helped the South Korean company topple Apple Inc as the world’s top smartphone maker

Samsung also  targets 60 percent share of the Indian smartphone market in 2012. “According to third party data, we have almost 46 percent share in the Indian smartphone market. We are confident of increasing this to 60 percent this year,” Ranjit Yadav, India Head – Mobile and IT, Samsung told in an exclusive Interview.

The Indian smartphone market is expected to grow to about 18 million units in 2012.

Apart from Galaxy S III, Samsung has launched over dozen smartphones in the country this year including Galaxy Y Duos and Galaxy Y Pro Duos.

Galaxy S III is priced at Rs.43,180 and is powered by Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. It has an 8 megapixel camera along with a zero-lag shutter speed, which allows users capture moving objects without delay.

“Galaxy S III is inspired by nature and human capabilities. It is effortlessly smart and intuitively simple by design,” B.D. Park, president and chief executive officer, South West Asia said.