We are just over a week away now before we see the Samsung Galaxy S III being released to certain regions around the world. The highly anticipated handset was revealed to the world with a number of new features, and today we have news of the Samsung Galaxy S3 and how it will offer faster 3G connection speeds for UK users.
It has been revealed that Samsungs new Android smartphone will connect to the Internet via DC-HSPA, which according to Cnet is a boost compared to current 3G speeds. The handset will allow users to surf the Internet and stream music and video up to a speed of 42Mbps, while using the quickest type of dual-channel HSPA that is currently available in the UK.
It is now known that carrier O2 will be the first to have the version of 3G available to its customers in certain major UK cities. It has to be remembered though that the 42Mbps speed is reliant to which area of the UK you live in and the strength of the signal.
Vodafone launched DC-HSPA around the year ago but that only has a top speed of 28.8Mbps, and the company currently has no plans to upgrade to a faster version. The carrier has also got exclusivity to the 32GB version of the Galaxy S3 for the first month of it being released.
Rival carrier Three are also planning on launching a 42Mbps DC-HSPA network later this summer and Everything Everywhere are planning on doing the same by the end of 2012. DC-HSPA is one step nearer to the next generation of mobile data network with some companies calling it 4G. The new iPad and Nokia Lumia 900 are both recent devices that are making use of the technology.
The technology will keep UK residents going until a 4G network is finally rolled out after the much delayed spectrum auctions take place. Are you getting the Galaxy S3 when it is released?