ROM Toolbox Pro v5.4.5 Apk

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ROM Toolbox Pro v5.4.5 Apk

Requirements: Android 2.0+, Lucky Patcher
Overview: ROM Toolbox is the MUST HAVE app for any rooted user.

ROM Toolbox combines all the great root apps all tied up into one monster app with a beautiful and user-friendly interface. It also adds many more unseen features!
This app requires root permission.

FEATURE LIST:

==== TOOLS ====
-- ROM Manager --
? Install full ROMs and other zips from a growing list of ROMs
? Create, manage and restore nandroid backups
? Wipe data, cache, dalvik-cache, battery stats
? Install a ROM from your SD card

-- App Manager --
? Batch backup & restore
? Automatically backup apps when they are installed
? Automatically delete backups when uninstalled (off by default)
? Send backups via gmail/email or dropbox
? Sort backups by already installed, same as installed, older versions, etc.
? Backup/restore app data
? Backup/restore Android Market link
? Task manager
? View memory usage
? Show/hide different processes
? Automated batch uninstaller
? E-mail your apps to friends
? Share with other applications which accept text (SMS, facebook, google reader, etc...)
? Move *any* user app to the SD card
? Freeze/Defrost system & user apps
? Market Doctor (Link *any* app to the Android Market)
? Break market links
? Clean up dalvik-cache
? Zipalign all apks
? Fix permissions on all apps
? Wipe data or cache for apps
? Force close apps

-- Root File Browser --
? Access the whole of android's file system (including the elusive data folder!).
? Batch copy/paste, zip, tar, delete, move any file or folder
? Change file permissions and ownership
? View, edit and share files
? Add new files & folders in any directory

-- Scripter & Terminal Emulator --
? Create and run scripts as root
? Download & run new scripts from an ever-growing list

-- Auto Start Manager --
? Enable/disable apps that run on start-up
? Enable/disable any intent/action apps receive

-- Ad Blocker --
? Choose to block ads, porn, casino & risky sites
? Add new sites to the hosts file
? Use custom IP

-- Configure Apps2SD --
? Select the default install location for apps

-- Rebooter --
? Reboot recovery, powerdown, bootloader, restart status bar, etc.

==== INTERFACE ====
-- Font Installer --
? Install custom fonts to your whole device from a list of over 150
? Set fonts as favorites and send them to friends

-- Boot Animation Installer --
? Install custom boot animations from over 100+
? Preview boot animations
? Backup & preview your current animation

-- Theme Manager --
? Create themes to install to your system
? Install a theme from other users

-- Icon Changer --
? Customize your status bar by installing custom icons for wifi, 3g/4g, gps, usb, etc.
? Change your battery icons in the status bar to a custom one from a list of 150+

-- Boot Logo Changer --
? Change your boot logo (splash screen) for supported phones

-- Theme Chooser Themes --
? View a list of themes for the CM7 theme chooser

==== PERFORMANCE ====
-- CPU Sliders --
? SetCPU and scaling governor
? Apply cpu at boot
? View cpu info

-- Build.prop Tweaks --
? Easily edit your build.prop
? Change lcd density, improve battery life, increase performance

-- Auto Memomory Manager --
? Set minfree values and select from presets
? Apply minfree at boot

-- SD Boost --
? Increase the speed of your SD card

-- Sysctl Tweaks --
? Easily modify sysctl values

Are you a ROM developer? Get your ROM in Rom Toolbox today! Email us, what are you waiting for? We would also love if you put ROM Toolbox (free) in your ROM. Email us and we will offer support

What's in this version:
We have tons of features we are working on! This is what's new in the latest version:
Version 5.4.5:
- Fixed folder shortcuts
- Set the same permissions when copying a file
- Prompt to overwrite files when copying instead of making a copy
- Fixed freezing while copying files with SuperSU full logging enabled
- Fixed freeze while loading folders with many files
- Better image loading
- Fix date format being flip-flopped
- Better image loading
- Fixed /data/ not listing files

Note:
1. Remove version 5.4.3 or other previous version including data first.
2. Clear Data to Luckypatcher, and run LuckyPatcher the custom patch will be saved to /sdcard/LuckyPatcher/
3. Install 5.4.5 and don't run ROM toolbox pro, then use Lucky Patcher to remove the protection via custom patch
4. Reboot Phone

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Samsung Galaxy Tab, Advanced Tablet 10.1

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, the new and revised version of the Galaxy Tab series sporting a dual-core processor and 10.1? inch screen for your viewing pleasure. With the rise of Android tablets and the constant comparison to the iPad platform, it’s hard to determine which devices really stand out from the rest. The power of Honeycomb packed into this incredibly light and incredibly thin tablet: Is it enough to bring your wallet out to buy it? Let’s take a look in-depth at the features and determine if value equals or exceeds cost.

The advantages of this Tablet:
1. Thinner and lighter than most tablets.
2. Large screen for your viewing pleasure.
3. Dual-core processor to pack the punch needed for power-hungry apps and games.
4. Rear camera and 720p HD camcorder, front camera for video calling/chatting.
5. Pre-installed with Honeycomb to give the true tablet experience.
6. Long battery life, surprisingly.
7. Tegra 2, allowing you to experience the best games available on the Market.

Disadvantages of this Tablet:
1. Lacking ports for accessories.
2. Proprietary Samsung connector requires shelling out more money.

Design:
Samsung really did a number with this one. The new series of Galaxy Tabs are absolutely stunning in design. When holding the 10.1 for the first time, it almost feels unreal as to how light the final product turned out while packing all the power that’s built into the Galaxy Tab. It weighs in at 1.25 lbs which is even lighter than iPad 2 at 1.33 lbs. Carrying the device around is very easy and presents no problem at all. The downside is that if not handled properly, could easily be dropped and possible break the Tab. The 10.1 is also thinner than the iPad 2 by merely 0.01 inches. It might not seem like a lot, but Apple has always had the upper-hand in physical design from a portability standpoint.

The screen’s resolution is amazing. Pictures were viewed crystal clear and videos looked astonishing. If you’re into entertainment (YouTube, videos, movies, gaming) this screen is a blessing. My only gripe was that the screen isn’t as view-able in direct sunlight as I hoped it to be. Nevertheless, yet again Tab vs iPad 2, the Tab is winning 3 to 0 with a higher resolution screen. Imagine full 1080p HD playback that can fit in your hands.

The proprietary Samsung connector at the bottom was another surprise I hadn’t expected. I felt, in all opinion, that this was a way for Samsung to continue gaining residual income by providing exclusive accessories that are not compatible with over devices. They released a few new accessories recently including the keyboard dock, HDTV adapter, multimedia dock, and (in my opinion their savior) the USB adapter. The adapter will allow you to connect all types of devices such as keyboards, mice, thumb drives, and more.

Features:
Most of the gadgets you'd expect in this clever device:
* Bluetooth 3.0
* Wifi a/b/g/n support, dual-band
* GPS Support (A-GPS)
* Sensors galore! (Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor)
* Full Adobe Flash support
* 1GHZ dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor
* 3.5mm stereo headphone jack

The Tab also features two cameras, one 3 megapixel camera on the rear and a 2 megapixel on the front. I have to admit, I was a little disappointed with the camera quality on this device. I expected more from such a high-end device that Samsung has spent the money to market the Tab as. If you’re a photography enthusiast, don’t count on the Tab as a formidable replacement. If you are into taking quick pictures, this may do the trick for you. Video calls using the front-facing camera were crisp and easy to view on the receiving end.

The Touchwiz UI gives a nice touch to the interface while still keeping the true Honeycomb experience alive. Android manufacturers have been known to twist the experience to their liking in the past. Thankfully, I didn’t feel that Samsung was as invasive in the overall day-to-day usage of the Tab. This was comforting considering I could pick up another Honeycomb tablet and still, for the most part, receive the same UI experience I received on the Tab. Small successes like this help begin the reduction of fragmentation that has well plagued the Android eco-system.

One of the best features of Honeycomb is the Gmail experience. Gmail on Honeycomb is how it should have been on Android all along. The visual display of labels, emails, and folders is designed for your maximum viewing pleasure. No other app on the market!

Samsung Apps:
As part of the Samsung experience, the newest line of Galaxy Tab’s feature a few new apps:

Readers Hub: Access to books, magazines, and publications right at your fingertips.
Music Hub: Explore your music or become introduced to new music through the app
Social Hub: Remember the Blackberry experience combining email and text messaging into one? Samsung takes it one step further with adding social networking into one easy-to-use portal
I didn’t get a chance to use these apps due to the version of the 10.1 Tab that was given for review, however, as part of the Touchwiz experience I expect it to be elegant and seamless with the interface of the Tab.

Performance and Battery Life:
The battery (un-removable) packed under the sleek and stylish case is expected to last 9 hours watching HD video and 72 hours of music. Personally, I went the entire week with the Tab only charging it twice with moderate use (some gaming, web browsing, and app testing). That’s pretty impressive. It’s necessary for folks who aren’t near a charger for the majority of the day. Travel folks, on-the-go business professionals, educators…this battery makes the cut.

The power of the dual-core certainly shows when using particularly high-quality apps, viewing Flash-packed websites, and multi-tasking without a flinch.

Root Explorer (File Manager) v2.21 Apk

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Root Explorer (File Manager) v2.21 Apk

Requirements: Android OS 1.0+
Overview: The ultimate file manager for root users. Access the whole of android's file system (including the elusive data folder!).

Features include SQLite database viewer, Text Editor, create and extract zip or tar/gzip files, multi-select, execute scripts, search, remount, permissions, bookmarks, send files (via email, bluetooth etc), image thumbnails, APK binary XML viewer, change file owner and group.

What's in this version:
Added Create Shortcut option for files and folders.
Make Root Explorer available to process downloaded or received archive, text and database files.
Allow device files to be listed.
Use Holographic theme on dialogs for ICS/Jelly Bean.
Fixed Verizon Galaxy S3 startup freeze issue.
Stop suggestions appearing when entering file/folder names.
Added Whats New dialog.
Improved Italian translation.
Improved Korean translation.
Fixed properties layout issue for Korean language.
Various other bug fixes.

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Samsung Galaxy Note Android 2.3 Gingerbread

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Samsung Galaxy Note Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Samsung has just launched the Galaxy Notes in Indonesia. The device was equipped with sail 5.3-inch Super AMOLED technology, touch screen, and S Pen that support creativity and productivity of users.

The Samsung called "Galaxy Note" as a new form of smartphones. The combination of three technologies that support creativity and productivity of users. Unlike the Galaxy Tab, Samsung put pen-input technology advanced S Pen on "Galaxy Note".

While showing how digital S Pen, HHP Director of PT Samsung Electronics Indonesia Budi Janto said the feature is functioning like a pen. Users simply write or illustrate ideas on the screen "Galaxy Note" by using a digital S Pen. Furthermore, the device works recognize the text or images. In order not easily lost, Samsung provides a special space in the "Galaxy Note" to save the S Pen. "Galaxy Note" will change and improve mobile communications by offering innovative features such as S Memo, S and S Choice Planner. I am sure that consumers who try to "Galaxy Note" will love the features, said President and Chief Executive Officer of Samsung Asia Gregory Lee.

S Choice is a new category menu on the Samsung Apps specifically designed to feature S Pen. The new application includes Soonr Workplace, OmniSketch, Zen Brush, ComicBook! And iAnnotate PDF. Soonr Workplace enables team collaboration with annotations directly on a variety of file formats that are stored in Soonr Cloud.

iAnnotate PDF provides annotations directly to the S Pen when I read a PDF file. OmniSketch and Zen Brush is a useful tool for sketching and drawing. OmniSketch allows users to use S Pen as a brush. While the Zen Brush provides oriental brush simulation.

Screen "Galaxy Note" which ensures a high-resolution e-book, PowerPoint presentations, web pages and news application can be viewed comfortably via scrolling or zooming. Super AMOLED screen and high definition "Galaxy Note" is large enough to allow split-screen operation and true multitasking, ie the original application of the most frequently used and can be operated adjacent to reduce interruptions.

"Samsung Galaxy Note" has been reinforced with 1.4 GHz processor Dual-Core and supported by substantial memory that is 1 GB of RAM and runs the Android operating system 2.3 Gingerbread. In matters of the perpetuation of the image, "Samsung Galaxy Note" provided with a resolution of 8 megapixel camera and LED flash and a 2 Megapixel camera phones on the front for video chat. For business storage of photos, videos and other files, "Samsung Galaxy Note" has been providing memory storage for 16 or 32 GB. "Samsung Galaxy Note" has a thickness of 9.65 mm [0.37 inches] and has a weight of 178 grams.

Supported Internet access HSPA technology enables fast connection and browsing quickly and smoothly. The user can do video streaming in real-time or join their friends through an online gaming platform via Samsung's Game Hub. (RO/OL-14)

Specifications an Features:
- Li-on 2,500 mAh Battery
- Talk Time: upto 4.6 hours
- Standby Time: Up to 390 hours
- 1.4Ghz Dual-core processor
- 1GB RAM
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS
- Samsung Touchwiz/ Samsung Live Panel UX
- 5.3 inch HD Super AMOLED Touchscreen display
- 1280 x 800 pixels screen resolution
- 8 megapixel camera with LED flash at Rear
- 1080p Full HD video recording & playback
- 2 megapixel camera at Front
- Advanced pen input functionality for accurate sketching and artwork
- Expandable memory upto 32GB
- Social Hub -Integrated Messaging(Email, SNS), Contacts/ Calendar Sync
- Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- Android Market
- Social networking apps
- USB 2.0
- 3.5mm audio jack

Samsung Illusion Smartphone

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Samsung Illusion Smartphone
Samsung Illusion will hit verizonwireless.com on November 23rd and stores in January 2012. It comes in as a budget Android powered smartphone for $79.99 with two year contract. Under the hood is a 1GHz processor (single core), only 3 megapixel rear camera, yet mobile HotSpot capability for up to five devices, and Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). In the land of dual core processing, dual camera gadgetry this year the Samsung Illusion should still be able to hold it’s own, especially on the pockets… besides it’s an Android smartphone!

Samsung Illusion Specification:
* Android 2.3™, Gingerbread– support for Google Mobile™ Services including Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Talk™, Google Search™ and Google Maps™
* SWYPE™ Technology – input text faster and in a more intuitive way with one continuous finger motion across the screen keyboard
* Unique curved-glass display
* Corporate email support for Microsoft Office Exchange® so customers can synchronize corporate email, contacts and calendars from their office email
* Full suite of messaging options, including text, picture and video messaging
* 6-axis accelerometer with compass
* Bluetooth® 3.0 technology – support for headset, hands-free, stereo, phonebook access and object push for vCard and vCalendar
* Wi-Fi Connectivity 802.11 a/b/g/n
* Mobile Hotspot capability – share 3G connection with up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices
* microSD™ card slot with support for up to 32 GB (2 GB pre-installed)

Root # All Data2SD card for Android

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Root # All Data2SD card for Android
The Ultimate Root tool to move the application's private data to SD. 

 ======THIS TOOL REQUIRES A ROOTED PHONE====== 

 In addition to known Froyo 2.2 App2SD features, this tool creates an embedded EXT2 partition to your SD card (no manual formatting/partitioning required) and then it mounts it. Then it can move any applications private data to SD card, saving even more space because usually not the entire application can be moved to the SD (there are leftover libraries etc). Use at your own risk! 

Remember to backup your storage file! (/mnt/sdcard/rallsd/storage)! 

Mounting will also occur automatically when your device is restarted - no need to remount manually. 

Root # All Data2SD card Android App 

IMPORTANT: After updating, be sure to re-allow it to get root (via SuperUser app) otherwise at the next restart it won't be able to mount the storage automatically. Oh, and yes I 'll take 1 MB from your internal memory for busybox and obviously this application cannot be moved to SD card itself ... until next update :) 

 

Samsung Galaxy Nexus: Upgrading to Android 4.0.4 ICS via AOKP ROM build 32

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus: Upgrading to Android 4.0.4 ICS via AOKP ROM build 32

Since Ice Cream Sandwich was released last year, custom ROMs based on the software began sprouting like mushrooms. Everyone wants Ice Cream Sandwich on her or his devices, whether it’s official, a port, or a custom ROM developed by some of the dedicated developers in the Android community.

With some custom ROMs improving Ice Cream Sandwich, it’s no wonder that the ROMs are as well-loved as the original software itself. One of these custom ROMs is the Android Open Kang Project (AOKP) ROM. It’s quickly becoming one of the most well-known ROMs among users, thanks to its performance, customizable tweaks, and its famous ROM Control mod feature.

With AOKP Build 32 rolling out, one of the lucky devices to receive the update is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus . The build is packing some interesting features, such as:

• Camera: Pinch and Volume Zoom
• General UI: Customizable rotation delay is back!
• Bluetooth: AVRCP 1.3+ support
• Lockscreen/NavBar: Allow shortcuts to specify their own icons
• NavBar: Allow tablets to use “hide NavBar” feature
• NavBar: Custom NavBar is now available for tablets as well!
• NavBar: Customizable glow color
• Quiet Hours: Configure the hours your device should be quiet and/or still
• Statusbar: Added ability to WeatherPanel to start a custom app
• Statusbar: Added ability to hide signal bars
• Statusbar: Customizable font size
• Statusbar: Customizable icon transparency

In this tutorial, we are going to give you a step-by-step guide on how you can install AOKP Build 32 ROM on your Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

Compatibility:

• This guide is compatible only with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus GSM or CDMA. Check out your device model number by heading to Settings > About Phone.
• Proceed at your own risk. We will not be held liable for whatever may happen to your phone.

Requirements:

• Rooted Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA or GSM.
• ClockworkMod Recovery installed on your Galaxy Nexus. Check out this guide here if you haven’t installed ClockworkMod Recovery installed yet.
• Enable USB Debugging on your device. You can do this by going to Settings > Developer options > USB Debugging. Make sure that there is a check mark beside that option.
• Fully charged battery or at least 70% battery left.
• Backup of your personal files and important data.

Instructions:

1. Download the appropriate AOKP build 32 ROM version for your phone model and save it to your PC.
   • AOKP Build 32 for Galaxy Nexus GSM (aokp_maguro_build-32.zip, md5sum: 0b9a58d35cfcf5bbcce266c3925d0620)
   • AOKP Build 32 for Galaxy Nexus CDMA (aokp_toro_build-32.zip, md5sum: 0b9a58d35cfcf5bbcce266c3925d0620)
2. Download the GApps package from here (gapps-ics-404-Kejar31-020512.zip, md5sum: 042f8395d32af4660f70ddd1764f416f) and save it to your PC.
3. Connect your Galaxy Nexus to your PC via a USB cable.
4. Copy the AOKP ROM and GApps package to your phone’s internal SD card.
5. Disconnect your phone from the PC.
6. Switch off your phone.
7. Boot into ClockworkMod Recovery. You can do this by pressing and holding down the Volume Up and Down Keys then pressing the Power button. Keep pressing the button until Fastboot Mode shows-up on your screen. Select Recovery using the Power Key to confirm.
8. In Recovery Mode, create a Nandroid backup of your current ROM. Select Backup and Restore > Backup.
9. Go back to the main recovery menu.
10. Select Wipe data/factory reset, then select Yes on the screen that follows to confirm data wipe.
11. Select Install zip from sdcard > Choose zip from sdcard.
12. Browse for the AOKP ROM package and select it. Select Yes on the screen that follows to confirm the installation.
13. Repeat the step 11, but this time, choose the GApps package.
14. Select Go back from the recovery menu.
15. Select Reboot system now to reboot your phone.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed the AOKP ROM build 32 on your Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

Samsung Galaxy S II for AT&T, Sprint & T-Mobile

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Samsung officially announced the arrival of their next superphone line, Samsung Galaxy S II for the U.S.; which comes to AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile starting this fall. Rumors have it, Verizon opted not to have the smartphone in lieu of the Nexus Prime, reportedly Google’s next benchmark phone. The Galaxy S II has been on fire debuting in Europe and Korea and becoming one of the fastest selling smartphones in the world, tipping 5 million sold in 85 days.

The signature phone is super light, super thin, boasts a big and bright Super AMOLED plus touch screen, improved TouchWiz user interface, has an 8 megapixel rear camera with 2 megapixel front camera (plus records up to 1080p video!), and is 4G capable!

ROM Manager Premium v5.0.0.8 Apk

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ROM Manager Premium v5.0.0.8 Apk

Requirements: Android 1.0 and up
Overview: Must have app for any root user. Make backups, flash ROMs, and own your device.
ROM Manager is THE MUST HAVE APP for any Android root user. (Over 3 million downloads and counting!)

* Flash your recovery to the latest and greatest ClockworkMod recovery.
* Manage your ROMs via a handy UI.
* Organize and perform backups and restores from within Android!
* Install ROMs from your SD card.
* Install your favorite ROMs over the air!

Premium Version:
* Premium ROMs
* Receive notifications for when your ROM is updated!
* Automatic backups
* Install from QR Code
* Web Connect
* Support

What's in this version:
5.0.0.8 Fix issue with ROM Manager not properly working on Jelly Bean.
5.0.0.7 Fix minor google in app purchase bugs.
5.0.0.7 Fix notification area theme on Android 4.0.
5.0.0.7 Fix bug on Galaxy Nexus where nothing can be downloaded/flashed.
5.0.0.4 Fix bug on Rezound and other HTC phones where external sd couldn't be detected.
5.0.0.3 Fixed billing errors.
5.0.0.2 Added notifications for touch recovery updates.

If your ROM came with ROM Manager you'll have to remove it before installing this.

Samsung Galaxy S III: Review

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Samsung Galaxy S III: Review

The Samsung Galaxy S 3 is one of the biggest gadgets of 2012. With its predecessor topping the Android charts in the previous year and pretty much sweeping up all the best mobile phone awards it could find, it’s of little surprise that the world has its ears like a safe cracker to the web for news about the next member of this highly acclaimed super-smartphone dynasty.

Naturally, it’s our job here at Pocket-lint to sweep up any such tidbits of information and mould them in our experienced grip until we have a fully formed model of what we all expect the Samsung Galaxy S III to look like. Whether that turns out to reflect what the real phone shapes up to be remains to be seen, but read on to find out the shape of things right now according to the Samsung Galaxy S III rumours.

Samsung Galaxy S III quick facts based on rumours so far
If you take all the latest intel, fact or rumour, on the new Samsung Galaxy S3 or S III depending on how you write it, the phone will have a 4.8-inch screen, be powered by Samsung's own Exynos chip, feature slightly curved design like the Galaxy Nexus and come with an 8 megapixel camera.

It will be available on Vodafone and O2 in the UK in the coming weeks and run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. You'll also be able to get it at Phones 4u too in the UK. It won't feature LTE for the UK and it is unlike to me made from Unicorn horns.

Samsung Galaxy S III release date
It all began just one month after the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S II when the president of Samsung’s mobile division, J.K. Shin, told the Dow Jones Newswires in an exclusive interview: “Samsung may launch a third version of its Galaxy S smartphone in the first half of next year after launching a second-generation version called Galaxy S II last month.”

Now that “may” might have sounded a shade wishy-washy at the time but we only had to wait until the 11 October 2011 for our next glimpse into the future when Phandroid.com received a leaked slide of the Samsund roadmap which featured none other than the Samsung Galaxy S III at the top of the tree. There were no dates along with the information but, with around six months to go, a Mobile World Congress 2012 launch wasn’t a big stretch.

But a big stretch it turned out to be by the end of January 2012 when Pocket-lint reported via Sammyhub and the Verge that what looked to be nailed on seemed to be suffering from delay. According to a well-trusted source group called “people familiar with the matter”, Samsung had been planning an MWC 2012 launch but there were issues which meant the timescale had been set back to a “before summer” release and that could have been about trying to reduce the long gap before users in the US got to buy them, as occured with the SGS2 arrival.

“We are still reviewing several options when to launch, so we'll let you know when it's decided,” was the official line at the time from Samsung’s head of Global Marketing, Younghee Lee, as he more or less made the handset official for the very first time.

All the same, it wasn’t until Samsung dropped a memo into Pocket-lint’s inbox a few days later on 1 February 2012 that we knew for sure that MWC 2012 was simply too soon.

"The successor to the Galaxy S II smartphone will be unveiled at a separate Samsung-hosted event in the first half of the year, closer to commercial availability of the product." was the word and the current anticpated arrival time for the Samsung Galaxy S III is May 2012.

Following the leaked image of the phone by GSMHelpdesk.nl, it was then suggested that 22 May would be the date of the phone's launch and that it would happen in London. However, Samsung finally debunked at least part of that theory by sending out an invite for its next Samsung Mobile Unpacked event, which will be held on 3 May. The host city of London though, was spot on.

Samsung Galaxy S III screen
The Galaxy S II had a whopper of a display when it arrived and Samsung even inched it out a little further for the LTE version, so one might expect something similarly grand for the Samsung Galaxy S III screen.

According to the leaked information on Phandroid.com in October, that’s exactly what will be happening with 0.1” addition taking the total to 4.6” on the diagonal. The same rumour talks of a much expected upgrade in the actual technology of the screen too. First it was Super AMOLED, then the SGS2 made it a Super AMOLED Plus and then the Galaxy Nexus came out with a 720p Super AMOLED HD. Apparently the Samsung Galaxy S III will have a Super AMOLED Plus HD. What this means in real terms has not been said but, in practice, it’s either going to be a 720p or 1080p resolution.

The only other story so far on the matter came from Samsung itself. Just after CES 2012, the company produced a video with its new product launch triumphs fresh from the show and some bright spark with the pause button at the ready spotted a large, but not Galaxy Note style, mobile device seven minutes in. What we see is a broader mobile with virtually edge-to -dge screen across its width and even less black along the top and bottom than you currently get on the SGS2. It looks great. The chances are, however, that it’s some kind of mock up but one never quite knows.

The latest rumours suggest that the Samsung Galaxy S3 will have a 4.8-inch screen based on a number of leaked images that show the supposed SGS3 next to a ruler, and more recently of a screen protector that shows it will be bigger than the HTC One X.

Samsung Galaxy S III camera
Again, it’s really, so far, only October’s leak that’s given us anything to go on in terms of the Samsung Galaxy S III camera. The word on the slide shot is that the 8MP rear-facer is going to be upgraded to a 12-megapixel backlit sensor which should improve performance under low light conditions as well as up the resolution. What’s more is that the sensor is apparently the same size as one you’d find in a compact at 1/2.3" and that might have some very interesting optical improvements so long as the lens put in front of it and circuitary behind it are up to scratch. That’s also if the leaked photo happens to be true, which looks a bit less likely when you notice a couple of typos.

The possible mock up in the post-CES promo video gives us another potential clue as far as the front-facing camera goes and that’s only to say that it’s in the same position as before. One would hope to get a little more resolution than the VGA version in the SGS2 but more on that when we hear about it.

Samsung Galaxy S III processor
The Phandroid.com roadmap listed a dual-core 1.8GHz Exynos 4212 chip backed up with 2GB of RAM as the engine room of choice for the Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone. On the one hand, the memory seems about right but, what with Tegra 3 and quad-core processors looking to rule the waves in 2012, the Exynos 4212 seems a touch short.

Indeed, according to a report in Androidandme.com in November 2011, it will, in fact, be an all-new Exynos 4412 system-on-a-chip instead. The Exynos 4412 is still based on an ARM Cortex A9 CPU architecture but comes with four cores running at a 1.5GHz clock. The GPU attached is said to be a Mali-T604 GPU with a 5x faster factor than previous Mali chips and up to, again, four cores to work with.

Samsung has since confirmed that the phone will feature its own Exynos chip, although rumours are now starting to surface that in the US the phone will come with Qualcomm's S4 processor instead.

Samsung Galaxy S III software
With Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich the latest version of the Google Mobile software for the first part of 2012, it's pretty much a cert that that's what will be adorning the Samsung Galaxy S III. The variable is the UI on top and, although there's been no word either way, the obvious choice is whatever the latest version of Samsung's TouchWiz is. Currently, it's TouchWiz 4.0 as released on the SGS2, so either that or an all-new TouchWiz 5.0 would make the most sense.

Source : http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/44341/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-rumours