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Jeff McIntire
Jeff McIntire is an avid Android enthusiast whose first exposure to the world of Android, rooting, and customizing came in 2010 through the Samsung Captivate. Later that same year, he was introduced to the Verizon community through the Fascinate, which carried him from Eclair all the way to Ice Cream Sandwich. Having tried various ROMs, kernels and themes based on TouchWiz, he took the plunge into AOSP in May 2011 and never looked back. He now happily taps away at his Galaxy Nexus, always looking out for the latest and greatest, and helping others along the way.

The Galaxy S3 Swims Across The Ocean to the U.S.

No radical design variations this time
According to Android Police, the Galaxy S3 will not undergo radical design transformations as the U.S. variants of the previous Galaxy S generations did, and there should be no delays in the Pebble Blue version in the U.S. as there were elsewhere. One exception is that the AT&T version will also come in red later this summer.

When can I get it, and how much will it cost?
Preorders begin on June 5 for the Sprint version, on June 6 for AT&T and Verizon, on June 12 for regional carrier U.S. Cellular, but evidently there will be no preorders for T-Mobile. The T-Mobile and Sprint versions will be available on June 21, while Verizon’s version will be available “in the coming weeks” and AT&T has not yet announced an official launch date. U.S. Cellular’s version is expected to be available in July. All 16GB models are expected to sell for $199.99 subsidized, with the 32GB models selling for $249.99 subsidized on U.S. Cellular, Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile. AT&T will not be offering the 32GB model, though it will make a 16GB MicroSD card available for $39, allowing you to get 32GBs on your phone for $238.99.

What specs are different for the U.S. models?
As stated before, the U.S. variants of the Galaxy S3 were expected to feature the Snapdragon S4 processor instead of the quad-core Exynos 4412 chips featured in most overseas markets, due to incompatibilities between the Exynos chipset and LTE radios. However, Samsung decided to throw in a consolation prize for U.S. customers: 2GB of RAM (international versions only have 1GB of RAM). The boost in memory should at least partially compensate for the lack of a quad-core processor in the U.S. versions. More details on the Verizon version, and some exclusive photos taken from Verizon’s sales system, can be found here.
Sources [Android Police], [Android Police (2)] , [Boy Genius Report]

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