Samsung's Galaxy S3 is coming to five different U.S. carriers, namely, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, U.S. Cellular, and will make its debut to nationwide consumers on June 21.
SPRINT
Release Date: Sprint, on Monday, said it would start taking pre-orders on June 5 (here: www.sprint.com/galaxysiii ) and would offer it for purchase on June 21.
Special Preloaded Apps: Sprint in its statement also said that it is the only U.S. wireless carrier that would offer the Galaxy S3 smartphone preloaded with Google Wallet, a service available in more than 100,000 retailers nationwide.
Price: Prices would start at $199.99 for the 16GB version and $249.99 for the 32GB version.
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VERIZON
Release Date: Verizon will be taking preorders on June 6 (here: www.verizonwireless.com/galaxys3) starting at 7 a.m. and a release date wasn't announced other than "in the coming weeks".
Special Preloaded Apps: No announcement made
Price: 16 GB and 32 GB models for $199.99 and $249.99 respectively with a new two-year customer agreement
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T-MOBILE
Release Date: T-Mobile will also release the S3 on June 21. No announcement has been made regarding preorders.
Preloaded Apps: No announcement
Price: No announcement
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AT&T
Release Date: No announcement made for preorders or for the release date.
Special Preloaded Apps: No announcement
Price: No announcement
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U.S. Cellular
Release Date: The wireless carrier service announced that the S3 would be available for customers to preorder on June 12 (here: www.uscellular.com/gs3) and would be in stores and online in July.
Special Preloaded Apps: No announcement
Price: No announcement
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The carriers announced that the S3 would come with a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor which is not the faster quad-core processor that was expected for the device this time. Galaxy SIIIs with quad-core processors are being sold in Europe.
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