Dual core Snapdragon S4 confirmed for Verizon Galaxy S III

Looks like people in the US willing to grab the upcoming Galaxy S III wont be treated to its quad-core Exynos variant. Instead, latest evidence points to a dual-core Snapdragon S4 powering the Galaxy S III for Verizon.

This is further confirmed by early NenaMark2 benchmarks, which show a Galaxy S III (SCH-I535) with a 1.5GHz dual-core S4. The reason for this exchange of hardware is the LTE support, which the Exynos 4 Quad chipset doesnt offer.

However, the benchmark shows something interesting. The Adreno 225 GPU in the Snapdragon S4 beats the Mali-400MP in the Exynos Quad by a couple of frames. Now, this might be due to the pre-release software and/or some inconsistency in the NenaMark2 benchmark. Dont forget, that the Galaxy S III screen is capped at 60FPS, so results close to that point may not be perfectly accurate.

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Around the web Samsungs Dual Core Galaxy phones

Engadget reports that Samsung has sold 3 million of its i9000 Galaxy S II phones in the fifty-five days since its release. This is Samsungs fastest selling phone ever. Given that the Galaxy S II has still to be released in the United States we expect it to continue is brisks sales and go beyond that 10 million Galaxy S phones Samsung sold in 2010.

GSM Arena has a first look at the upcoming Samsung i9103 Galaxy Z. Basically, it will be a cheaper Galaxy S II with a slightly smaller 4.2-inch SLD screen instead of the the 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus screen on the Galaxy S II. The other specifications are also downgraded as against the Galaxy S II, with the Gaalxy Z a 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 AP20H Dual Core processor, 8GB of internal storage and a 5MP camera. When the Galaxy Z is offered here we expect it to be priced at around Php22,000 to Php24,000, based on the pre-order prices in Sweden. This will be bad news for LGs Optimus 2x and HTCs Desire S.

Phone Arena reports that a Windows Phone 7 version of the Galaxy S II, the Samsung SGH i-937  might be underway. Windows Phone 7 on steriods!

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