Canadian Galaxy S III launch tipped for June 20th

We’re still waiting for a definite date for the Galaxy S III here in the US (on any carrier) but our friends north of the border have a little more information today, MobileSyrup spotted the Galaxy S III in an ad set for a June 20th release, and that’s not the best news: it’s headed for Canada’s own “big four”, Rogers, Bell, Telus and Virgin Mobile.

This is a long way from an official confirmation, but it’s certainly promising. Samsung has said that it intends to  bring its new flagship to the Americas sometime this summer, and that certainly fits, along with the fact that the Galaxy S family has proven popular with just about every major carrier in both countries. We can but hope that Canucks can get their Galaxy S III on in less than a month.
The better question is which version of the phone will make it to which carriers. We know that because of the hardware limitations of Samsung’s Exynos 4 Quad, Verizon’s model (and probably AT&T’s as well) will go with a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4, just as the HTC One X has, in order to operate on LTE networks. Rogers, Bell and Telus all use LTE on limited markets, but Virgin Mobile doesn’t.
The Galaxy S III is set to launch on May 29th in Europe, and the day after in the UK. A few units of the international version are already leaking out in Dubai. There’s still no confirmation of when it will launch in the US, though versions for all four major carriers have been indicated.
Device Specifications and Information
Device Info
Device Name : Galaxy S III
Manufactuer : Samsung
Carrier : NA
Announced Date : May 03, 2012
Release Date : May 29, 2012
Also Known As : The Next Galaxy, SGSIII
Display
Screen Size : 4.8 Inch
Resolution : 720×1280
Screen Type : Super AMOLED HD
Dimension & Weight
Height : 5.37 Inch
Width : 2.77 Inch
Depth : 0.33 Inch
Weight : 133 Grams
Battery & Power
Battery Type:
Lithium Ion
Battery Capacity : 2100 mAh
Talk Time : NA
Stand By Time : NA
Software
Audio Playback:
AAC
AAC+
AMR
MID
MP3
WAV
WMA
Video Playback:
h.263
h.264 / AVC
MPEG-4 (MP4)
Hardware
CPU : Exynos 4 Quad
CPU Clock Speed : 1400 Mhz
Core : 4
Ram : 1024 MB
Internal Storage : 32 GB
Camera Resolution : 8 MP
External Storage:
MicroSD
MicroSDHC
Camera Features:
Auto focus
Flash
1080p Video Recording
Sensors:
Accelerometer
Ambient light
Proximity
Cellular Network
GSM Band:
850
900
1800
1900
Device Connectivity
Wi-Fi:
802.11b
802.11g
802.11n
Bluetooth:
A2DP
Bluetooth 4.0
Location Features:
Compass
GPS
Cellular location
Wi-Fi location