The Samsung Galaxy S III (Galaxy S3) has seen its official announcement and this latest offering will be the flagship device for Samsung and undoubtedly a huge hit with smartphone users.

Retaining a similar size to its predecessor, the phone runs Android 4.0 and boasts a 4.8 inch Super Amoled display. The user experience is set to be excellent and as long as you keep looking at the phone the display will stay bright. The next cool feature is Direct Call, lifting the phone to your ear whilst you are texting and the phone will automatically call your friend.

If you have been away from the phone and missed a call or incoming message then the Galaxy S III knows and will give you a nudge by vibrating. Voice activated commands are also present and you can even use these to take a picture on the impressive 8 megapixel camera that can take a burst of 8 images to allow you to choose the perfect shot every time.

The remaining spec doesn’t disappoint either with a front facing 1.9 megapixel camera for video calls, Wi-Fi, quad band 3G, Social Network Integration and Swype text input. It’s difficult to see how the Galaxy S3, available in pebble blue or marble white, can be anything but a hit and the best news is the that we don’t have to wait too long to get our hands on one. It’s already widely available to pre-order with the first deliveries expected by the end of May.

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Four exclusive, new smartphone offers for you this week. Each offering something different and each with a little extra too – a free Bluetooth headset.

1. Free Galaxy Note on O2 for £21.50 a month with 100 minutes, 250MB and 500 texts. The Galaxy Note is bigger than a normal smartphone and smaller than a tablet, it’s a single device that can replace both a laptop and a mobile.

2. For light users wanting one of the latest, most powerful smartphones with a decent data allowance we have the HTC One X on O2 for £27 a month. It comes with 200 minutes, 500MB and unlimited texts.

3. Galaxy S II on the Ultimate 1000 plan from Three. It’s the mot popular Android phone of the year so far and now extremely affordable. Nothing to pay upfront and £29 a month for a huge allowance whcih includes 1000 minutes, unlimited internet data and 5000 texts.

4. iPhone 4S on The One Plan, our most popular phone on our biggest tariff. Pay £49 upfront then £34 a month. You get 2000 minutes, unlimited data and 5000 texts.

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For £30 a month you can now get an iPhone 4S for free, with unlimited data, 100 minutes per month and virtually unlimited texts. The deal is on the Three network, which has excellent, high speed data coverage across the UK and is often the network of choice for mobile internet.

Needing no introduction the iPhone 4S is the UK’s most popular phone. It features a dual core A5 processor, an 8 megapixel camera with 1080p video record and Siri advanced speech recognition. The new iOS 5 operating system has over 200 new features. The New Notification Centre shows missed calls, messages, calendar invitations, friend requests and more.

The camera app can now be accessed quickly from the lock screen, it has grid lines, pinch-to-zoom and touch focus. Photos can be edited from the photo viewer, with crop, rotate, enhance and red eye removal. Other highlights to iOS 5 include iCloud, Twitter integration, iMessage and Reminders.

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The HTC One X has been our fasting-moving phone this week. It’s now free on contract for £26 a month with a choice of networks and tariffs, some of them include automatic cash back too. If you’re looking for a new HTC or Android phone this month then now is a good time to order. There are plenty of end-of-month bargains to compare.

The HTC One X is the most powerful handset in the HTC One series with a quad-core processor and a 4.7 inch display. Web browsing is lightning fast and the screen makes viewing your favourite sites a joy with HTML5 and Flash. One of the many top-end features on this phone is the camera, with a resolution of 8 megapixels and enhanced technologies for making sure you get great images every time. The dedicated imaging chip provides continuous shooting mode so you never miss a thing and with photo capture whilst video recording you can get great shots of the action whilst recording video too.

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HTC One X with £260 redemption

The Samsung Galaxy Note has a huge 5.3 inch display that allows you to do more on your smartphone and as a HD Super AMOLED display the graphics are simply stunning. The larger screen means you can see more of web pages when browsing reducing the need to scroll through content. The TouchWiz UI and Live Panel UX deliver an impressive user experience and handy apps such as Social Hub, Readers Hub and Music Hub keep all your favourite apps in one place.

Connectivity-wise the Galaxy Note has it all with Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, 3.5G, GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Hotspot for creating a Wi-Fi hub for your other wireless devices. The main camera has an 8 megapixel resolution with HD video recording at 1080p whilst the front facing camera is 2 megapixel for great detail when video calling. Other features include an expandable memory up to 32GB, multimedia player and 3.5mm audio jack.

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Now on T-Mobile for £31 a month with 300 minutes, unlimited texts and 750MB internet data, plus a free iPhone 4S accessory bundle, plus £20 auto cash back.

Alternatively, there’s a deal on the Three network which comes with 100 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited data. Three has excellent, high speed data coverage in many areas of the UK and is often the network of choice for mobile internet.

Needing no introduction, iPhone 4S is the UK’s most popular phone. It features a dual core A5 processor, an 8 megapixel camera with 1080p video record, Siri advanced speech recognition and the new iOS 5 operating system. The dual-core A5 chip promises up to 2x faster performance and 7x faster graphics. The 8 megapixel camera can take exceptionally good photos. It can also record HD video at full 1080p resolution, with video stabilisation, and AirPlay Mirroring. The new iOS 5 operating system has over 200 new features including a new Notification Centre, iCloud, Twitter integration, iMessage and Reminders.

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