Samsung unveils iPhone rival, new Galaxy smartphone Samsung today unveiled the hotly anticipated next generation Galaxy S smartphone, the company's flagship model and truly worthy iPhone alternative. "The Samsung Galaxy S III is the best in class smartphone in the world," beamed Samsung Mobile President JK Shin, as he took the stage at Samsung's "Unpacked" launch event in London. The new phone will have twice the touch real estate as the iPhone 4S but is thinner and lighter. The new Galaxy S sports a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED display, an 8-megapixel camera, and a 2,100mAh battery, all tucked away in a sleek 8.6mm form factor weighing in at just 133g. The phone also comes with "natural interaction," special technology that responds to your eyes, voice and touch. "With the Galaxy S III, Samsung has maximized the consumer benefits by integrating superior hardware with enhanced smartphone usability," said Shin. What makes me most proud is that it enables one of the most seamless, natural and human-centric mobile experiences, opening up a new horizon that allows you to live a life extraordinary. To achieve this, Samsung has developed technology that tracks your eye movement as well as its own Siri-like voice assistant, "S Voice," which understands English (including American and British accents), French, Italian, and Korean. The 3G HSPA+ phone will launch first in Europe on May 29th with 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB models available with eventual releases in 145 countries. Samsung promises a 4G model sometime in the summer. "We are anticipating very strong demand for the Galaxy S III," said senior VP Robert Yi, during the company's Q1 earnings call.