Samsung plays down Galaxy S III launch rumours Samsung told gadget blog The Verge: "The successor to the Galaxy S II smartphone will be unveiled in the first half of the year, closer to commercial availability of the product. We cannot confirm the detailed information at the moment. That doesn't mean the S III won't launch in April but the company is clearly keen to manage expectations. Samsung has a media event planned for March 22 in Paris. Samsung has supported the Galaxy S II with a marketing campaign that pokes fun at Apple fans. A queue of people waiting for the launch of a new phone of envious of what passers-by are able to do with their Samsung handsets. Samsung did announce several new products last week though, including the Beam smartphone, which incorporates a projector, and a new version of the Galaxy Note, the tablet-sized Galaxy Note 10.1.