Excitement is growing rapidly as Samsung prepares for the launch of the Galaxy S3 later tonight in London. The hype of the Galaxy S3 launch has been slowly building in the past few months with rumors about its specs and other features that may or may not make it to the final product.

The event will kick off at 7pm London time. For those who live in other parts of the world and want to know the exact time it will be kick off in your time zone, worry not, we've got your covered. Phonesreview went ahead and entered the event details at timeandate.com, there you will be provided with everything you need to know so you won't end up missing what could be the most important Android based smartphone launch in 2012.

What is a Samsung Galaxy S3 launch without a live stream for everyone around the globe to get in on the action all at the same time? An event not targeted at consumers, and happily, consumers are the ones Samsung is after, along with those Apple fans who are curious of making the switch.

We understand that live streaming will be available on the Samsung Mobile Facebook page, as well as on the dedicated Galaxy Web site. Right now those are the only official live streams, we're sure if you check Ustream and other streaming Web sites later in the day you will bound to find other sources, but if you want smooth streaming with less chopping, then we suggest diving at the official spots for your Galaxy S3 kick.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 is Samsung's next generation Galaxy smartphone that is poised to do battle with the iPhone 5 and the powerful HTC One X, which was recently released amid much fanfare. Rumored specs of Galaxy S3 include LTE, 4.8-inch display, quad-core Exynos processor, and a 12-megapixel camera. The device is expected to be available in two color options - white and blue.

(reported by Vamien McKalin, edited by Surojit Chatterjee)