After months and months of speculations, Samsung finally unveiled the much-awaited smartphone - Galaxy S3 - at a special event in London on May 3.

The phone packs 4.8-inch HD display, quad-core 1.4 GHz Exynos processor, 8-megapixel camera and 2,100 mAh replaceable battery. The phone offers superior storage than other smartphone. It comes with 16/32/64GB of internal storage with microSD card support up to 64GB. It runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with a lot of unseen software features.

Here are the top features of Galaxy S3 explained in detail.

Display

Samsung is taking the competition to next level. Next to Samsung Galaxy Note, Galaxy S3 is the second biggest smartphone in terms of screen size. It sports a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED HD display with a resolution of 720 X 1280 pixels. The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 2.

Pop-up Play

Rendering the video in small thumbnail, Pop-up Play feature will allow users to play videos simultaneously, while running other apps. Users can play a video while surfing internet or checking e-mail. The small video can be dragged and moved anywhere on the big screen.

Smart Stay

Smart Stay is an innovative software feature that aims to enhance user interaction experience by using front-facing camera to read facial gestures and adjust the screen settings as necessary to tweak user experience.

(reported by Johnny Wills, edited by Dave Clark)