'Samsung Galaxy S III' previewed from within plastic dummy case
Leaked video claims to show 4.6-inch, 720p display, quad-core 1.4GHz chip encased in temporary plastic shell
Update: The original post on Tenhte.vn seems to have been pulled, but you can still check out the embedded video (and photos) after the jump.
Original story: Behold, the Samsung Galaxy S III! Only, it's probably not the Galaxy S III we'll be seeing in London on May 3, as it seems Samsung's taken to encasing demo units in a temporary plastic shell to to keep the final design of its next flagship top-secret. We've previously heard, as others have, that the earlier purported images of the Samsung "GT-i9300" were in fact final hardware placed inside generic plastic chassis to protect the phone's finished design. And that seems to be exactly what we have here, in the latest leaked images and videos from Vietnamese site Tinhte.
The site's video provides, which we've embedded after the break a fairly thorough tour of the (dummy) hardware and software, and there's selection of photos to back up their claims, too. In terms of specs, here's what the device seems to be packing --
•A quad-core CPU running at up to 1.4GHz with 1GB of RAM
•4.6-inch SuperAMOLED 720p display (320 DPI) with on-screen buttons
•Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich with TouchWiz
•8MP rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording
•16GB internal storage plus microSD card support
•2050mAh battery
•NFC support
•MicroSIM card support
A worthy spec list to be sure, but nothing too surprising, if it turns out to be accurate. Much of the mystery of the Galaxy S III -- or whatever it ends up being called -- now surrounds that elusive final retail design, which so far has remained hidden behind chunky plastic exteriors. Rumors of a micro-arc oxidation finish persist, but with security around the device likely to be even tighter following this latest leak, we might now know for sure until we see this thing in London on May 3.
Check out the photos and video for yourself after the break.
