Samsung Galaxy S3 sells past iPhone 4S in UAE?

A 16GB Galaxy S3 is selling at Dh2,499 in Dubai

Joseph George

Published Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The Samsung Galaxy S3 launch in the UAE was met with the kind of response normally reserved for Apple’s iProducts.

A 16GB Galaxy S3 is selling at Dh2,499 in Dubai.

The 32GB model will not be available in the UAE right now. Samsung has planned an official launch event in Dubai on June 4.

Stores claimed to have run out of stock within hours of the launch this morning.

That may have been because all stores that Emirates 24|7 spoke to have a limited supply of the smartphone.

According to at least two major stores, including EMax, the demand for the latest 4.8 inch android phone is stronger than at the launch of the iPhone 4S.

In fact, in a stranger or smart strategy, the experts are still out on the that one, the S3 was made available to local customers last week.

“We had about 20 units of 16GB Samsung Galaxy S3 and all are sold out. Fresh stocks will be here within the next few days,” said a sales staff at Sharaf DG.

“There are more and more customers who are asking for the S3,” the staff said.

According to trends made available from markets where the S3 has already launched the smartphone is giving apple and its iPhone 4S a run for its money.

With a sleek oval shaped design and a 4.8-inch screen that boasts of a 720p-resolution display along with a quad-core processor the Galaxy S3 also has a micro SD slot for additional memory and a larger and more powerful battery.

TechRadar has already termed the smartphone as the best in the market.

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Comments

Sk 4 July 2012 19:22 0 1

I just bought an S3. Bloody thing intrudes in my trousers.

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Edwards 11 June 2012 23:44 0 3

No customer support for Samsung S3... they ask go to mobile shop from where you have bought that.

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Mr.x 6 June 2012 09:16 7 0

Ok ! @Joe Karcia using 1 hand for e-mail means you mail while you drive and it not safe ! I am a big Apple fan and have all apple products and accessories. But lets face the truth Steve is gone and apples creativity and innovation is bleeding. Samsung is out there and more flexible, user friendly, in terms of the tones u use etc .... so i will for sure give it a chance and explore the product looking to over throw iphone. We pay for our pleasures.

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Hashim 5 June 2012 13:37 5 3

I bought this mobile from carefour two weeks back.. I was their second customer. This is indeed a great mobile set... way better then Iphone4S which I own as well.

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Paulo 2 June 2012 02:07 8 1

Funny how same people battle the iPhone vs Android like they work there or get benefits. We have to pay for this phones guys. And I have both. And I have to say Galaxy S3 is by far the best phone. I don't care of the screen size. Woman want small phones when they use hand bags. And we man want big phones when we only have the pockets. Makes no sense.

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Mat 1 June 2012 02:24 1 8

Did you say the S3 is $499 in Dubai that cant be right?

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Chris 31 May 2012 05:34 13 3

I can't believe these responses hating the Samsung Galaxy... have you seen a Samsung Galaxy? Even the old ones are very very nice. I'm not surprised in the least bit, if I was going to get any expensive phone like an iPhone I would get a Galaxy.

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Shahid Iqbal 30 May 2012 18:54 12 1

Unlike iPhone Samsungs Android operating system is more flexible and puts less restrictions on what user like there cellphones to do. Result is positive a month back samsung was reffered as larger cellphone manufacture.

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vijay 30 May 2012 15:07 3 19

seems to me more like hype creation by the outlets than real demand ....

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DC 30 May 2012 13:45 19 2

I'm giving up the iPhone and heading over to the "Dark Side"(android). I guess this means I'm finally seeing the light.

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MO 30 May 2012 10:49 6 25

No, thank you. I am sticking to my Nokia.

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MM 30 May 2012 09:54 4 15

If I had to buy this phone, I would also have to make sure all my trousers that I buy now have big pockets.

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Joe Karcia 30 May 2012 09:53 3 16

They haA 4.8" screen seriously is for only people who just go for big screen for namesake rather than real experience of product use. Try performing a task or sending an email in an environment/circumstance where you are restricted to one hand use.

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Ze Arabian 30 May 2012 08:58 18 3

I am loving this competition. I like how Samsung has worked very hard in the past few years to overtake the iphone and I think it is getting there. I am a big iphone fan, but I envy those who have the Samsung S3. I am waiting for iPhone to do something before I give up and buy a Samsung S3.

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ifthi 29 May 2012 17:41 5 54

whatever,,,,,,iphone is the best phone,,,,in the smarphone world.

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