A black version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 has been revealed on Samsung's own Facebook page, with the South Korean tech giant uploading a photo that appears to show a noir-hued edition of its quad-core smart phone.
The picture, spied by ITProPortal, was uploaded to Samsung Mobile's page and shows what looks very much like a black S3 next to a white version, along with a caption about S Beam, the NFC tool for beaming photos and other goodies to another Galaxy S3.
While far from conclusive, the shot -- which shows the phones in front of the Olympic stadium -- does appear to show an S3 unlike any currently on sale. A second picture in Samsung's Olympic album shows a similarly dark-hued S3 being used to take a photo of a tube train.
The black Galaxy S3 has a definite matte look, so could sit aside from its glossy cousins, and double as a tiny Batmobile.
The images could be clever fakes, not-so-subtle hints from Samsung, or perhaps the result of a prototype Galaxy S3 slipping into the hands of Samsung's official photographers.
Currently the S3 comes in white and 'pebble blue' -- the latter version having been subjected to manufacturing problems at the phone's launch, caused by trouble with Samsung's new kind of blue.
Samsung's certainly fond of introducing new colour options for its popular mobiles -- just take a look at the pink Galaxy S2. A black Galaxy S3 is less striking, but I'm sure there are smart phone fans out there who were put off by the lack of a black option at launch.
Would you buy a black Galaxy S3? Would you like to see your favourite smart phone sporting any other hues? Let me know in the comments or on our Facebook wall.
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Nathan Marsh 9 August, 2012 13:29
Apple should sue Samsung, it's obvious that they've copied Apple with having black phones. Apple invented black didn't you know?
Blatant copying, and I think Samsung should give a baby dummy to Apple for compensation
tuxtester 9 August, 2012 15:24
Nathan, I reckon Samsung are doing it just to windup crApple execs :-)
Galaxy S3 looks and feels so much better than crApple's gayPhone.
shauney3 9 August, 2012 16:28
Don't like it as much in black... =( Bright red anyone?!
Ash Wilson 9 August, 2012 23:14
Grey, with the same stainless steel kind of effect as the blue one!
anonymous 10 August, 2012 12:19
I have the blue Samsung Galaxy S111 and it looks exactly like that one. Mine is black on the front and the back is blue - the colour you can see around the edges of the pictured phone, so I do not think it is a black version at all.
anonymous 12 August, 2012 08:00
Back in May, the press (including CNET) reported Samsung's announcement that a special edition S3 was being given to Olympic athletes so that they could use its NFC facility and PayWave to make payments in the Olympic Village. I presume a special edition phone would be made to look different, so might the black colour not just be the distinguishing mark of these Olympic phones?