After months of hype, speculation and rumours, Samsung’s new flagship device has finally been unveiled. There’s plenty to love about it, and the inclusion of several Samsung favourites with some new elements mixed in, means that the new Galaxy will be a force to be reckoned with in the world of Android smartphones. Here are five reasons why you should buy the Samsung Galaxy S III

The Galaxy S III is packing Samsung’s very own quad-core Exynos chip, clocked in at 1.4 GHz. The power behind this is phenomenal, and many believe the chip is more battery-efficient than the quad-core TEGRA 3 chip. Either way, the S III should have enough power to tackle even the most power hungry of apps, and hopefully not at the expense of the battery life that has been questionable on similar devices.

Bigger is certain better in the case of the Galaxy S III. A might 4.8″ Super AMOLED HD screen lines nearly the entire face of the S III, meaning that every pixel should look its best. Colours look sharp and app icons look crisp and clear. If you can get past the plastic shell of the device, then you’ll instantly fall in love with the screen.

They’re the two biggest Android phones of the year, and the Galaxy S III and the HTC One X share many things in common: 720p screen, quad-core processor, high-quality camera and more. So how do you decide which is the right phone for you?

There’s little between the two in size. The S3 is 2mm taller, a touch wider and a little lighter, and includes a slightly larger display (4.8″ as compared to 4.7″). Both devices feel great in the hand but the One is noticeably superior in both design and build quality, carved from a single polycarbonate block, while the S3 continues Samsung’s tradition of plasticky build.

Interestingly Samsung has kept the Menu button that Google is trying to phase out of Android. HTC removed this in favour of a task switching button, which results in a virtual menu button appearing at the bottom of the screen in many apps, one of the complaints we noted in our One X review.

Thursday is a big day for the Android universe. After months of speculation Samsung’s new flagship device will be announced, and the world will rejoice. There are only a handful of confirmed specs and design leaks at the moment, and with more rumours showing their head every day, Samsung have done a decent enough job to keep things under wraps, sort of.

The hype around the Galaxy S III is some, if not the most, euphoric I’ve seen during my time working with Android devices. Sure, the Nexus and One X had a fair few people chatting, but nothing on the level that we’ve seen for the upcoming S3. A combination of the aforementioned, and the fact that what has already been confirmed for the S3, will in my mind start to consolidate Samsung’s constant rise in the smartphone industry.

Recent news of Samsung’s rise above Nokia to become the world’s biggest phone manufacturer wasn’t a surprise to a lot of people, and no small thanks to Nokia’s stuttering progress in the past couple of years. A combination of lasting devices, quick OS updates (for the most part), and substantial marketing has put Samsung at the top of the Android pyramid.

LG have confirmed they’re currently in mass production of a new flexible e-paper display. The display will measure in at 6-inches, use a 1024×768 resolution and will bend up to 40 degrees.

Other details we can confirm, is that the screen will measure in at just 0.7mm thick and can be dropped from a height of 1.5 metres without damage.

Although nothing has been finialised, LG are expecting to ship the new display to Chinese manufacturers as soon as possible, and we could possibly see them here in Europe by the end of April.

Toshiba’s Thrive got distinctly average reviews all over the place, so does their new 7-inch tablet have the power to bring Toshiba in to Android tablet stardom? Well, on first impressions, not really. The LT170 will be a 7-inch device, with the same form factor as the Thrive.

From the details we’ve seen so far, there will be a 1GHz CPU powering the device, and a slightly disappointing 512MB of RAM. Although the lack of a dual-core processor doesn’t necessarily mean the LT170 will struggle, it’s certainly uninspiring.

You’ll also find the usual ports around the outside of the device, as well as microSD and microUSB ports. This is a thoroughly welcome addition, especially considering the lowly 8GB of internal storage that initially comes with the device.

With so many devices sporting plus sized screen, it makes a nice change to see a phone going in the other direction. The LG Optimus L3 will have a 3.2-inch screen, which should make it a lot easier to handle than a lot of the other bigger screened devices. The device is definitely heading towards the budget side of the market, and this couldn’t even be more obvious with the 240×320 resolution on offer here. It’s distinctly disappointing, even for a budget device.

There’s a 3-megapixel on the rear of the device, uninspiring once again, but for a budget device it should get the job done. For all the gaming you’ll want to be doing on your new Android device, you’ll find the L3 packing a 800MHz single-core processor, so don’t expect to be playing Shadowgun anytime soon. LG have also decided to release the L3 with the latest Android OS update, and instead it’ll ship with the aging Gingerbread update. We reckon we’ll see the phone receive an upgrade to Android 4.0 soon enough, however.

From the details we’ve seen the LG Optimus L3 isn’t a high-specced device, but it won’t be breaking the bank either. The LG Optimus L3 is expected for release in the next few weeks.