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With its impressive hardware specification, the Samsung Galaxy S3 runs android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich very smoothly. Every menu, swipe or task is performed immediately with barely any delay between clicking something and the phone reacting. When compared to the Samsung Galaxy S2 running Android 4.0, the Galaxy S3 is noticeably slicker, thanks to its quad-core processor. While this isn't so apparent when browsing the web or using lightweight applications like messaging or using the camera, you'll see a considerable improvement when you play a high-resolution game, stream music or watch a video. This also places it ahead of the iPhone 4S, which has a dual-core processor.

The screen looks brilliant. Menus, apps and photos all look stunning. It has the same 8-megapixel resolution camera that was on the Galaxy S2, which takes great photos for a phone.

We pick 20 best Samsung galaxy S3 apps and games. Don't forget to check our recently post about best free apps for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

GroupMe

 Owned by Skype, GroupMe makes it easy to have conversations with lots of people, share photos with multiple contacts at once, and organise get-togethers with family and friends. You can join existing conversations or start your own, as well as send private messages to individual members of a group.

SmartAppFinder

 SmartAppFinder gives you personalised app recommendations based on what you've searched for and installed before, and hand-picks Apps of the Day1 from the Google Play store. It also finds the best daily app deals, showing you which apps have dropped in price recently and which have time-limited discounts.

Talk to friends for free and enjoy video chat with front-facing camera phones, or top-up to call mobiles.

Hotels.com

Use the Hotels.com app to get exclusive offers and deals on thousands of last-minute rooms across the world. You can find and securely book more than 140.000 hotels in 200 countries, or look up nearby hotels with rooms available, and filter the results by type. The service's Welcome Rewards scheme gives you a free night for every 10 nights you book.

Google Goggles

Google Goggles has had various updates and improvements, and the latest version can recognise landmarks, paintings, books, and CD and DVD covers. It can also solve Sudoku puzzles and translate foreign text, simply by taking a photo of it and automatically detecting the language the words are written in. Other features include barcode and QR-code scanners, and the option to add contact information by scanning business cards.

Kayak

Search for and bank flights and hotels, then create an itinerary on your phone to plan your trip abroad

Instagram

A wonderful social network of photography that's got big things in its future - sign up now while it's all going off.

Bamboozle

The classic Teletext quiz game is now available to play on your mobile. There are more than 1.000 general knowledge questions, all asked by quizmaster Bamber Boozier, and you can buy extra question packs for Sport, Music, TV and Film, and Food and Drink for 69p each. The app has stayed true to the original retro graphics, including the red, green, yellow and blue answer buttons.

Octopus

Don't be fooled by the simple graphics, because the puzzles in this game are deceptively tricky. The aim is to place octopuses on a board so that all the

squares are covered, but the creatures don't attack each other. There are hundreds of free levels, which get progressively harder. The game is based on the Queen's problem puzzle in chess.

Dungeon Village

To us, Dungeon Village is the best game Kairosoft has produced, and given that it's the developer of Game Dev Story and Pocket League Story, that's saying plenty.

Build up your town to make a hero's haven, and then have your heroes battle monsters to help boost your reputation and fill your coffers.

Triple Town

This addictive town-building app draws you in with its gem-matching style gameplay and cute visual style.

Doodle Jump

One of the most popular games around on smartphones. Leap up as high as you can to avoid the obstacles.

SoundCloud

As a platform for sharing music and podcasts, SoundCloud is quickly becoming a major force. There are already plenty of artists on the service who post up their latest tracks well ahead of them appearing anywhere else

Pandora

Create and curate your own personal radio station with this US-only music - streaming app.

Lookout Security & Antivirus

 Make sure your Android phone is fully protected with this antivirus and malware hunter that seeks out dodgy files.

Tasker

Lower your phone volume when you get to work or send a text message to say you're home automatically with this app.