Samsung Galaxy S III launches in 28 countries

Samsung today announced the launch of its much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone in 28 countries, including the UK and France. Samsung expects that, by July, the Galaxy S III will be available in 145 countries through 296 carriers.

Samsung Galaxy S III

Samsung has also confirmed that the Pebble Blue version will be in short supply over the next few weeks due to manufacturing challenges. Its statement about the issue reads:

“Samsung’s GALAXY S III Pebble Blue version comes with a newly invented blue color and special hyperglaze material. In order to meet the highest internal quality standards and to provide the best quality GALAXY S III to customers, a short supply of Pebble Blue version is expected in some regions in the next 2-3 weeks. Samsung is working hard to ensure that customers will get the Pebble Blue colored devices as soon as possible.”

Canada and the US are not part of this initial wave. A launch here could take place as early as June 20th.

Read more: Samsung Tomorrow (in Korean) [Google translation] and The Verge