Samsung Galaxy S III battery tested by GSMArena, lasts as long as your tablet

Samsung made much ado over the Galaxy S III’s 2,100mAh battery, but we’ve been wondering whether or not that power pack was a major perk or just a necessity to offset that hefty Exynos 4 Quad . One of what looks to be a growing number of escaped pre-release devices was put through the ringer in battery tests and came out looking spic-and-span: it lasted for just over 10 hours for video and voice, or long enough to make even a tablet like the new iPad or Transformer Prime break a sweat. Web browsing wasn’t quite so hot, though, which at a bit over five hours was well behind the seven hours of an iPhone 4S . Don’t expect the seemingly infinite battery of the Droid RAZR Maxx , and don’t be surprised if final devices handle differently, but those with the international Galaxy S III should make it through at least a few interminable meetings watching their favorite reruns… not that we’d condone such a thing.