--- title: Why Samsung’s Galaxy S III Is Friggin’ Huge description: Every year, Samsung's flagship Galaxy S line has crept up in size, and this year's Galaxy S III continues the trend with a 4.8-inch display.... canonical: https://time.com/archive/7235462/why-samsungs-galaxy-s-iii-is-friggin-huge/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2012-05-09T17:18:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T10:49:16.671Z article:section: Business og:title: Why Samsung’s Galaxy S III Is Friggin’ Huge og:description: Every year, Samsung's flagship Galaxy S line has crept up in size, and this year's Galaxy S III continues the trend with a 4.8-inch display.... og:url: https://time.com/archive/7235462/why-samsungs-galaxy-s-iii-is-friggin-huge/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt915d14d2fbd47bec/6998bc1e07a30d756f77bd70/galaxysiiiboth.jpg?branch=production&width=600&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 600 og:image:height: 338 og:image:alt: Samsung Galaxy S III og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Why Samsung’s Galaxy S III Is Friggin’ Huge twitter:description: Every year, Samsung's flagship Galaxy S line has crept up in size, and this year's Galaxy S III continues the trend with a 4.8-inch display.... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt915d14d2fbd47bec/6998bc1e07a30d756f77bd70/galaxysiiiboth.jpg?branch=production&width=600&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) # Why Samsung's Galaxy S III Is Friggin' Huge > Sponsored content. 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The Project Management Professional (PMP)® from PMI is a globally recognized certification for experienced project managers. For those newer to the field, PMI's Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® is a common starting point. Other notable certifications include those focused on agile methodologies, such as the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®, and program management certifications like the Program Management Professional (PgMP)®. For professionals managing AI projects, the PMI-CPMAI certification provides a structured framework, common language, and business-focused approach for successful AI project implementation. #### How does PMI support career growth for professionals? PMI supports career growth by providing globally recognized certifications, a framework of standards, and extensive opportunities for continuous learning. Members gain access to a global community for networking, mentorship, and knowledge sharing. The organization also produces research and thought leadership on emerging trends, helping professionals stay current with skills in areas like AI, agile practices, and strategic business management. These resources are designed to help professionals at all levels enhance their skills and advance their careers. #### What is the PMBOK® Guide? The PMBOK® Guide, or A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, is PMI’s foundational guide to generally accepted project management knowledge and practice. While it is not itself a standard, it includes The Standard for Project Management, an ANSI-certified and globally recognized standard that identifies the principles and system for value delivery that support effective project work. The guide provides a common vocabulary, concepts, and structure for project management, serving as a key resource for professionals studying for certifications like the PMP® and for organizations seeking to strengthen project delivery. #### How is AI changing project management? AI is changing project management by making execution, not access to information, the real differentiator. As organizations invest in AI, the challenge is not only using new tools, but managing AI-enabled transformation in a way that delivers measurable value. Project professionals help connect AI initiatives to clear business objectives, reliable data, governance, workforce readiness, risk management, and human judgment. 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Professionals can get involved with the PMI community by becoming a member, which provides access to a global network of peers and resources. Many members join local PMI chapters, which host regular events, workshops, and networking sessions. Online, PMI's projectmanagement.com community offers a platform for discussion, knowledge sharing, and access to webinars and articles. Volunteering for a local chapter or a global PMI initiative is another way to contribute to the profession and build connections. #### What is the difference between PMP and CAPM? The PMP (Project Management Professional)® and CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)® are both certifications offered by PMI, but they target professionals at different career stages. The CAPM is an entry-level certification designed for individuals with little or no project experience, validating their understanding of fundamental project management knowledge and terminology. 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Not counting the 5.3-inch [Galaxy Note](http://techland.time.com/tag/galaxy-note/), which is more of a phone-tablet hybrid, the Galaxy S III is Samsung’s biggest phone yet. But why does the crown jewel of Samsung’s smartphone line keep getting bigger? The company says it’s just giving people what they want. (**MORE:** [The Samsung Galaxy S III: One Huge Display and a Whole Lot of Software](http://techland.time.com/2012/05/03/samsungs-galaxy-s-iii-huge-display-and-a-whole-lot-of-software/)) “People like bigger,” Philip Berne, Samsung’s technical media marketing manager said during a meeting at the [CTIA Wireless](http://techland.time.com/tag/CTIA-2012) trade show this week. “We asked them, and they tell us they like big.” It’s hard to argue with that. Earlier this week, I asked John Young, an AT&T spokesman, why the carrier’s phones keep growing in size. (AT&T launched the HTC One X, with a 4.7-inch display, earlier this week.) Simple, he said: They sell. Young noted that Samsung’s Infuse 4G, which has a 4.5-inch display, was a big seller on AT&T last year, even though at the time it was larger than most other phones on the market. Now, the Infuse just seems normal compared to other handsets.  I tried to make [my case](http://techland.time.com/2012/05/08/droid-incredible-4g-lte-for-verizon-a-smartphone-for-normal-hands/) to Samsung’s Berne anyway: Although larger screens are nice to look at–indeed the Galaxy S III’s screen looks gorgeous–they’re tricky to use with one hand, because you must constantly re-position the phone to reach the top edge of the screen and the buttons on the bottom. Berne countered that Samsung offers a wide range of phone sizes, such as the 4-inch Galaxy S Blaze and the new [Samsung Focus 2](http://techland.time.com/2012/05/08/samsung-focus-2-continues-atts-windows-phone-love-affair/) Windows Phone. For now, however, users will have to go big if they want the Galaxy III’s other features, such as a 1.4 GHz quad-core Exynos processor, a Siri-like “S-Voice” virtual assistant and a zero-lag camera that can snap a quick succession of shots and automatically choose the best one. Those features will likely trickle down to other Samsung phones with time. At the moment, Berne said, Samsung isn’t planning to build any phones with 720p resolution displays smaller than 4.65 inches–the size of Samsung’s [Galaxy Nexus](http://techland.time.com/tag/galaxy-nexus/). Ryan Biden, Samsung’s director of product marketing, said there are technical constraints that prevent the company from making smaller 720p phones anyway. I suspect that phone makers want the 720p bullet point on their marketing checklists, and it’s easier and cheaper to pack more pixels into a larger display. If technical constraints are at work, I assume we’re at the upper bound of how large 720p smartphones will be, but Samsung wouldn’t say if it’ll keep pushing the envelope.  Doctors know that aggressive end of life care can be a waste of money—and painful. Yet that's exactly what happens when Americans die The greatest success of the American medical system is also its greatest failure. Thanks to amazing advances in biomedicine, doctors can keep you living long after you would have passed away in earlier years. Today a 65-year-old man can expect to live past age 82, and a 65-year-old woman can expect to live even longer. But those extra years can come at a terrible cost. Millions of Americans spend the last few years of their lives in and out of hospitals, racking up huge medical bills. A quarter of the total Medicare budget is spent on the last year of recipients’ lives, with 40% of that money going to their final 30 days. Worse than those billions, though, is the physical and psychological pain that accompanies aggressive end-of-life treatment. Intubations, dialysis, feeding tubes, invasive tests—for far too many Americans, the last phase of life is spent in a hospital intensive care unit, hooked up to machines.It’s a terrible fate, as doctors only know too well. That’s why it shouldn’t be surprising that researchers in a new study in the journal PLOS ONE found that 88.3% of doctors surveyed reported that they would choose to forgo this kind of treatment if they were dying of a terminal illness. Yet even though they know how painful and futile those treatments are for dying patients—and would refuse them if the situations were reversed—doctors still find themselves carrying out those procedures on their own patients. “Physicians know it’s not the right thing to do, but we find ourselves participating in treatment that causes pain and suffering for our patient,” says Dr. VJ Periyakoil, the director of the Stanford Palliative Care Education and Training Program and the lead author of the paper. “Families are traumatized and there is a huge financial cost to the individual and the nation.”Doctors aren’t alone. Periyakoil notes that surveys have found that more than 80% of patients say they wish to avoid frequent hospitalizations and high-intensity care at the end of their lives. So why then are so many Americans dying in exactly opposite the fashion that they and their doctors desire? Blame the same medical technology that has helped Americans live longer than ever before. Hospitals and doctors are reimbursed for carrying out procedures, whatever the end result. “The default of the medical system is to doing all possible technological care,” says Periyakoil. “It simply doesn’t make it easy to do the right thing.”Medical schools bear some of the blame as well. Periyakoil notes that students are taught to extend their patients’ lives if at all possible, but they’re not taught how to speak to their patients and families about the reality of end-of-life care. That’s especially important because elderly, terminally ill patients are rarely in a position where they are capable of expressing their wishes, which too often leaves the decision up to the closest family members. And it’s hardly surprising that, faced with the possibility of losing a loved one, family members opt for whatever care is needed, no matter the financial or human cost. Periyakoil herself has spoken with the family of a terminally ill patient and gently suggested withdrawing extreme treatment, only to have the family push back. “We can present the options, but ultimately I have to defer to them,” she says.Periyakoil says she published the study in part to show ordinary people what their doctors actually thought about intensive end of life care, with the hope that they would reconsider the need to extend the lives of their loved ones at all cost. This is fraught territory—just look at the hysteria over the so-called “death panels” during the initial Obamacare debates in 2009\. But these conversations must be had, on the national level and the personal one. It’s projected that 26.1% of the U.S. population will be 65 or older by 2030, up from 12.8% now, and if intensive care remains the norm, costs will continue to balloon, while the elderly and the terminally ill will continue to suffer—as will their doctors standing witness to that pain.“My goal is to prolong life—not prolong the dying process,” says Periyakoil. “We have to fix this.” In my brief hands-on with the Galaxy S III, I found it to be as smooth as any other high-end handset running Android 4.0, but I didn’t have enough time to draw conclusions about the phone’s software features. I’m still not sure whether S-Voice and Smart Stay, which keeps the screen turned on as long the front-facing camera see your eyes looking down, are actually useful or just neat gimmicks. Samsung’s camera improvements, including a burst shot mode and [high dynamic range imaging](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High%5Fdynamic%5Frange%5Fimaging), do seem beneficial, at least. In any case, Samsung is turning to these software features to stand out from other Android phones–a move that will likely become a trend among phone makers. Hardware is reaching [a point of diminishing returns](http://techland.time.com/2012/03/14/apples-new-ipad-and-the-end-of-hardware-impressiveness/), so the baseline Android experience is now so fluid and feature-rich that it’s getting harder to tell individual phones apart. Samsung plans to launch the Galaxy S III in [Europe](http://topics.time.com/europe/) at the end of May. It’s coming to the United States this summer, but so far no U.S. carriers have said whether they’ll offer it. 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