How To Screenshot On Samsung S3

Taking screenshots, or capturing a photograph of the current display on your Samsung Galaxy S3, is a crucial feature of any modern smartphone or tablet.

The good news is that this capability is built right into Android 11 and One UI 3.1, so there’s no need to download any third-party apps to get it.

You can share a WhatsApp chat, Tinder profile, Instagram story, Facebook photo, or video clip from your device’s storage by taking a screenshot.

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1 How to screenshot on Samsung S3

Method 1:

These are the easy steps you need to take to take a screenshot on your Samsung Galaxy S3:

Time required: 2 minutes on average

First Step:

Start by opening the app, website, or chat room that you wish to capture a screenshot of on your Samsung Galaxy S3.

Second Step:

There are two ways to take a screenshot on the Samsung Galaxy S3: the standard Android method, which involves pressing the power and volume down keys at the same time, and

How to screenshot on Samsung
Samsung’s own system, which involves swiping the palm of your hand from the right side to the left (or vice versa) of the screen. Depending on the software version you’re using, you might not have access to this feature.

First, you’ll need to enable the “Move palm to capture” option in the settings before you can use this gesture to take a screenshot.

Move palm to capture

Third step:

When you take a picture with your Samsung Galaxy S3, it will be saved instantly in your device’s gallery.

gallery

Fourth step:

To edit, crop, or share the most recent capture you made with your Galaxy S3, open the gallery and the photos and images will show in chronological order.

Gallary View

Method 2:

Open the Samsung screen or app you want to capture.
Slide your finger down from the top of the Samsung Galaxy S3 screen and tap the “Screenshot” icon.
The photo is saved in your Samsung phone or tablet’s gallery. The home screen has a photo gallery.

About Samsung S3:

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA

LAUNCH	Announced	2012, May. Released 2012, May
LAUNCH	Status	Discontinued

BODY	Dimensions	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
	Weight	133 g (4.69 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Micro-SIM

DISPLAY	Type	Super AMOLED
	Size	4.8 inches, 63.5 cm² (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 2

PLATFORM	OS	Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI
	Chipset	Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
	GPU	Mali-400MP4

MEMORY	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA	Single	8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3″, AF
	Features	LED flash
	Video	1080p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA	Single	1.9 MP, f/2.6
	Video	720p@30fps

SOUND	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS
	USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB On-The-Go

FEATURES	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
		S-Voice natural language commands and dictation

BATTERY	Type	Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)

MISC	Colors	Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur
	Models	GT-I9300, GT-I9300I, SHV-E210S, SHW-M440S
	SAR	0.55 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.21 W/kg (head)
	Price	About 190 EUR

TESTS	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.419:1 (sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 50h

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