Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy S3 smartphone has been chosen as the best smartphone by a well-known U.S. magazine in its latest handset survey, industry sources said Tuesday.

Consumer Reports recommended the Galaxy sequel as the best smartphone pick for subscribers of three major mobile carriers in the United States.

The smartphone received the top scores in the categories of voice calls, usability, messaging and others.

The Galaxy S3 rolled out by AT&T Inc. received the highest score among smartphones available at the No. 2 mobile operator in the U.S.

The Galaxy S3 models released by T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel Corp. also received the highest scores among the operators’ smartphones.

Verizon Communications Inc., another U.S. mobile operator, is also set to release the Galaxy S3 smartphone within this month.

Samsung has said global sales of the Galaxy S3 are expected to top 10 million units this month, within two months of its launch.

The earlier models of the Galaxy series chalked up combined sales of over 50 million units in the past two years. (Yonhap News)