Samsung unveiled its former flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S3, back in May, 2012, and two weeks after its announcement the handset was available in the U.K. from several retailers for £479.99. However, if you haven’t had the opportunity or the wherewithal to pick one up before now, it may be of interest to you to know that the popular online retailer, Very, is currently offering the device with a £194 discount.

The S3 packs a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, a Exynos 4412 Quad chipset powered by four 1.4GHz Cortex A9 central processing units, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage (expandable up to 64GB via microSD), an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with optical image stabilization, a Mali-400MP GPU and a 2,100 mAh removable Li-Ion battery.

In addition, the handset ships running the latest build of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean skinned with Samsung’s custom TouchWiz user interface, which Samsung claims is the “easier way to use your device, giving you intuitive control over everyday tasks.” However, Samsung is still in the process of rolling out the much-anticipated Android 4.3 update, so you should be able to upgrade the software when you boot up the device for the first time.

No coupons or codes are necessary for this promotion. All you have to do is visit Very’s website and purchase your Galaxy S3, then at the checkout £194 will be deducted from the usual price of £479 leaving £285 left to pay.

• SourceVery