Samsung Galaxy S III mini ★ preview First look
The Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini is like a nostalgic return to the roots for the highly successful Galaxy S franchise. Quite similar to the original Galaxy S specs-wise, the new SIII mini aims to get as much of the Galaxy S III's personality into a smaller package that's easy on the thumb - and pocket.
The original Samsung Galaxy S III is currently the smartphone to beat, but to many it's too large of a slab to handle. A strong point can be made that a large screen is a must for a great browsing experience or video watching on the go, but not everyone is willing to put up a with the body size such a screen implies.
Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini at a glance:
General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz, HSDPA 14.4 Mbps
Form factor: Touchscreen bar
Dimensions: 121.55 x 63 x 9.85 mm, 111.5 g
Display: 4" 16M-color WVGA (480 x 800 pixels) Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Chipset: 1GHz dual-core processor, Mali-400MP GPU, 1GB RAM
OS: Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UX
Memory: 16 GB of inbuilt storage, microSD card slot (up to 32 GB)
Camera: 5 megapixel auto-focus, face and smile detection; 720p (1280 x 720) video recording at 30fps
Connectivity: Wi-Fi b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, stereo Bluetooth 4.0, standard microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS and GLONASS, 3.5mm audio jack, stereo FM radio with RDS, NFC
Misc: built-in accelerometer, multi-touch input, proximity sensor, Swype text input
