Forget about the rumors and leaks, Samsung, as promised, has made the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini official! It's the same Galaxy S III-ness in it but smaller. The device sports a 4" display which is 0.8" smaller than that of it's big brother. As much as I would have wanted the SGS III Mini to have, it does not feature those cool and neat stuff the SGS III has. It does not have Pop Up Play, Smart Stay, and all the other software goodness the SGS III has and have been loved for. Anyway, the SGS III Mini should still be able to do what it is made to do. It runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, for one, and is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor. Samsung's official press release did not mention anything about the availability and the price of the device. So, we will just have to wait when that happens because price comes together with it's per-country launching.
Samsung Galaxy S III Mini
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Operating System
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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
TouchWiz UI
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Display
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4.0”
WVGA (480x800) Super AMOLED
233 ppi
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Processor
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1GHz NovaThor U8420
Dual-core processor
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GPU
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RAM
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1GB
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Memory
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Internal: 8GB/16GB
External: Up to 32GB
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Camera
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Rear: 5MP
Auto Focus
LED Flash
720p video recording @ 30fps
Front: VGA
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Connectivity
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WiFi
802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
4.0
GPS
with A-GPS
GLONASS
NFC
WiFi
HT40
WiFi
Direct
DLNA
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Sensors
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Accelerometer
Digital Compass
Proximity Sensor
Gyroscope
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Interface
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3.5mm
headset jack
microUSB
2.0
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Network
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HSPA
EDGE/GPRS
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Dimensions
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Height: 121.55m
Length: 63mm
Width: 9.85mm
Weight: 111.5g
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Battery
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1500 mAh
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Additional Features
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Press Release:
Samsung Introduces GALAXY S III mini, a Compact yet Powerful Smartphone
GALAXY S III’s nature-inspired design and intuitive ease-of-use in one stylish, compact smartphone
SEOUL, Korea - October 11, 2012 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today unveiled the GALAXY S III mini, a compact version of the flagship smartphone GALAXY S III. The GALAXY S III mini brings the high performance, intuitive ease-of-use and nature-inspired design of the GALAXY S III to an elegant, compact smartphone with a 4.0-inch screen. It can be an optimal choice for consumers who are looking for more practical smartphones.
“The GALAXY S III introduced a new concept of smartphone that has proven hugely popular around the world. We’re now delighted to bring its revolutionary design, intuitive usability and intelligence to the GALAXY S III mini in a more compact form,” said JK Shin, President and Head of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics. “We continue to make every effort to provide extraordinary mobile experiences to meet a wide variety of user needs.”
The GALAXY S III mini is powered by Android™ 4.1 (Jelly Bean), the latest version of the world’s most popular smartphone operating system. Jelly Bean has fast, fluid and smooth graphics along with a new Google Search™ experience featuring Google Now™, which brings you just the right information, before you even ask.
Stylish and compact, the GALAXY S III mini shares the GALAXY S III’s breakthrough design and simple elegance. Its ultra-minimal curved frame delivers a rich natural feel, which is also reflected on its nature-inspired home screen, wallpapers and ringtones. Its beautiful 4.0-inch Super AMOLED display offers a generous viewing experience that lets you view multimedia and Web content in brilliant color and clarity. Its compact size gives users a comfortable grip and allows a convenient one-hand operation.
The GALAXY S III mini is packed with intelligent technology designed to make interacting with the phone incredibly natural and intuitive. S Voice, Samsung’s advanced natural language recognition software, lets you use your voice to unlock the phone with simple customized commands, or to play your favorite songs, turn the volume up or down, organize your schedule, or automatically launch the camera and start taking photos.
The GALAXY S III mini also understands your gestures to make using your phone easier and more natural: With Smart Stay, the phone’s camera tracks your eyes and keeps the screen lit as long as you are looking at it. When reading a text message from a friend, Direct Call enables you to automatically dial a call simply by lifting the phone to your ear; and Smart Alert conveniently alerts you to missed calls or messages as soon as you pick up your phone.
Content sharing is easy and fast on the GALAXY S III mini: Its S Beam feature lets you share a 10MB music file in just two seconds by simply tapping on another S Beam-enabled device including GALAXY S III or GALAXY Note II, even without a Wi-Fi or cellular signal. The ‘Buddy photo share’ function also allows photos to be easily and simultaneously shared with all your friends pictured in an image directly from the camera or the photo gallery.
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