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(70%)
226 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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32 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Sturdy
Familiar design
Great battery
Not quite worth the SIMfree price
Slim profile
Lightweight
Android Jelly Bean out of the box
MicroSD card support
Small profile
Good display and the latest Google operating system with impressive battery life.
Excellent performance
Even on CPU/GPU-intensive games
Great battery life
Android Jelly Bean (4.1.1)
Latest version of Android
Decent battery life and call quality
Feels comfortable in your hand
Impressive Android Jelly Bean OS
More solid build than the S III
Scaled down design
Android Jelly Bean
MicroSD support
Bright Screen
Great build and nice design
Plenty of tweaking to offer a wide range of functionality
MicroSD card slot
Good battery life
Nice to handle
TouchWizz interface
Good audio quality
Decent camera
Battery life
Unlike the truly boring Sony Xperia J we checked out this week
The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini’s got a bit of panache
It takes the same curved styling of the S3
And white hue to boot. It’s plastic
Yes
But somehow it seems stylish too.And it runs almost exactly the same software too
Samsung’s homescreen and navigation screens are colourful and easy to use
And you’ll find the same excellent Pop-U
Android 4.1 with Samsung TouchWiz UI
Familiar
Stylish design
Strong in-ear headphones
Solid design
Nice motion
Based features
Good camera options
Android 4.1
Fast processor
The editors didn't like
Middling performance
Average screen
Restrictive on-board storage
High price tag
Rivals now offering more for less
The price tag seems high and rivals now offer more speed and storage for your money
Way too expensive
Weak camera
Limited storage
Too expensive
Outclassed by the cheaper Google Nexus 4
Pricey
Disappointing onscreen keyboard
Expensive
Dual core
Low Screen resolution
Samsung Apps
Feels unexpectedly sluggish
Looks overpriced
This is certainly not a "mini" version of the original Galaxy S3!
The Galaxy S3 mini is a reasonably good mid-ranged Android smartphone with good software and battery life. However, unless you particularly want a smaller smartphone, we can't see any major reason to pick the Galaxy S3 mini over the cheaper but higher spe...
Nice to handle, TouchWizz interface, Good audio quality, Decent camera, Battery life
This is certainly not a "mini" version of the original Galaxy S3!, Limited gaming performances (GPU isn't powerful enough), Screen resolution
With its lower-res screen, less powerful processor and less effective camera, there's no way that the Galaxy S3 Mini can be described as a pocket version of the Galaxy S3. In fact, all it inherits from the full-sized model is its name and general look. Ho...
Abstract: We finally managed to land a Samsung Galaxy S III Mini in the palm of our hands. Thanks to the guys at Mobicity for the opportunity. Good pointsGood sizeGood battery lifeGood screen Bad Points5 MegaPixel CameraOS can be laggy The Galaxy S III Mini is o...
Android Jelly Bean, fast processor, decent camera,
Expensive compared to rivals
Despite the name, the S3 Mini has little in common with the original S3. But despite a considerably lower spec it's still a pretty decent smartphone with a decent level of performance. However, the game-changing price point of the Google Nexus 4 (aroun...
Solid design, Good battery life, Nice motion, based features, Good camera options, Android 4.1
Expensive
By emulating the fabulous Galaxy S3 in design terms, Samsung may have shot itself in the foot. The handset looks like it should be a smaller version of a great phone, but in fact it is cut down not just in size and that's bound to disappoint many people....
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Published: 2012-12-11, Author: Allan , review by: whatmobile.net
Abstract: Samsung’s flagship S3 smartphone gets a ‘mini’ sibling – but just how far has the apple fallen from the tree? Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini €300 sim free, or €25p/m on contract Reviewer: Jasper JacksonThe S3 Mini tries to be a smaller, cheaper version of the S...
Excellent performance, even on CPU/GPU-intensive games, great battery life, Android Jelly Bean (4.1.1)
Way too expensive, weak camera, limited storage
It's a bizarre handset, this one. Usually with mid-range phones performance is an issue, with UIs falling victim to stutter and lag. But here that's not the case – the Galaxy S3 Mini will handle pretty much anything you throw at it. And best of all it'll...
Unlike the truly boring Sony Xperia J we checked out this week, the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini’s got a bit of panache: it takes the same curved styling of the S3, and white hue to boot. It’s plastic, yes, but somehow it seems stylish too.And it runs almost exactly the same software too: Samsung’s homescreen and navigation screens are colourful and easy to use, and you’ll find the same excellent Pop-U
While it may sport similar software to the Samsung Galaxy S3, the S3 Mini’s hardware pales in comparison. The four inch screen, though compact, is a lower resolution 800x480, which looks grainy and old against the pin sharp HD display of its bigger brother. And the 1GHz dual-core processor, though fast enough for watching video and a spot of web browsing, isn’t as scorchingly quick either.The fiv
Despite the name, the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini is the perfect size for many people, put off by the grotesque proportions of the latest Android super phones, and Apple’s closed off iOS software. And its looks and software are easy on the eye too.That said...
Abstract: Google latest smartphone is the Nexus 4 by LG but how does it compare to Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini ? We'll look at the differences in our Google LG Nexus 4 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini comparison review. The Galaxy S3 Mini and Nexus 4 both come with a mid-rang...
