Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
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Read on for everything you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini ahead of its release, and bookmark this page if you're keen, because before long we'll be replacing this preview with a full, in-depth review
Good News 1.Android 4.1 jelly Bean
2. Hopefully will be cheaper
OUTLOOK
when anyone looking for looking for a Samsung Galaxy S3 with a slightly smaller screen, keep looking -- the S3 Mini's hardware is far more modest than the mobile it borrows its name from. The upside of packing lower- specced components, however, is that the Mini is likely to be reasonably priced. And having a cutting-edge version of Android is a definite plus.
SOFTWARE
Most Important - The S3 Mini runs Android 4.1 jelly Bean, which is currently the latest version of Google's mobile operating system. The Samsung Galaxy S3 is currently still on Android 4.0 ice Cream Sandwich in the UK, but by the time the S3 Mini goes on sale, it will likely have been updated.
Cutting-edge Android is very good news, even if Google's robot-powered platform rarely stands still for long. With Jelly Bean you'll get all the normal Android niceties like customisable home screens, a wealth of apps in the Google Play store and Google Now -- a spooky bit of software that summons up pertinent information based on your location and search history.so you'll get a bunch of Samsung-crafted apps such as Game, Video and Music hubs.
HARDWARE
The S3 Mini is a 1GHz dual-core processor, another far cry from the 1.4GHz quad-core chip humming away beneath the S3's slick plastic bonnet.
It is similar to the Galaxy S Advance, which also has a 1GHz dual-core chip. We found the S Advance to be mostly lag-free, though prone to some judder when you're performing taxing tasks. Although I'd expect the S3 Mini to handle most ordinary duties without any sluggish behaviour, you may find it starts to groan when you fire up intensive apps.
Around the back of the S3 Mini is a 5-megapixel camera. Photographers will tell you that sensor size isn't everything, so we'll wait and see what kind of images and videos this snapper produces. It probably won't muster photos as high a standard as those created by the Galaxy S3's 8-megapixel camera though.
The S3 Mini comes in 8GB or 16GB storage options, but if that's not enough space, you can bump up the capacity using a microSD card
DESIGN
The S3 Mini looks -- as you'd expect -- like a slightly smaller Galaxy S3. The phone itself has a rounded oval shape, with one near-rectangular home button nestled just under the 4-inch display.
Unfortunately, while the Mini is smaller than the Galaxy S3, it's actually slightly thicker, measuring 9.85mm thick, compared with the S3's 8.6mm. That's hardly too chubby to handle and this phone will definitely fit inside your pocket with no trouble. But the extra depth could result in a mobile that feels a little less luxurious to hold. The good news is that the Mini is very light, tipping the scales at a mere 111.5g.
DISPLAY
the Samsung Galaxy S3, which has a glorious 720p resolution.
There's nothing wrong with a 480x800-pixel screen -- I suspect web browsing, photos, videos and games will look perfectly decent on this display. Just don't expect the same mind-blowing clarity you get from more premium smart phones.
The display on the Mini is the same as that on this year's Samsung Galaxy S Advance
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