(GSM Insider) - Today, Samsung announced the "mini" version of Samsung Galaxy S3 which is known as the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini. So is there any differences between the smaller Galaxy S3 and the original Galaxy S3? Yes. Definitely. There are huge differences between two smartphones.
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Here are the comparison of key specifications between Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 and Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini:
Display
Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300: 4.8-inch Super AMOLED HD
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini: 4-inch Super AMOLED WVGA
Processor
Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300: 1.5GHz
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini: 1GHz dual-core processor
Operating system
Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (upgradable to 4.1)
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
ROM
Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300: 8/16G, supports microSD expansion
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini: 16/32/64GB supports microSD expansion
Main Camera
Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300: 8MP
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini: 5MP
Front Camera
Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300: 1.9MP
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini: VGA
NFC
Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300: Yes
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini: Yes
Bluetooth
Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300: Yes
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini: Yes
Dimension
Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300: 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6mm
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini: 121.55mm x 63mm x 9.85 mm
Weight
Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300: 133g
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini: 111.5g
Battery capacity
Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300: 2100mAh
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini: 1500mAh
Verdict
From the overall comparison, Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini is not the competitor for original Galaxy S3 and it is not an alternative for original Galaxy S3. However, there are many similarities between both devices as they comes with NFC, Bluetooth, WiFi, S Beam, S Voice and DLNA Sharing. Galaxy S3 I9300 does not support LTE so does the Galaxy S3 Mini. Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE with the model number of I9305 is the one with LTE connectivity. One advantage of Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini is it preloaded with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. So you no longer need to wait for update like the Samsung Galaxy S3.
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