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October 11, 2012

Samsung Galaxy S III vs Samsung Galaxy S III Mini - "What Are The Differences" Comparison

(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.

Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini

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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