Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini review: The Halfling

28 November 2012
Design and software experience coming straight from the most successful droid of all times, packed in a shell that's far easier to pocket. Now, who wouldn't want some of that? The Samsung Galaxy S III mini is the company's most premium compact Android smartphone and is here to prove...

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  • raj
  • t}K
  • 02 Dec 2012

the phone is brilliant but the price iss too high

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    • sohel
    • t}K
    • 02 Dec 2012

    the price of the phone is costly as compare to the features. so,the price must decrease otherwise there are more option

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      • AnonD-82632
      • 6Q3
      • 01 Dec 2012

      tooooooooo much costly phone as compare to other mid range android phones in market..,, why ??

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        • Anonymous
        • m1P
        • 30 Nov 2012

        The price should be lowered. Or people will just buy the xperia s or galaxy sii. Which have bigger screens. And better cameras. But the siii mini has jellybean. And it's the cheapest phone (or should be, once it gets cheaper than the nexus 4) with it.

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          • boosook
          • mx7
          • 30 Nov 2012

          The truth is that this GS3 Mini is just yet another midrange phone, with an average camera that you can find on $200 phones and when compared with phones in the same price range it is a subpar camera.

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            • AnonD-71419
            • NwF
            • 30 Nov 2012

            Uncle Sammy give to you anyway you like it

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              • ikkuh
              • 9xE
              • 30 Nov 2012

              "at this pricepoint" ???
              Look what you get at half the price of a iPhone.
              If you're not a gaming enthousiast or don't need 30 programs open at one time you hardly notice the difference with a SGSIII.
              It's still a great phone even when it's not a full blown SGSIII.
              In my country it's 333,00 euro's. i'm sure the price will drop under 300,00.

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                • Anonymous
                • n%j
                • 29 Nov 2012

                AnonD-83516, 29 Nov 2012Who will buy this?? It's better to buy the I9100 SII instead Agreed, instead of making a useless phone release the S2 sources

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                  • AnonD-83516
                  • 0@i
                  • 29 Nov 2012

                  Who will buy this??
                  It's better to buy the I9100 SII instead

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                    • jtv
                    • t7X
                    • 29 Nov 2012

                    This costs about $400 in my country.
                    Xperia S and SL costs $360 and $370.

                    It doesn't even need common sense to decide what to get.

                    And a little bit more $ I can be able to grab an HTC OneX.
                    Stupid Samsung. All those sh**ty specs glittered in a premium price. WTF.

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                      • AnonD-82206
                      • KgZ
                      • 29 Nov 2012

                      So pricy for S3mini i rather go get S2 or Samsung galaxy advance.

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                        • snakeim
                        • b9K
                        • 29 Nov 2012

                        I do own the SI9070P Advance and I find it more attractive that the SIII mini. I guess it's a question of taste, but side by side, although in real life the SIII looks was smaller than SIII advance, it's about the same size.Honestly, I am having both in my hand now and the S Advance looks better, has that Nexus look...front and back...
                        Anyway, will buy Motorola Razr I as I think they just came back with this model. I would prefer the Sony design (if only would fix the lag they have in every model) with a superamoled screen).Design: Sony are the best. Screens: Samsung's superamoled, Nokia's clear black,LG's Super LCD II, and Iphone 5.
                        Sometimes I am wondering, why no Android based model can't compete with the Iphone. Are they so blind to see what market really want?I bet we all would love a 4-4.2 inch screen (there is no way you want a bigger screen on a phone)with as less as they can bezel around the screen, not only sides but also upper & lower screen.It is a phone, in the end of the day! It's so easy to forget when we were chasing the smallest phone around....

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                          • AnonD-50210
                          • vGB
                          • 29 Nov 2012

                          "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" on the Music Widget on page 4. Internet brownie points for you GSMArena!
                          \m/
                          Oh, and I really don't think this phone's worth the cash. At least not for the expected price in India.

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                            • Zuk
                            • U{2
                            • 29 Nov 2012

                            Lg l9 is batter thn this.

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                              • AnonD-14841
                              • fCI
                              • 29 Nov 2012

                              come on Samsung
                              give it a 2000mah battery

                              that shall justify the price tag

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                                • AnonD-50083
                                • xL}
                                • 29 Nov 2012

                                Great. Another "spam message" in the phone market, again coming from Samsung!

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                                  • AnonD-50083
                                  • xL}
                                  • 29 Nov 2012

                                  Anonymous, 29 Nov 2012Don't rush it, the review will not be what the Nokia fans h... moreAs a matter of fact ALL reviews of the "Bezelbub" were positive.
                                  By the way, "Bezelbub" won design awards (Lumia 900). What did your non-Bezelbub win?

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • vaN
                                    • 29 Nov 2012

                                    [deleted post]Don't rush it, the review will not be what the Nokia fans hope for.

                                    There's so many reviews of 920 already, and they are not to excited about the Nokia Bezelbub 920, so the fans are hoping that gsmarena will be the ones to praise and worship the Bezelbub. But it's not gonna happen, Bezelbub is not fit to fight high end androids, it can't even outperform ip5.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • Yar
                                      • 29 Nov 2012

                                      AnonD-79514, 28 Nov 2012yeah Samsung is not apple! the price already dropped from 4... moreOf course samsung is not apple! Apple can sell at a premium price for a long time and it will still sell. Samsung has to drop the price seeing no one is interested. Honestly, I would not buy this half baked wanna-be galaxy s3 phone even it was half the price that is at now. I think GSM was being too kind on this review.

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                                        • AnonD-73055
                                        • pmS
                                        • 29 Nov 2012

                                        I think that GT-i8160 should be mentioned in alternatives, as the spec are almost identical (LCD vs. AMOLED, 3.8" vs. 4") My GF uses it. Quite nice device actually. And it's much cheaper too.