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The Samsung Galaxy S III Mini (stylized as Samsung GALAXY S III mini, model number: GT-I8190) is a touchscreen-based, slate-sized smartphone designed and manufactured by Samsung. It was announced in October 2012 and released in November 2012. The Galaxy S III Mini technological specifications include a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, a dual-core processor running at 1 GHz with 1 GB of RAM, a 5-megapixel rear camera, and a front-facing VGA camera for video calls or selfies.[3][4]
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Codename | Cooldown |
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Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
Series | Galaxy |
Compatible networks | 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz 3G: HSDPA 900/1900/2100 MHz 3.5G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, CDMA2000 800, 1900 MHz (Verizon Variant) |
First released | October 2012 |
Predecessor | Samsung Galaxy W |
Successor | Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini |
Type | Touchscreen smartphone |
Dimensions | 121.55 mm × 63 mm × 9.9 mm |
Weight | 120 g (4.2 oz) |
Operating system | Original: Android 4.1.1 "Jelly Bean" Current: Android 4.1.2 "Jelly Bean" Android 4.4.2 "KitKat" (AT&T and Verizon Wireless Galaxy S3 Mini only) Unofficial: Android 7.1.2 "Nougat" via LineageOS 14.1 |
System-on-chip | ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 (GT-I8190) Marvell PXA986 (GT-I8200) |
CPU | 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 (GT-I8190) 1.2 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 (GT-I8200) 1.2 GHz dual-core Krait (North American variant) |
GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP1 (GT-I8190) Vivante GC1000 (GT-I8200) Adreno 305 (North American variant) |
Memory | 1 GB RAM |
Storage | 8 / 16 flash (3.5 GB not available due to Android software and preinstalled apps) |
Removable storage | microSD, up to 32 GB |
Battery | 1500 mAh – two versions: 3-pin & 4-pin & 2000 mAh (U.S. and Canada) |
Display | 4 in (100 mm) Super AMOLED PenTile 480×800 resolution (~233 PPI)[1] |
Rear camera | 5 Mpx with auto focus, 720p 30 fps HD video recording (at 12 Mbit/s, 128 kbit/s audio), single LED flash |
Front camera | VGA |
Connectivity | 3.5 mm TRRS, HSPA, Bluetooth 4.0+LE, Wi-Fi & Hotspot, DLNA, Kies Air, micro USB 2.0, NFC (GT-I8190N/GT-I8200N/SM-G730A/SM-G730V only) |
Data inputs | Capacitive Glass, headset controls, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyroscope, magnetometer, accelerometer, aGPS, and Glonass |
References | [2] |
Samsung Galaxy S III Mini is a smaller version of the Samsung Galaxy S III and contains many of the same features; however, it lacks an 8-megapixel rear camera, bigger 4.8-inch screen and Gorilla Glass display. This device has a 42 h endurance rating.[5] The device initially ran on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) but has now been updated to 4.1.2.[5] Other features include Samsung's TouchWiz Skin, ChatON instant messaging, Smart alert, Buddy Photo Share, Pop-Up Play, S Suggest, S Voice, Smart Stay, Video Hub, Game Hub 2.0, and the S Beam technology (S Beam only available on special NFC edition, GT-I8190N). This device's battery varies from different carriers, and it will either have a 3-pin battery, which is widely used and sold, or a 4-pin battery.
An alternative 'upgraded' Galaxy S III Mini version (SM-G730A/SM-G730V) is available from the US carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless respectively, which features a different processor (Qualcomm 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon 400), NFC, 2000 mAh battery, and 4G LTE data speeds, among other differences. It retains the same 4-inch (800×480 pixels), Super AMOLED screen as the original 'international' Galaxy S III Mini. As of June 6, 2014, the AT&T[6] website shows this version of the phone shipping with Android 4.4 KitKat installed.
In March 2014, another variant of this device (GT-I8200) was released in some countries, with the GT-I8200N model featuring NFC and the GT-I8200L model in Latin America. This variant features a different SoC (Marvell PXA986, dual-core) clocked at 1.2 GHz, with the Vivante GC1000 GPU, those specs were used in the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 as well. The GT-I8200/N/L variants are shipped with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean out of the box, as opposed to the older GT-I8190 variant which was shipped with 4.1.1.[7]
The successor to the Galaxy S III Mini is the Galaxy S4 Mini. It was announced on May 30, 2013, and was subsequently released in July 2013.[8]
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