Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III MINI

alaTest has collected and analyzed 139 reviews from magazines and websites. Comments about the build quality and design are on the whole positive. The battery and portability also get good comments. The apps and camera get less positive views.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III MINI is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 94/100 = Excellent quality.

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Crysis 3 Benchmarked

 

Avant-garde After gamers had a somewhat disappointing experience with Crysis 2, Crytek pulled out all the stops for their new FPS. The third title in the series is supposed to present a perfect mix of the first two parts, offering a full Crysis...

Considering nothing but the technical aspect of the game, the game is excellent on almost all levels. Crysis 3 shines with breathtaking visuals, which makes it clear that Crytek takes the PC platform quite seriously. In terms of gameplay, too, the...

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Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini review: The Halfling

 

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...

Quad-band GSM and dual-band 3G support ; 14.4 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA support ; 4.0" 16M-color Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen of WVGA (480 x 800 pixel) resolution ; Android OS 4.1 Jelly Bean with Nature UX ; 1 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 CPU,...

Pricey ; Pentile matrix display ; No 1080p video recording ; No dedicated camera key

Is the Samsung I8190 a shrunk-down Galaxy S III? It vastly depends on your understanding of a mini version, but we believe that it isn't. It's more of a Galaxy S Advance repackaged in an Galaxy S III-styled body and with a tad extra RAM. It's not a bad...

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Samsung Galaxy S III mini preview: First look

 

The Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini is like a nostalgic return to the roots for the highly successful Galaxy S franchise. Quite similar to the original Galaxy S specs-wise, the new SIII mini aims to get as much of the Galaxy S III's personality into a...

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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Review

 

ForewordThe Samsung Galaxy S3 was and still is the best selling Android phone in the market. An amazingly spec'd device with killer features. So it will come as no surprise ...

Running JellyBean 4.1 ; Battery Life ; Screen performance

Slight lag ; Camera

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Reviewed: Samsung Galaxy S III Mini

 

I own (and love) the Samsung Galaxy S III, so I was very eager to review the S III Mini.

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Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE (EE UK) mini-review

 

If you have any business reading this website, chances are you've at least heard of the Samsung Galaxy S3. Samsung's curvaceous, nature-inspired flagship smartphone has sold over 30 mill...

If you want the best all-round Android phone, with the fastest data speeds possible in the UK, then right now that’s the Galaxy S3 LTE on EE. Just be aware you’ll pay a hefty early adopter tax to get it.

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Samsung Galaxy S III mini Review

 

The Samsung Galaxy S III mini is designed to bring most of the goodies of the Galaxy S III in a significantly smaller form-factor. However, the S III mini is more intriguing than your typical mid-range model, as it has the privilege of being named...

Elegant and compact design ; Comes with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Video recording is so-so ; The physical buttons could be better

The Samsung Galaxy S III mini is a lovely mainstream smartphone. All of a sudden, the Galaxy S III's “nature-inspired” design looks and feels right in your hand. The device is easy to hold and operate, while its 4-inch screen is big enough to provide a...

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This review is to correct the poster who thought he was correcting the first poster

 

Don't own it so have nothing to say either way about the quality or performance

T-mobile actually uses the AWS band for its 3/3.5G, which is 1700+2100 (one is for uplink, other for downlink). So the statement that 1700 is dominant for TMO is wrong ; There are countries that use only 2100 for 3G, but not TMO USA. Since this phone...

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Nice little phone

 

I really like it, I wanted the Android OS, and this is a nicely put together normal size phone. Fast on Wi-Fi 802.11n, don\'t have LTE\/4G here so the lack of it didn\'t matter. Little bit of a learning curve to set up to use the external storage. Only...

Attractive Design","Brilliant Display","Easy Navigation","Easy To Clean","Great OS","QWERTY Keypad

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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini review

 

The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini is a pared down version of the top-tier Galaxy S3, but does it do enough to compete with its rivals?

Slim profile ; Samsung apps ; Jelly Bean as standard

Lack of storage ; Poor camera ; Expensive

The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini looks like a Galaxy S3 but has been stripped of all the things that made that smartphone the T3 smartphone of the year. It doesn’t look as nice as an iPhone 4, doesn’t have the camera skills of Sony smartphones and has a...

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Product Specifications

Camera

Autofocus: Yes
Built-in Camera:Double Camera
Built-in Flash: Yes
Video Resolution in Pixel:HD720p

Configuration

Audio Playback: Yes
GPS Receiver:Built-in
Integrated Radio:FM Radio
Integrated TV Tuner: No
Java: Yes
Push to Talk: No
Realtone: Yes
User Interface for Text:Touchscreen
Video Client: Yes

Connectivity

A2DP: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes
Memory Card Slot: Yes
Multi SIM Card: No
Near Field Communication:No / Yes
USB: Yes
WiFi Connectivity: Yes
WiFi Data Exchange: Yes

Data Transfer

EDGE: Yes
GPRS: Yes
HSCSD: No
HSDPA: Yes
Technology:GSM/PCN / WCDMA (UMTS)

Display

Display Technology:HD SUPER AMOLED / Super-AMOLED
Number of Display Colours:16 Millions
Number of Displays:1

General Features

Design:Bar
EASY USE PHONE: No
Operating System:Android
Operator:3 / EE / LIFE MOBILE / MVNO / O2 / Orange / Sim Free / T-MOBILE / TALKTALK / Tesco MB / Virgin / Vodafone
Product Type:Mobile Phone / Smartphone
Way of Buying:Contract / Prepay Pack / Sim Free

Messaging

E-Mail Functionality: Yes
Instant Messaging: Yes
Push email: Yes
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