G+_Marlon Thompson Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 With the launch of the Droid Mini today, I feel compelled to repost something I had written earlier this year about the S3 mini and how people were saying it would tarnish the Galxay S3 brand (to which I disagreed and felt it would start a trend). Well with its successor the S4 mini, the HTC one mini and now this, can I just say... I called it. Originally shared by Marlon Thompson Quick Review: The Galaxy S3 Mini I bought my wife the Galaxy S3 Mini today because she needed to replace her old HTC Wildfire S and she doesn't want a big phone. I have taken it upon myself to ensure that all the phones in our house are 4.1 and above (two are on stock and I put Cyanogen Mod 10 on my old Galaxy S and gave it to my teenage son he loves it) so my choices were limited, the S3 mini was the only thing that fit the bill. I heard a lot of people say this would tarnish the brand of the S3 and after trying it out I have to say ...not entirely. Quick pros and cons. Pros 4.1.1 out of the box and it had an update waiting and is now on 4.1.2 Even though its dual core I found it snappy and call quality is quite good A lot of the best features from the S3 are here. Screen is nice and bright and watching video is pleasant even at the 400 x 800 resolution Decent pictures and video with the camera. Battery Life seems to be decent and the way my wife uses he phone this should last two days on a charge. Very comfortable to hold especially if you have small hands Cons Camera is a bit slow when compared to the S3, I was able to snap 4-5 pics with my S3 before one on this one Web browsing is okay not fantastic because of the resolution Some Apps can cause it to slow down Price on Amazon this is US 314, if I had access to the Play store I would have gone with a nexus. Verdict this is a decent phone and not a slight against the S3, but the price needs to come down for me to highly recommended it. Because where I live their are limited options for phones I didn't mind the price, and my wife likes it a lot. If you guys want I'll post up some pictures and video taken with the phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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