Samsung officially announced GALAXY S III mini [Photos, Specs and Price]

Samsung has just officially announced GALAXY S III mini I8190 in Germany as a lite mini version of its flagship Galaxy S III device with lower specs and cheaper price to target more audience.

The Galaxy S III mini doesn't quite live up to its name. It has a 4" Super AMOLED screen of WVGA resolution (PenTile matrix). Inside is a ST-Ericsson NovaThor chipset with two Cortex-A9 cores, ticking at 1GHz, 1GB of RAM and a Mali-400 GPU.

GALAXY S III mini Specifications

The main camera has a 5MP sensor and an LED flash and it's capable of shooting 720p video. There's a VGA front-facing camera too. The internal storage comes in 8GB or 16GB versions and there's a microSD card slot if you need more.

The Samsung Galaxy S III mini is expected to launch in November. The expected market price is £298, €370, $480.