For those of you who are looking for a relatively affordable unlocked handset, the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini is a lovely mid-range smartphone that should do the job. The device is currently available on Amazon unlocked for $410 only.

Galaxy S III Mini Specifications

With a 4" WVGA Super AMOLED screen, 1GB of RAM, dual-core 1GHz processor, microSD card slot and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with TouchWiz Nature UX, the Galaxy S III Mini has proven to be a dreadful contender in the mid-end space.

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Samsung is currently sending invitations to a Samsung Mobile press event in Berlin, Germany. From what we understand from the Invitation that Samsung will unveil a New smaller GALAXY flagship device during this event.

The invitation contain the line "So big can be small. And so small can be big." You might also have noticed the characteristic S series logo in the background.

This really might be the Samsung GALAXY S III mini and its coming in October,11th.

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After the Huge success of the Galaxy S III and its amazing 20 Million sales record. Head of Samsung Mobile Communications,JK Shin, confirmed today that Samsung will be releasing a 4-inch version of the Galaxy S III tomorrow on October 11th in Germany and it will be called "Samsung GALAXY S III mini". Shin announced the news during a meeting with Korean press on Wednesday.

The device will have the same design as the Galaxy S III but lighter and smaller and cheaper of course to target the mid-range audience worldwide. Galaxy S III mini hardware specs is not yet confirmed but it may pack the same camera sensor 8MP but with lower CPU clock.

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Here is the first photo of the Upcoming Samsung GALAXY S III mini that will be released tomorrow, packing Model Number GT-I8190.

The device Specs have been leaked too, it will have a 4-inch display, 1Ghz Dual-core CPU with Mali-400 GPU, Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean, 5MP camera with flash, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 3G HSPA+ but its not confirmed if the Galaxy S III mini will support 4G LTE or Samsung will release a carriers 4G version later.

Stay tuned for tomorrow Official announcement.

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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.

The Galaxy S III mini was announced just yesterday, but it's already available for pre-order from three of UK's major carriers.

This means that you can get the Samsung Galaxy S III mini for FREE on a 2-year contract. The cheapest Vodafone contract that gets you a shinny new Galaxy S III mini for zilch costs £25/month. If Orange or O2 are your carrier of choice, you need £26/month or £27/month contract, respectively, to get a free mini.

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Today, Samsung announced that the Galaxy S III mini will be available in the UK by November,8th at all retailers, Also UK carriers will get it too later that month.

Samsung Galaxy S III mini Specifications

The S III mini will be available both on contract and SIM-free. CarphoneWarehouse is listing the S III mini with a price of £299.95, while UK retailer, Phones4U, offers the device for free with monthly plans starting from £25 and up.

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Samsung has just starting shipping the GALAXY S III mini with Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean Out of the box in Asia, Indonesia and Vietnam, more regions is coming soon.

The New GALAXY S III mini devices will have all Premium Suite options of the GALAXY S3, its Big brother. Currently S3 mini users will get the same Premium Suite update with Page Buddy, Multi Window, Paper Artist, Group Cast, Smart Rotation, a new Customizable notification panel, a new gallery app and more.

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