Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini hands on english

[freddynz]

I think you have just proved my point.... yes you can add songs but you have to have access to your Itunes account in some form, with Android you use any windows to just drag and drop (ie: you can be at a friends computer that doesn't have itunes)... and yes i'm running latest ios. To be fair the majority of the time i was using my main pc so used itunes (Though running quadcore, 6gig ram, solidstate drive, itunes is still incredibly slow), it's those other times... Oh and i use Cynagen on GS3

[Kostie]

It's obviously not a flagship item, but many people were expecting it to be one and compete with the I5 since it has the same screen size.

[Sunny]

does it really? that benchmarking software is optimised for the iphone ofcourse it will utilize it

[psshaw]

definitely gettin my hands on this, my cousin has the s3 and i find it a little too uncomfortable to hold, this should sit in my hands perfectly, i hope it is price friendly!

[Sunny]

but you clearly stated before that it was a flagship model also this device has only been made for people to choose between the flag ship model being the original s3 or a watered down version being this also with its "non flagship" price tag how can it compete with the more high end phones?

[Sunny]

if this is supposed to compete where does that put the original s3? and are you inferring the original s3 is not a flagship model

[burnout]

This would be a good entry phone for those entering the world of the smartphone era.

[MysticalMastodon]

Maybe you should update the OS? I mean, we've been able to "add songs instantly" since iOS 4. Only now we have iCloud, so the process is much, much simpler. All I need to do is drag and drop an album into iTunes and then it's available on iCloud for instant download.

I don't hate Android, just touchwiz. It's just a bad overlay. I own the Galaxy Nexus. Stock Android is much better.

[PrioBak]

i don't get it. It was not designed for you if it didn't suffice you. Mini had always meant reduced features, it's designed for mid range market

[Kostie]

If you want i can link you all the articles showing the Iphone 5 vastly overpowering the S3 in browser test, geekbench test, camera test, battery life test and floating point test.

[isfkidrauhl]

sony xperia J or samsung galaxy s3 mini?

[Sunny]

if its a flagship item then what does that make my S3?

[oOJakkeOo]

Yes I agree, it actually is better than the first iPhone. Couldn't agree with you more.

[Kostie]

Quite a few people think the S3 is too big. The people that want a 4 inch screen and a high end phone are only left with the iPhone. They pretty much have a monopoly on that screen size.

[PrioBak]

its a sidestep. If the phone you are talking about is S4 then i would agree with you

[PrioBak]

clearly it's not intended to match the iphone 5. They already have s3 for that. The S3 mini has a lower specs, its intended for the lower range of the market

[rachelburke]

i cant wait for the Samsung galaxy note 2 release on Nov

[kirashirai]

but the iphone 5 isn't targeted towards the low-end consumers or have you forgotten that there are people who can't afford to get a high-end phone they have to settle for a second best?

[Kwakwaaa]

How is the S3 mini better than the iPhone? explain.

[freddynz]

Actually both are good phones, i've gone from Iphone 4 to GS3 specifically due to screen size and because i HATE it's inabiltiy to add a single song to your iphone on the fly frustrated me incredibly (as it still does on my ipad2). With Android you simply drag and drop on any windows pc (doesn't have to be linked to your account). There are some things Iphone does better for sure and some things GS3 does better. Anyone who owns either can be confident they own an amazing device !