Samsung Introduces GALAXY S III Mini, a 'compact yet powerful smartphone'

SEOUL, Korea - October 11, 2012

"The GALAXY S III introduced a new concept of smartphone that has proven hugely popular around the world. We’re now delighted to bring its revolutionary design, intuitive usability and intelligence to the GALAXY S III mini in a more compact form,” said JK Shin, President and Head of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics.

Here's the GALAXY S III mini Product Specifications:

• Network HSPA 14.4/5.76 900/1900/2100, EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
  
• Display 4.0” WVGA Super AMOLED
  
• Chipset ST-Ericsson NovaThor chipset dual Cortex-A9 1GHz core, Mali-400 GPU, 1GB RAM
  
• OS Android™ 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
  
• Camera 5MP AF ＋ LED Flash / VGA Front
  
• Video H.264, MPEG-4, H.263, VC-1, SorensonSpark, WMV7, WMV8, Recording/ Playback : 720p
  
• Audio MP3, AMR-NB, AAC/AAC＋/eAAC＋, WMA, OGG(Vorbis), FLAC
  
• Additional Features Game/Video/ Readers/Music Hub, Kies, KiesAir, FM Radio (RDS), TouchWiz
  
• Google™ Mobile Services Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Latitude, Google Play Store, Google Play Books, Google Play Movies, Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Places, Google Navigation, Google Downloads
  
• Connectivity WiFi a/b/g/n, WiFi HT40, GPS/GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth® 4.0(LE)
  
• Sensor Accelerometer, Digital compass, Proximity, Gyro
  
• Memory 8/16GB ROM＋ 1Gb RAM
  
• MicroSD up to 32GB
  
• Dimensions 121.55 x 63 x 9.85 mm, 111.5 g
  
• Battery 1,500 mAh

Hang on, they listed TouchWiz as a feature!

Pricing for Contract and Pay as You Go is currently unknown, Clove are offering it for pre-order for around £292.80, and Vodafone UK have tweeted that they will stock it but gave no prices.

[Via: Samsung Mobile Press]