Reliable, affordable and full-featured smartphone pocketable

A small size and low weight were decisive for the purchase of this smartphone. The S3 Mini is totally handy with a length of about 12 cm, a width of about 6 cm, a height of just over 1 cm and a weight of 113 g and fits in any pocket. The design of the plastic housing (polycarbonate) is added taste, but not particularly crucial because there are super chic cases in all price ranges and for all tastes. The housing is only splashproof, but not waterproof. For beach and outdoor activities, an additional cover is recommended, for example,
Wicked Chili Beachbag for Samsung Galaxy S5, S4, S3, Note 3, 3 Neo, S4 mini, S3 mini, Moto G, Moto X, Sony Xperia Z1, M2, E1, Z1 Compact, Nokia XL, X, Lumia 930, 630, 635, 1020, 1320, LG G3, G2, L90, L70, G2 mini, Huawei Ascend P7, G6, P7 mini ...

The equipment was delivered in German and without SIM lock (sold by Amazon Services LLC), that is, there was no facility problems and the existing prepaid card (SIM standard, no micro-SIM) could be used directly and used. The smartphone can be absolutely intuitive to use, which made reading the manual superfluous and makes this device very attractive for smartphone newcomers. The user can if necessary be downloaded from the Samsung .com Download Center.
The touch screen works perfectly well with applied screen protectors and has high color brilliance and good contrast.

The S3 Mini is not crashed once daily in operation and in all that time for more than 6 months. The (Vodafone) power was not lost.
The smartphone automatically connects to the Wi-Fi home, once it has been established. The same applies to the equally stable Bluetooth connection in the car, but that can go significantly faster in the knee the battery capacity. Speaking of car, the built-in GPS navigation function satisfactorily. The S3 mini GT-I8200 has NFC, which allows the exchange of data between two devices over a short distance or centimeters pairing of NFC enabled devices just by dranhalten.
The operating time with fully charged battery is a maximum of 2 days at moderate to average use and completely empty battery takes 3-4 hours to fully charge (the battery can be replaced by new problems, cost: less than 20, be careful that the battery NFC has).
The device is equipped with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. For this operating system more than 600,000 apps are available. The S3 Mini has 8GB of internal memory which can be extended, however, cost-effectively with the help of a microSD card (up to 32GB). The apps can be moved easily to the microSD card.

With S-Voice feature an integrated voice-controlled Web Search is enabled. The unit has continued even a few funny gimmicks such as mute by simply turning the smartphone or a call function that is executed when it chooses during the SMS writing for a call and to simply holding the phone to your ear. The voice and sound quality when making calls is quite convincing. Use the speakerphone is recommended only for light ambient noise.

The speed surfing is quite ok and usually sufficient, rarely takes the side building felt very long.
The integrated camera works quite acceptable for snapshots, you should not expect miracles though.
All accessories works.

All in all a recommendable with slight limitations smartphone in this price segment. A star deduction, because the battery could last a little longer and faster should be recharged.
Conclusion: 4 stars