Samsung has announced a mini version of it’s highly popular smartphone the Galaxy S3. In comparison to the normal Galaxy S3, the Mini version will have a 0.8inch smaller screen. This will give it the same screen size as Apple’s new iPhone 5. Technically, the Galaxy S3 mini will have various differences to the normal Galaxy S3, such as a reduction processing power and camera quality.
Galaxy S3 mini (left) and it’s big brother the Galaxy S3 (right)
Apple and Samsung are currently battling head to head in the smartphone market. It’s interesting to see that the Apple opted for a larger screen on it’s latest iPhone, much like Samsung’s larger screened smart phones. Now we also see that Samsung are going to implement a smaller screen, the same size as the iPhone.
In comparison to Apple, Samsung has a broad range of smart phones. In the ‘smaller screen’ smartphone market, the iPhone is arguably at the top of the ladder. However, when it comes to larger screen phones, Samsung is at the top. Following the announcement of the Galaxy S3 mini, should Apple consider making larger variants of it’s iPhone to compete with Samsung. The question now becomes, at what size does a ‘device with a screen’ become a tablet?
Samsung’s Galaxy S3 vs Apple’s iPhone
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19913940
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/10/11/cellphones-poll-q3-samsung-apple-idINDEE89A09120121011