We wondered just how long it was going to take for a SamsungGalaxy S3 miniclone to turn up, but didn’t realise the knock-off version could offer a better spec than the real thing and at only a fraction of the cost!
As you all know, the real SamsungGalaxy S3 mini is a shrunken down version of the hugely popular S3 and as such features a 4-inch screen to keep the size down and a dual-core CPU and 5 mega-pixel camera to help keep the price to a minimum.
This SamsungGalaxy S3 clone from Rhythm Communication Technology CO. LTD follows a similar recipe but doesn’t go as far with the shirking down. For example the screen is a slightly larger 4.5-inch unit and the hardware is almost on par with the full size S3!
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Codenamed the S3 Mini quad-core, this Galaxyminiclone boast a 2 mega-pixel front camera, 8 mega-pixel rear, 1GB RAM and even a genuine Samsung Exynos 4412 quad-core CPU!
The price is pretty special too with the S3 Mini reported to be going on sale for just 999 Yuan or $160 which is the same price as Beidou’s Tegra 3 quad-core offering!
Looks like an excellent phone, especially if you like compact phones (like me)
The Original Galaxy S3 is too big for my taste, and the S3 mini too low on specs. So this kirf could be just right.
I wonder about the display resolution and exact dimensions, battery life etc.
I even hoped it to be a bit bigger than the S3 mini, but 4.5″ is for me slightly too large. I hope for a 4.3″ high-end good-priced “thin-bezel-compact-phone” (like Sony’s Xperia T that, with a 4.5″ screen, is just as big as the Samsung Galaxy S2 with a 4.3″ screen). ;-P