While Apple fans are left scratching their heads over the iPad mini invites that were never sent, Samsung announced its own mini device -- The Galaxy S III mini. The Android 4.1, Jelly Bean powered device features a 4.0-inch Super AMOLED display, a dual-core 1GHz chip, 1GB RAM, 8 or 16GB of internal storage plus up to 32GB of expandable storage via microSD.
The S III mini sports a rear-facing 5MP camera and a front-facing VGA camera. The 5MP camera can shoot 720p video as well. The mini also ships with Samsung's advanced natural language recognition software, S Voice and the NFC enabled S Beam. It measures in at 121.55 x 63 x 9.85 mm and weighs at 111.5g.
No word on pricing or availability.