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What do you want to know about the S3 Mini?

Hey guys, I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini... until tomorrow, I guess. What exactly would you like to know about it? I can make videos, take pictures... whatever
Give me some requests and tomorrow morning I hope to make some videos and whatever to answer your questions
Here's a picture of it compared to the S3 & Note 2.
Regards,
Alex

AlexDmi said:
Hey guys, I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini... until tomorrow, I guess. What exactly would you like to know about it? I can make videos, take pictures... whatever
Give me some requests and tomorrow morning I hope to make some videos and whatever to answer your questions
Here's a picture of it compared to the S3 & Note 2.
Regards,
Alex
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I know i missed the oportunity but i am still going to ask u about NFC.
Was it there or not?
Thaks

Wow it looks like a Galaxy Ace
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Does it have a light Sensor, can you choose Auto-Brightness?
thx

How can you enter in Recovery Mode?
Thanks.

the camera features are the same as the s3? even when it is 5 MP instead of the 8 mp of the s3?

kaixis said:
I know i missed the oportunity but i am still going to ask u about NFC.
Was it there or not?
Thaks
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NFC is market dependent. I am holding on to a 8gb Romania set. There is no NFC present.

elco27 said:
Yes. It do have alight sensor.
No. You cant choose Auto-Brightness.
Maybe in next firmwares...
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Actually, it doesn't have an ambient light sensor...
The two dots seen at the left of the speaker grill are just the proximity sensor.
masterkiller529 said:
the camera features are the same as the s3? even when it is 5 MP instead of the 8 mp of the s3?
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The features and menus seem to be identical - I don't have the S3, but I checked a couple of youtube videos detailing the camera interface and it seems to be the same. Yes, you can also change the icons around to your tastes.

Is the Galaxy S III mini's bootloader locked?
Are the sources published for S III mini?
How many devs are assigned for now to this forum?

Is this just a entry lvl phone?? Cuz specs r not that bad..
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Hi, what is the specification of processor U8420? What are the differences between U8420 and U8500?

mikeghost said:
Hi, what is the specification of processor U8420? What are the differences between U8420 and U8500?
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The U8420 is just a custom 8500... I couldn't see any differences between the two in all I've read.
The U8420 packs two Cortex-A9 cores clocked at 1 GHz and a single-core Mali 400MP GPU.

Thx a lot.:good:
I still can't decide which one to choose: S III Mini or S Advance. What would you choose, and why?

I chose the S III Mini because it's newer (so I think it will get more official updates than the Advance), comes with Jelly Bean 4.1.1 already installed, has 1 Gb of RAM... and because I kinda like the design. Even if I'll probably install every custom ROM made for it, it's still good to have official updates - drivers for example are still closed source and there's only so much the future devs will be able to do without the proper drivers.
The S Advance on the other hand has less RAM (768 MB) and doesn't look as nifty. The only trouble is that I don't know how well supported the S III Mini will be (here on XDA I mean), since it's been a month since its release and still no quick root method available. The bottom line is: if you're not that into installing and testing out custom ROMs, kernels and other stuff like this, then don't worry and go ahead on the S III Mini. Else, look around, see what the guys on the S Advance threads are doing and make a more informed decision.
But, of course, if there's a big price difference then the Advance will be a better deal.

Thanks for the exhaustive answer. I'll take S III Mini.

zeek12 said:
How can you enter in Recovery Mode? Thanks.
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Same question please

Is this phone ”smart stay” capable?

octopus82 said:
Same question please
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Put your phone in USB Debugging mode and send this command via ADB:
Code:
adb reboot recovery
Or, install Terminal Emulator on your phone and write:
Code:
reboot recovery
Please note that faria and brokenworm are to thank for these methods, they're the ones who posted them in the Rooting thread.
razvanwin95 said:
Is this phone ”smart stay” capable?
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Yes, it's available in the Settings - Display menu.

goodmamba said:
Is the Galaxy S III mini's bootloader locked?
Are the sources published for S III mini?
How many devs are assigned for now to this forum?
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Seriously? Devs are not assigned.... They start developing on the device they have. What do you think? It's a paid thing? Read the XDA rules and manual again and again...

Do we have usb on the go support on this phone?
Пратено со Tapatalk 2 од мојот SGSIII mini

[Q] ROM working check

I have found this iOS ROM for Galaxy Mini. Can anybody report if it is working perfectly or not?
Here is the Youtube video review of the ROM.

howlog said:
I have found this iOS ROM for Galaxy Mini. Can anybody report if it is working perfectly or not?
Here is the Youtube video review of the ROM.
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One thing you MUST understand is that no ROM is perfect - the best ones have bugs too, so dont expect too much. However this ROM is quite good as an IOS ROM, though after a while you get bored with it. But whatever the case, it is quite a good ROM , few bugs only
So I would suggest it is a good ROM to use.
PS This is for your blog, isnt it? It is a handy guide
Press thanks if i helped you.

Thanks
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One thing you MUST understand is that no ROM is perfect - the best ones have bugs too, so dont expect too much. However this ROM is quite good as an IOS ROM, though after a while you get bored with it. But whatever the case, it is quite a good ROM , few bugs only
So I would suggest it is a good ROM to use.
PS This is for your blog, isnt it? It is a handy guide
Press thanks if i helped you.
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Yes it is. Actually I am big iOS/Apple fan and tried every launcher on play store but not satisfied. So if this works cool I am going to write about it on my blog. There are plenty of iOS loverz lyk me.
Thanks.
PS I dnt earn from my blog yet. I am a free lance writer. Searching for people to hire me.

howlog said:
Yes it is. Actually I am big iOS/Apple fan and tried every launcher on play store but not satisfied. So if this works cool I am going to write about it on my blog. There are plenty of iOS loverz lyk me.
Thanks.
PS I dnt earn from my blog yet. I am a free lance writer. Searching for people to hire me.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1151816
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688221
Here are the xda links for Idroid v1.2.2 and v3 - You can try out both and see which is better.
And also reading the comments is very useful in finding out the pros and cons of a ROM
Enjoy

You should test what you find not put others to do it!:laugh:

Thanks
DeathMetal King said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1151816
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688221
Here are the xda links for Idroid v1.2.2 and v3 - You can try out both and see which is better.
And also reading the comments is very useful in finding out the pros and cons of a ROM
Enjoy
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I tried but it's not working. The lock screen is getting out of the screen horizontally hence not able to unlock the phone. Thanks for your reply.

Yes you are right
MihaiA7X said:
You should test what you find not put others to do it!:laugh:
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Yes but I only have one phone and I thought if somebody have a spare phone, he/she can try on it. BTW I tried but it's not working. The lock screen is getting out of the screen horizontally hence not able to unlock the phone. Thanks for your reply.

is the s3 mini recommended?

Hi everyone,
i'm looking into buying a new smartphone, the s3 mini got my attention!
i do have some questions about this devices do:
1:is it easy to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery?(with my previous phone htc desire c it was a pain to do it)
2: i'm a heavy modder (install another rom almost everyday ) and i noticed some issues with the cyanogenmod roms RIL and tearing are these issues a big of a deal? (I rather like touchwiz so i don't know if i'm gonna install a custom rom on it)
3: my final question: does this phone have a notification LED like the galaxy s3/s4 note etc
thank you very much,
noahvt

noahvt said:
Hi everyone,
i'm looking into buying a new smartphone, the s3 mini got my attention!
i do have some questions about this devices do:
1:is it easy to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery?(with my previous phone htc desire c it was a pain to do it)
2: i'm a heavy modder (install another rom almost everyday ) and i noticed some issues with the cyanogenmod roms RIL and tearing are these issues a big of a deal? (I rather like touchwiz so i don't know if i'm gonna install a custom rom on it)
3: my final question: does this phone have a notification LED like the galaxy s3/s4 note etc
thank you very much,
noahvt
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1. Yes
2. No, they are not a big deal imo, Maclaw and Oliver's roms are working without any problem right now
3. no, it doesnt
i see you are getting a nexus 4, just get that since the price just drop to 199, way cheaper than s3 mini

AssToast said:
1. Yes
2. No, they are not a big deal imo, Maclaw and Oliver's roms are working without any problem right now
3. no, it doesnt
i see you are getting a nexus 4, just get that since the price just drop to 199, way cheaper than s3 mini
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thank you for replying!
nah i'm not going to buy a nexus 4 anymore since i live in belgium and lg want's to be a jackass by selling it for 460 euros :\ so yeah the s3 mini was my second choice

noahvt said:
thank you for replying!
nah i'm not going to buy a nexus 4 anymore since i live in belgium and lg want's to be a jackass by selling it for 460 euros :\ so yeah the s3 mini was my second choice
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Do note the gpu is a single core if you play games on it

AssToast said:
Do note the gpu is a single core if you play games on it
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nah i don't really play games on my phone (have a tegra 3 tablet and play games on that)

noahvt said:
Hi everyone,
i'm looking into buying a new smartphone, the s3 mini got my attention!
i do have some questions about this devices do:
1:is it easy to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery?(with my previous phone htc desire c it was a pain to do it)
2: i'm a heavy modder (install another rom almost everyday ) and i noticed some issues with the cyanogenmod roms RIL and tearing are these issues a big of a deal? (I rather like touchwiz so i don't know if i'm gonna install a custom rom on it)
3: my final question: does this phone have a notification LED like the galaxy s3/s4 note etc
thank you very much,
noahvt
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1. Yes
2. Not a big deal, probably you can provide logs to the devs if you want to help them work out a stable CM ROM.
2. No.

Encrypted11 said:
1. Yes
2. Not a big deal, probably you can provide logs to the devs if you want to help them work out a stable CM ROM.
2. No.
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Yeah i'm gonna buy an s3 mini the only downside ofcourse is no notification led :\

noahvt said:
Yeah i'm gonna buy an s3 mini the only downside ofcourse is no notification led :\
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Yeah, unfortunately the S4 mini doesn't have it either, I think.

yea
1. Yes
2. No, they are not a big deal imo, Maclaw and Oliver's roms are working without any problem right now
3. no, it doesnt
i see you are getting a nexus 4, just get that since the price just drop to 199, way cheaper than s3 mini
That's really

bmvx564 said:
1. Yes
2. No, they are not a big deal imo, Maclaw and Oliver's roms are working without any problem right now
3. no, it doesnt
i see you are getting a nexus 4, just get that since the price just drop to 199, way cheaper than s3 mini
That's really
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unfortunately i live in belgium and LG and google (maker of nexus 4) decided to sell the 16gb (only 16gb here) for +/- 460 euros wich i'm not going to spend on a phone so yeah the s3 mini looked nice and i like touchwiz!

One more question!
Does this device have nfc i heard rumors about it? (and i also don't know if it's available in belgium)

noahvt said:
One more question!
Does this device have nfc i heard rumors about it? (and i also don't know if it's available in belgium)
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i would like to believe that you have been on XDA long enough to know that the first rule is to search before you ask
there is a model of the S3 mini that has NFC support
please search next time
same goes for opening a thread on a topic that has already been done before

noahvt said:
One more question!
Does this device have nfc i heard rumors about it? (and i also don't know if it's available in belgium)
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If the model on the box says i8190N, it has NFC.

Encrypted11 said:
If the model on the box says i8190N, it has NFC.
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all shops just say i8180 so i think it's just not available in belgium yet

noahvt said:
all shops just say i8180 so i think it's just not available in belgium yet
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Well IDK but there seems to be i8190 Belgium firmware on sammobile.

Encrypted11 said:
Well IDK but there seems to be i8190 Belgium firmware on sammobile.
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Sorry i meant i8190 (just a typo)

noahvt said:
Sorry i meant i8190 (just a typo)
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Ah I see, probably that's the case.

Get S4 Mini
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ppero196 said:
Get S4 Mini
Sent from my GT-I8190 using Tapatalk 4
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More expensive than s3 mini

S3 Mini is just great with my latest release. Other phone than on stock xD
I can recommend that phone.
There's a i8190N version with NFC chip, fully compatible with all custom ROMs for i8190.
But temporary there's no custom ROM that support NFC. I'm working on it, so NFC support might be soon.

[Q] Ink effect help

Does ink effect works on qvga resolutions
Cause a friend of mine wants ink effect on the galaxy music duos, and I was wondering if it could work??

Shiningb said:
Does ink effect works on qvga resolutions
Cause a friend of mine wants ink effect on the galaxy music duos, and I was wondering if it could work??
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It may or may not work.... but I think either-way his phone should be running JB 4.1.2 with Samsung's TouchWiz...

Sami Kabir said:
It may or may not work.... but I think either-way his phone should be running JB 4.1.2 with Samsung's TouchWiz...
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Its bad that I can't test it with a good amount of time
Cause we only meet on the school
And she will get crazy if the phone gets into a booloop
She loved the ink effect on our phone
And yes she is running android 4.1.2

Shiningb said:
Its bad that I can't test it with a good amount of time
Cause we only meet on the school
And she will get crazy if the phone gets into a booloop
She loved the ink effect on our phone
And yes she is running android 4.1.2
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Hahaha you're right.. For things like these its best to have the phone with you.. because its obvious that you will get a bootloop because its not made for phones with smaller screen resolution... Its a miracle that its working on our device, S3 and S2

Sami Kabir said:
Hahaha you're right.. For things like these its best to have the phone with you.. because its obvious that you will get a bootloop because its not made for phones with smaller screen resolution... Its a miracle that its working on our device, S3 and S2
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Yeah!
She would be like "what have you done with my phone!!"
So, no not gonna try it
Apparently there's no dev for galaxy music duos

Do custom ROMS affect game experience?

So, im using a note 5 with khongloi ROM (Galaxy S8 ROM). All applications seem to think my phone is a galaxy s8, i like that but will the games think im using an S8 and use higher graphics then my note 5?

Nop3

But phone does get hots easier when using khongloi....

marcuskhoo said:
But phone does get hots easier when using khongloi....
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Thats normal.. Many s8 users hve also reported heating... So the issue is probably from samsungs side...

Sam Ahmed said:
Nop3
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Great! Thx for answering my question!
marcuskhoo said:
But phone does get hots easier when using khongloi....
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Great! Thx for warning me!