0 Samsung to unveil Galaxy S III Mini on October 11

Samsung has confirmed it is soon going to launch a smaller version of its latest flagship smartphone, Galaxy S III. While talking to the Korean press, JK Shin, head of Samsung Mobile Communication, said the company is set to launch a 4-inch version of the S III, dubbed as the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini, on October 11 in Germany.

"We'll be launching a 4-inch Galaxy S III on the 11th in Germany. There's a lot of demand for a 4-inch screen device in Europe. Some call it an entry-level device, but we call it mini,” says JK Shin.

Shin did not reveal others details about the device, though he said it was spurred by increasing demand for 4-inch devices in Europe. Rumors suggest that Samsung Galaxy S III mini will ship with Super AMOLED screen with WVGA resolution, a dual-core processor, a 5 megapixel rear camera and will be available in two colours– Blue and white.

Rumours of the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini had been floating around quite some time. The last round of rumours were triggered after Korea based tech giant began sending out invites for October 11 press event in Frankfurt, Germany. The taglines for the invite read as “something small will be really big”, “small is now a big hit” and “get ready for a little sensation”. 

Invite for the upcoming Samsung Mobile press event hints at S III Mini

Separately, Samsung is being rumoured to launch a plus series of its Galaxy S II. The rumoured device is expected to feature a 4.5-inch WVGA AMOLED display, 8-megapixel camera, and 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 16GB of internal stoarage and 1GB of RAM.

Source: The Verge