Samsung Korea Galaxy S3 Mini I8200 8GB Value Edition Unlocked GSM Phone - Retail Packaging - Grey

I own both the Samsung S3 and Samsung S4 and was looking for an entry level phone for my teenage son. It fits the requirement nicely. The OS is current and let's him work and play using all the latest applications. It follows the S3 exactly so my wife and I know enough for us to walk him through anything that needs to be done. Some of the more advanced features of the full size Samsung are missing but nothing he would really need anyway. Only negative is color Grey doesn't look as nice as some of the other colors Samsung has, but he has a case on it anyway so nobody even sees that.

I really liked this phone, not only for the Android experience it offers but also for the size, which was very important to me. I am not into the large phones so I sought out small smartphones and came across the Galaxy Mini series of phones. This was a really good deal, even with the phone's flaws and drawbacks. The phone is running 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) and according to AT&T and Samsung, neither of them can upgrade the firmware version on this phone to the most recent Android that was made available for other variants of the S3 Mini because it is an international version. The Samsung Experience Center at my local Best Buy tried to help but were also unable. Even while the Android version isn't the latest it still offers, does, and has a lot- especially with using Google services to get cross-device integration, so there's not too much I can't do from my phone or that I can't also access via my laptop. The phone itself can run hot sometimes when running many apps and can also lag quite a bit when trying to navigate between several apps at once. Rather low RAM and internal memory, something an micro SD card can't help or change, but I do have a 32GB one in my phone that I save anything I can to in an effort to conserve the phone's internal memory. Battery life could be much better, barely gets through half a day without needing to charge but it's manageable for my lifestyle. Also pretty sturdy and durable build. Had no problems with connectivity for wifi or my service provider. At one point the headphone port was causing any headset inserted to play only through one ear, happened suddenly and randomly went back to normal about a week after it initially started, hasn't done it since. The speakers could be much louder but it's decent.This is my first TouchWiz experience and must say I'm not in love with it but using the phone all in all is pretty straightforward, easy, and convenient.

The phone has been working great off of wifi, but now that I have a sim in, it won't read it. Tried rebooting, etc. Will continue to try and then attempt a return and update accordingly. Phone was as expected, comporable to my S5, camera is only 5MP, so it's not amazing, but it does the job.

I activated this phone today. Although I liked phone so far but did not like few things.First I bought this phone because of price but i have to pay close to iphone 4 new or iphone 5 refurbished. The phone was 142 but I have to pay extra 25 for a new sim. Also I thought shiping was free but I have tp pay extra 6 for shipping. I hope phone will not have any problems.

EXCELENTE!

Works fine but poor battery life on this second hand one.

Excelent

excellente