Based from his older version, the Galaxy S3 mini comes with a-inch display screen, 5MP camera, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and all the elegant design there is to see. If you bought this phone and loved it for its appealing looks, small size and good performance then you better know what are the cool features and tricks of the Galaxy S3 mini.

1. Home screen mode

For novice, a smartphone is packed with features which can be overwhelming. Samsung made an option to make the user interface simple. Go to "Settings > Home screen mode > Easy mode." The home screen is now populated with most commonly used widgets and shortcuts.

2. Quick Swiping

A line of dots are displayed at the bottom of the screen, indicating how many home screen are present. Tap and hold on the set of dots and it will turn into a slider displaying all other home screen for you to quickly move between them.

3. Swipe Keyboard

You do not have to download another keyboard to provide you "swiping" capability when you create SMS or email. Go to "Settings > Language and input > Click the gear icon next to Samsung keyboard > Select Continuous input." You can now slide your fingers across the keyboard to compose words.

4. Power Saving

If you worry that Samsung Galaxy S3 mini's battery might not last till you get home or reach the nearest charging station, activate the Power Saving mode. Swipe down the notifications bar and tap the "Power saving" toggle or go to "Settings > Power saving" to manually control its functions.

a. CPU power saving - To limit the maximum performance of the CPU

b. Screen power saving - Used to lower power level for the screen

5. Motion Controls
Go to "Settings > Motion." This unique feature from Samsung allows you to activate motion control on certain applications and commands.

a. Double tap to tap: You can tap the top part of the device to go to the top of a list. This motion feature works with messages and contacts.

b. Tilt to Zoom: You can use two fingers and tilt the device to zoom in or out on Gallery app or the Browser.

c. Pan to move icon: You can move an icon on home screen by simply tilting the device instead of dragging the icon to the home screen you want it to be. This also works in the application menu.

d. Turn over to mute: You can turn off sounds from active music player, call ringtones, and video playback by turning the device face down on a flat surface.

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