For readers who are considering buying the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini or the Nexus 4, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design:

The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini comes with a 4 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, rendering 480 x 800 pixels resolution. The Nexus 4 comes with a 4.7 inch True HD IPS Plus capacitive touch screen, rendering 768 x 1280 pixels resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini comes with 121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm dimensions and weighs 111.5 grams. The Nexus 4 comes with 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm dimensions and is slightly heavier, weighing 139 grams.

Hardware and Operating System:

The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini is equipped with a 1 GHz dual core cortex A9 processor and NovaThor U8420 chipset. It comes in 8GB and 16GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 32GB using a Micro SD card.

The Nexus 4 is equipped with a 1.5 GHz quad core krait processor and Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon chipset. It comes in 8GB and 16GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

Both the devices run on the Android platform and come loaded with the Jelly Bean operating system. The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini has 1GB of RAM whereas the Nexus 4 has 2GB of RAM.

Camera:

The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini sports a 5MP primary camera with features like autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is a VGA camera. The Nexus 4 sports an 8MP primary camera with similar features. The secondary camera on the device is 1.3MP.

Battery:

The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini comes with a Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 7 hours and 10 minutes on 3G. The Nexus 4 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 2100 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 15 hours on 3G.

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Price in Australia:

The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini 8GB variant is priced at around AU $279.95. The Nexus 4 8GB variant is priced at around AU $349.95 and the 16GB variant is priced at around AU $369.95 in Australia.