For readers who are considering buying the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini or the Sony Xperia M, 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 Sony Xperia M comes with a 4 inch TFT capacitive touch screen, rendering 480 x 854 pixels resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini comes with 121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm dimensions and weighs 111.5 grams. The Sony Xperia M comes with 124 x 62 x 9.3 mm dimensions and weighs 115 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 8 GB and 16 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 32 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Sony Xperia M is equipped with a 1 GHz dual core krait processor and Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 chipset. It comes with 4 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 32 GB using a Micro SD card.

Both the devices run on the Android platform and come loaded with the Jelly Bean operating system. Both the devices have 1 GB of RAM.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini sports a 5 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is a VGA camera. The Sony Xperia M also sports a 5 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is a VGA camera.

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with a Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 7 hours and 10 minutes on 3G. The Sony Xperia M comes with a Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 9 hours on 3G.

Price in Australia

The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini 8 GB variant is priced at around AU $269.95. The Sony Xperia M is priced at around AU $229.95 in Australia.

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