Thinking about buying S3 mini

Hi Guys,
Am thinking about picking a white S3 mini for wife, as phone is not officially available so will be buying from ebay
Brand New Original & Sealed Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini 8GB I8190 - White Color | eBay
There are cheaper deals available but this seller has sold literally hundreds of phones and rating is also good.
Have almost decided just wanted to get a go ahead of you guys as now a days I hardly get time to look new models etc

She is using Ace for past 2 years and device has stared to show signs of aging
Only requirements here are Android 4.1 and and a good 4.0 inch Screen (She wont like bigger screen)

Any suggestions or something I am missing...

<Std Questionnaire>
1. Budget - Dont Matter
2. Display size - 4.0 inch
3. Form Factor - Bar
4. Preferred choice of brand Will prefer Samsung as she is almost used to TouchWiz
5. Preferred input method : TouchScreen
6. What camera option you want - Dont Matter
7. Preferred operating system? Android 4.1
8. Preferred connectivity options 3G + WiFi
9. Preferred applications : Dont Matter
10. Primary use of handset Daily Driver, calls, mails, browsing
11. Any specific mobile phones in consideration : S3 mini
</Std Questionnaire>

Budget doesnt matter ?? 4 inch screen ?? For wife ?? Cough-iPhone 5-cough.

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Instead of this take the Xperia P with warranty- available around same price

Op hasnt mentioned budget. Nothing suits a lady more than an iPhone.

achyutaghosh said:
Instead of this take the Xperia P with warranty- available around same price

and though thats a good choice , S3 mini has more things going in its favour. 1.AMOLED screen. 2.Jellybean and Project Butter goodness. 3.Better battery life.

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AlphaQ said:
Op hasnt mentioned budget. Nothing suits a lady more than an iPhone.

agree, no price attached for love :mrgreen:

....get the iPhone 5

AlphaQ said:
and though thats a good choice , S3 mini has more things going in its favour. 1.AMOLED screen. 2.Jellybean and Project Butter goodness. 3.Better battery life.

Other than the battery, i dont think the S3 mini is better in any respect than the P. The P has a far better screen, higher resolution, brighter. Its got a better camera with image stabilization, full HD video recording, much better aluminium unibody construction

Xperia P and the S3 Mini are evenly matched. I still stand by the iPhone if OP has no budget constraints.

AFAIK s3 mini is not worth it

@theserpent why so ??

AlphaQ said:
@theserpent why so ??

dude seriously? its an xperia U with 1 Gb ram.....

you are much better off with a sony xperia P ... ? better looks and design. else get a galaxy s2.

AlphaQ said:
@theserpent why so ??

I said that as far as i heard,the cell isn't good.
Anyways better get Xperia P

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I guess Xperia P would be a better choice!

I own a S2 its toooo big for her
Bought iPhone 3GS two years back for her, she didnt liked it, now its with younger brother

Looks like will be buying Xperia P

Thanks a lot for responses

@OP
Wait for some time for new Xperia lineups. Xperia P will not last whole day in medium~heavy usage. So consider that before buying. Better buy iPhone4S for her. Not like 3GS way better than that.

P.S : Suggesting iPhone for first time. Because it is for your wife and you don't want to take any chances by bricking the phone, if it is Android.

Nobody suggested Optimus L9, hulk sad

^^ Read first post. No budget, so why L9.

S3 mini seems good as per your requirements as battery life would be better than Xperia P.