After what seemed an ages of speculations since the launch of Galaxy S4, finally Samsung has officially launched the trimmed down device , the Galaxy S4 Mini , which according to JK Shin, CEO, IT and Mobile communication division at Samsung, is " for more compact and practical usages" .
So to what extent exactly has Samsung trimmed down the S4 here? Well, frankly quite a bit. With a 4.3 inch qHD Super AMOLED display in contrast to the 5 inch of the S4, it weighs a light 107g , 23g lighter than the S4. Coming to the processor, the S4 mini is powered by a 1.7 GHz dual core processor, which though won't let users feel much difference in normal use, but surely can be expected to be not as fast as the Quad or Octa core processor of the S4 , but only in terms of some processor hungry apps which may show up in the future. For now, based on the data itself, its difficult to imagine the extent of difference that would show up in usage, if any that is.
The S4 sports an internal memory of 8 GB expandable to 64 GB, and a RAM of 1.5 GB. The camera of the S4 mini is also at a lower level, at 8MP for the rear one, and 1.9 MP for the front camera, both supporting HD recording. The OS will be the same as S4, being the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. The battery is of a lower capacity as well , at 1900 mAh.
In terms of software feature, the S4 mini will hold in itself the same characteristic set of apps as the S4 to give a similar 'life companion' experience , like the Sound&shot feature , integrated ChatOn , Samsung Hub, WatchOn, Samsung Link (available in select countries), apart from apps like S Travel and Google Mobile services. S Health, Adapt Display and Adapt Sound are few health apps downloadable from the Samsung apps site.
It will be in 3 variants, 4G LTE, 3GHSPA+ or dual sim 3G, and with the kind of specs we are seeing, it should ideally see a decent price cut as well, 'coz consumers won't be impressed at all without this one, in the light of how the device stands up to S4. Though yeah, it still is more than a match for S3 in itself, so not too disappointing it is. It can be considered a decent smartphone , as long as it has a justifiable price tag.
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