Samsung S4 Mini: Downsized Flagship
Display and Build:
With the latest trend
of large phones consumers with smaller hands have a hard time with them, to
help out in that regard manufacturers are bringing out downsized mini flagships
and the S4 mini is a really good one with all the features of big brother S4.
The phone has a bright and vibrant qHD AMOLED display (540x960) of 4.3”
diagonal. The display ppi very eye pleasing at 256. Build quality is same as
the large S4.
Internal Specifications and Operating
System
The phone has a Qualcomm Snapdragon
400 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait processor coupled with 1.5GB ram. The phone has a
1900mah battery offering 12 hours and expandable 8GB storage. The sensors
included are an accelerometer, proximity sensor and compass.
The phone
runs on Android v4.2.2 Jellybean which is upgradeable to 4.4.2 Kitkat.
Camera
The S4 Mini has an 8MP autofocus camera
with flash capable of FullHD video recording and a front facing 1.9 MP camera. The
camera has great features like HDR and panorama.
Connectivity
The S4 Mini has quad band GSM, 3G/HSDPA
and LTE. It has Wifi, NFC, A-GPS, GLONASS, Bluetooth v4.0, DLNA and FM Radio.
The phone offers optional dual sim functionality with dual standby.
Final Words
The S4 Mini is a potent compact
flagship with all the software tweaks of its larger version at a lower price
point. The user experience and UI is consistent with the S4 and the
availability of Google’s latest Kitkat is a plus.
