Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini

Samsung has
launched the
Galaxy S4
Mini, a smaller
and cheaper
version of its
flagship
smartphone.

The device has
a 4.3in
(10.9cm)
screen, which
is slightly
bigger than its
predecessor,
the S3 Mini.
The company will show off the
smartphone at an event next
month, but has not yet given a
date for when it will go on sale.
The 5in (12.5cm) S4 phone
launched in April, and according to
Samsung has sold more than 10
million units.

The mini version, the specifications
of which were leaked online earlier
this week, will need to convince
consumers that it is not simply an
underpowered phone sold with the
help of Samsung's "premium"
Galaxy brand.

Driving sales:-

Last year, the company released the
S3 Mini, which was criticised at the
time for being much less powerful
than its bigger sibling.
"Those hoping Samsung's Galaxy S3
Mini was simply a smaller version of
the company's flagship phone may
be disappointed," wrote technology
news site GigaOM at the time of
the S3 Mini's release. "This is for
the budget market."
Another site,
knowyourmobile.com, said: "Given
the competition, [it's] way too
expensive for what's on offer."
The S4 Mini has an eight-megapixel
camera on its rear, compared with
the S4's 13 megapixels. The Mini's
1.7GHz dual core processor is also
less powerful than the quad-core
chip found in the larger model.
But such hardware downgrades
were understandable, said Nick
Dillion, mobile analyst for Ovum.
"The point of it is to offer some of
the bits of flagship device to a user
who isn't quite as demanding and
doesn't want the latest features
and spec.
"They are shaving off price with the
processor and screen and memory
and so on - but the experience will
be similar."
Samsung said many of the software
functions shown off at the S4's
glitzy launch earlier this year would
be available on the cheaper model.

Experimental:-

The S4 Mini is the company's latest
move in its strategy of offering a
smorgasbord of shapes and sizes of
its devices to customers - rather
than Apple's one-iPhone-per-year
approach.
At a recent conference, Apple boss
Tim Cook said his company did not
want to get "defocused" on having
multiple lines, but did not rule out
future variants of the iPhone.
"It takes a lot of work, a lot of really
detailed work to do a phone right
when you manage the hardware,
the software and the services
around it," Mr Cook said.
"We've chosen to put our energies
into getting those right."
At Samsung's event on 20 June,
analysts and insiders predict even
more products on the Galaxy brand,
potentially including a model with
optical camera zoom functionality,
as well as a waterproof phone.
"They almost make every single
permutation of a device as possible,
seemingly to test out the market -
they've had a certain degree of
success with that, especially if you
look at the [8in] Galaxy Note.
"That was very much an experiment.
It's proved to be a very popular
device that has spawned a whole
new market segment."

Key Features:-

5-inch Super AMOLED
capacitive touchscreen
13 Mega Pixels Primary
Camera with autofocus, LED
flash
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly
Bean)
2 GB RAM & 16GB storage
2G/3G/4G
1.6GHz Octa-Core Processor
Wi-Fi / BT 4.0 / NFC / GPS
with Glonass / IR
Group Play: Share Music,
Share Picture, Share
Document, Play Games
Samsung Hub, ChatON
(Voice/Video Call, Share
screen, 3-way calling)
Samsung Smart Scroll,
Samsung Smart Pause, Air
Gesture, Air View

Technical Specifications:-

In Sales
Package
Handset,BATTERY ,
CHARGER, DATA
CABLE, EARPHONE,
USER
MANUAL,WARRANTY
CARD

General Features:-

Form Touch
SIM GSM
900/1800 MHz
Call Features
Multi-party
call,Call
waiting,Call
Hold,Call
Diverting,Call
Barring
Handset
Color White,Blue
CPU Quad Core

Software:-

OS Version Android 4.2.2
(Jelly Bean)
Operating
Freq
2.5G (GSM/
GPRS/ EDGE)
850 / 900 /
1800 / 1900
MHz - 3G
(HSPA+
42Mbps) 850 /
900 / 1900 /
2100 MHz
RAM 2GB RAM
Processor
1.6GHz Quad
+ 1.2GHz
Quad
Sensors
Accelerometer,
RGB light,
Geomagnetic,
Proximity,
Gyro,
Barometer,
Temperature
& Humidity,
IR
Display
Type Full HD Super
AMOLED
Size 5 Inch
Multitouch Yes

Camera:-

Type Megapixel
MegaPixel 13MP/2.0MP
Flash Yes
HD Recording Yes
Other Camera
Features
Auto Focus
camera with
Flash & Zero
Shutter Lag,
BIS

Connectivity:-

Bluetooth Yes
A2DP
Bluetooth Yes
Wi-Fi Yes
2G Network Yes
3G Network Yes
GPS Support Yes
USB
connectivity Yes
GPRS Yes
Edge Yes
Browser Yes
Memory & Storage
Internal 16 GB
Expandable
Memory 64 GB

Multimedia:-

FM Radio Yes
Music Player Yes
Video Player Yes
Video
Recording Yes
Audio
Recording Yes
Dimensions
Size 136.6 x 69.8 x
7.9 mm
Weight 130 g
Battery
Type 2600 mAh
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Other Features
Call
Memory Yes
SMS
Memory Yes
NFC Tags No
Phone Book
Memory Yes
Messaging
SMS(threaded
view), MMS,
Email, Push
Mail, IM, RSS
Important
Apps
Group Play,
Samsung Smart
Scroll, Samsung
Smart Pause,
Air Gesture, Air
View,S Travel
(Trip Advisor), S
Voice Drive , S
Health,Samsung
Hub, Samsung
WatchON ,
Samsung Adapt
Display