The Samsung Galaxy S4 is easily one of the best device’s on the market right now, and while it has top-of-the-line hardware, it might just be too big for some people. Sure, 5-inch screens are quickly becoming the standard, but many still think a 4- or 4.3-inch display is perfect for a smartphone
Enter, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, a much, smaller version of its big brother. While Samsung’s flagship has been shrunken down into Mini size, there’s much more that’s changed than just its form factor, such as hardware downgrades, but that might not be a bad thing.
Design
It goes without saying, the Galaxy S4 Mini is a very small device. If you’re used to 5-inch displays or bigger smartphones in general, picking up the Galaxy S4 Mini is going to be a bit of a shock, but that feeling quickly fades away when you see just how easy the Mini is to handle. Being an all around smaller and lighter device, it’s very easy to throw around in one hand.
As far as the design goes, there’s not much to see here. It’s Samsung’s standard layout for the majority of its handsets — same button layout, built with the same plastic materials, and it has the same removable back, allowing access to the microSD card, SIM slot, and removable battery. Mini really is the operative word here.
5-inch smartphones are incredible, but picking up a smaller phone like the Galaxy S4 Mini will remind you how much you’ve missed having such an easy time with a handset. Everything on the screen can be reached without any straining or hand gymnastics. It’s an all-around incredible feeling.
Performance
People often see smaller devices and immediately think that it would perform horribly. In most cases, it’s true; however, Samsung did at least try to keep a good amount of power in the S4 Mini. It goes without saying, though, you really don’t need a Snapdragon 600 quad-core CPU clocked at 1.9GHz to smoothly run a less demanding, 4.3-inch smartphone.
Powering the Galaxy S4 Mini is a Snapdragon 400, the dual-core variant of the 600 that powers the original S4. Instead of the usual Adreno 320 GPU that you find in most smartphones, you get the Adreno 305, along with 1.5GB of RAM. As for scores in AnTuTu, they consistently hit the 15,000 mark, while Epic Citadel set at Ultra High Quality was able to keep a consistent 47 frames per second.
It goes without saying, the Galaxy S4 Mini performs very well. I was able to perform tasks quickly and smoothly. Multitasking and browsing the web was as fast as ever, and I ran into very few problems. When playing the beautiful game, The Room, lag did occur, but it happened very rarely, and it didn’t hinder the experience whatsoever.
The Snapdragon and Adreno names have been known to bring good performance to the table, and you can rest assured that that is the case for the Galaxy S4 Mini, as well. They do a great job in this small, little peformer.
Enter, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, a much, smaller version of its big brother. While Samsung’s flagship has been shrunken down into Mini size, there’s much more that’s changed than just its form factor, such as hardware downgrades, but that might not be a bad thing.
Design
It goes without saying, the Galaxy S4 Mini is a very small device. If you’re used to 5-inch displays or bigger smartphones in general, picking up the Galaxy S4 Mini is going to be a bit of a shock, but that feeling quickly fades away when you see just how easy the Mini is to handle. Being an all around smaller and lighter device, it’s very easy to throw around in one hand.
As far as the design goes, there’s not much to see here. It’s Samsung’s standard layout for the majority of its handsets — same button layout, built with the same plastic materials, and it has the same removable back, allowing access to the microSD card, SIM slot, and removable battery. Mini really is the operative word here.
5-inch smartphones are incredible, but picking up a smaller phone like the Galaxy S4 Mini will remind you how much you’ve missed having such an easy time with a handset. Everything on the screen can be reached without any straining or hand gymnastics. It’s an all-around incredible feeling.
Performance
People often see smaller devices and immediately think that it would perform horribly. In most cases, it’s true; however, Samsung did at least try to keep a good amount of power in the S4 Mini. It goes without saying, though, you really don’t need a Snapdragon 600 quad-core CPU clocked at 1.9GHz to smoothly run a less demanding, 4.3-inch smartphone.
Powering the Galaxy S4 Mini is a Snapdragon 400, the dual-core variant of the 600 that powers the original S4. Instead of the usual Adreno 320 GPU that you find in most smartphones, you get the Adreno 305, along with 1.5GB of RAM. As for scores in AnTuTu, they consistently hit the 15,000 mark, while Epic Citadel set at Ultra High Quality was able to keep a consistent 47 frames per second.
It goes without saying, the Galaxy S4 Mini performs very well. I was able to perform tasks quickly and smoothly. Multitasking and browsing the web was as fast as ever, and I ran into very few problems. When playing the beautiful game, The Room, lag did occur, but it happened very rarely, and it didn’t hinder the experience whatsoever.
The Snapdragon and Adreno names have been known to bring good performance to the table, and you can rest assured that that is the case for the Galaxy S4 Mini, as well. They do a great job in this small, little peformer.
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