SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 Mini


DESIGN

The design of Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini seems inspired by the  mighty Galaxy s4 itself.Samsung has followed the same design,key placement, build quality of samsung galaxy s4 for this device. Samsung has made the device feel slimmer  a lighter & compact in hand,they had managed to decrease the weight to 107g which is much lighter compared  to the Galaxy s4,since the display size has been  reduced to 4.3inch, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini feels comfortable & balanced to hold in hand.Like the Galaxy S4 the front panel have 2 capacitive keys and a hard key,going to the left side of the device  we could find the volume rocker placed  ergonomically.on the right we have lock button,on bottom we have the USB slot , on the top port for 3.5mm jack & Noice cancellation microphone.Overall the design looks premium & slim and ensures portability of GALAXY S4 Mini for those who want to experience Galaxy s4  without compromising portability


DISPLAY


SAMSUNG Galaxy S4 Mini comes with a 4.7inch   Super AMOLED display with high pixel density of 256 ppi.The display of GALAXY  S4 Mini  is capable of handling a QHD resolution of 540X 960 which is  high resolution for a 4.7 inch screen , the good pixel density makes the display very sharp and crisp.the viewing angles of this device is also exceptional,the ultra bright display and good contrast ratio makes it ideal for outdoor usage also.




CAMERA

SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 Mini  come with a 8 magapixel capable of capturing pictures at high resolution of  3264x2448 pixels.The feature like Auto focus,LEDflash,Face & Smile Detection,Geo-Tagging,Touch focus, panorama make this device one of the best camera in smartphones.The  8MP camera is capable of  taking videos at 1080p@30fps ensure the high quality video output of this device.GALAXY S4 Mini also comes with advanced HDR technology which enables to takes perfect pictures even at high back light condition.The picture quality for this device is extremely good & well focused in our test.The quick startup  and low shutter lag  makes the camera highly responsive ,deliver an effortless experience.

OPERATING SYSTEM

 SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 Mini  has the same software version as the original Galaxy S4. Android 4.2.2 Jelly bean is skinned with TouchWiz Nature UX and most of the special features of the Galaxy S4 are available here as well.It support multi windows,Air view,S Travel ,Group Play,samsung has also given some interesting feature to the device like motion UI,Simple motions over are understood, enabling you to perform common actions sampling by shaking the mobile (to update contents), turning it over (to instantly mute),Smart Alert informs you of missed events when you pick up the phone again.Samsung has also included ChatON which connects your buddies based on their phone numbers through one messenger for texting with buddies as well as sharing videos, images and voice.Samsung has done a great job with the UI of galaxy s4 mini ,and it also enhances the user experience with this device.

HARDWARE



 SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 Mini powered with a  Dual-core 1.7 GHZ Krait  processor together best in class with Adreno 305 GPU makes the GALAXY S4 Mini  the ultimate multimedia engine .it has got a 1.7GB RAM which really adds up to the performance of this device.In our bechmarking test with Nenamark 2  the device scored  the maximum of 60fps  which shows that this device can handle any thing from full hd videos  to high end mulmedia games .The internal memory of the device is kept 8GB in which 5GB is available for the user ,with an micro SD expansion slot 64GB. The blutooth version of this device is bluetooth 4.0 &NFC is also available in selected models. The device is  provided only with a 1900mAh battery so their is a serious concern about the battery back up of this device but the SAMSUNG claims to have a backup  of 300hours standby(W-CDMA) &12hours talk time(W-CDMA).



BENCHMARKING SCORES OF SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 Mini

QUADRANT STANDARD  : TOTAL          7016    
                                               CPU            13850
                                               MEM           13074
                                               I/O               4948
                                               2D                1000
                                               3D                2210

ANTUTU SCORES             :TOTAL           13637
                                              CPU              5565
                                              RAM             2022
                                              GPU              5165
                                              I/O                 885


NENAMARK 2                    :60 FPS


SPECIFICATIONS




Processor                       :  Dual-core 1.7 GHZ Krait 

RAM                             : 1.7GB


Graphic Accelerator      : Adreno 305



Internal Memory           : 8GB(5GB user avialable)



Card slot                       Yes,upto 64GB

SIM                               : Optional Dual sim(mini,Dual standby)



OS                                 : Android OS  v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)


Display                          : 4.3 Inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen,Corning Gorilla Glass 

Display resolution         : 540X 960 pixels (256 ppi),16M colors


Camera                         : 8MP,3264x2448 pixels,Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR,
                                        panorama, autofocus, LED flash

Video                            :Yes, 1080p@30fps
                                        
Secondary camera         :Yes, 1.9MP
                                


GPRS & EDGE             : YES

GPS                               :Yes, with A-GPS support 



3G                                 : YES,HSDPA, 4.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.7 Mbps ;LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 
                                           100 Mbps DL

WLAN                           : Wi-Fi 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n, Dual band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot,Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth                      : Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR

NFC                              :YES (GT-I9195 model only)


USB                       : YES, USB v2.0

Infrared                         :YES

SOUND                         :  Loud speakers, 3.5 mm jack

2G                                  :GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 all version
                                        GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)

3G                                  :
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - GT-I9190, GT-I9195

WEIGHT                        :107 g

Battery                           : 1900 mAh Li-Ion


PRICE              :25,200 Rs/- 



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