How does the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini stand up in the compact smartphone market?

Sleek and compact design; Nice display; Fast performance; Good camera; Great battery life

Small screen size makes it a bit pokey; Poor keyboard; Tacky feel

Start with a Samsung Galaxy S4, shrink it down, then replace its insides with midrange components. That, in a nutshell, is the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. And for some cell phone customers, that's just about ideal.

Its reliable specs and availability on four carriers make the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini an easy-to-find midtier buy, but you should also compare the S4 Mini with its substantial competition.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini brings a strong feature set for a midrange phone, including Android 4.2, a dual-core processor, and an 8-megapixel camera; The Sprint version has excellent call quality.

The Galaxy S4 Mini has only 8GB of internal storage, and mediocre front-facing camera quality; Data was slow on Sprint's network.

The S4 Mini isn't really super-cheap. You do get a few of the S4's features, as well as the design, but it's not the "chock-full of features" that made the S4 so overwhelming for some.

Android 4.2.2; dual-core processor, Solid plastic build, Great camera in good light

TouchWiz UI is cluttered; Fingerprint magnet; Poor camera in low light

Look wise Samsung galaxy s4 mini was great and the camera quality is very nice but the battery backup is less totall a samsung galaxy s4 mini is a good phone I like it but the price of this phone is little bit high otherwise customers get fully loaded phone with a good prise and costumer have no...

There's a lot of over-using and recycling going on lately over at Samsung. Design, materials, names. Whether we talk about the Galaxy S 4 Zoom, Galaxy S 4 Active , or the Galaxy S4 mini, which we're currently reviewing courtesy of our friends over at Clove.co.uk , the company seems to (over)use and...

The Samsung Galaxy S4 mini we reviewed is the GT-I9195, meaning it has LTE capabilities; It was supplied to us by our friends over at, Clove.co.uk, from where you can buy it/import it from.

-like performance, but it was definitely there with its bigger brother, the S4, The Samsung Galaxy S4 mini we reviewed is the GT-I9195, meaning it has LTE capabilities; It was supplied to us by our friends over at, Clove.co.uk, from where you can buy it/import it from.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini is a smaller version of the flagship Galaxy S4 (you know, if the naming wasn't enough of a giveaway). The decision to bring a miniature version is directly related to the S4's exorbitant price. Why not a new phone altogether then? Let's not get crazy now.

Great phone, very pleased with it. We even purchased a second one. This phone allows use in the USA and Ecuador, just swap out your SIM card. The size is perfect, big enough to do everything but not one of those new huge models. I don't have a single complaint about this phone.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini is a decent mid-range smartphone, and manages to outperform some of its high-end competition.

Nice design; great screen; smooth performance; excellent battery life; good camera; plentiful storage for all types of users

Casing can get grubby; Samsung's Touchwiz user interface can be overbearing

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini is what the HTC One Mini is to the HTC One – a smaller version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 . Dropping to a 4.3-inch display, the S4 Mini loses the quad-core power and Full 1080p HD display.

Bright; vibrant screen; Decent main camera; Smooth dual-core processor performance

Some lag for gaming; Pricey; considering the specs; Disappointing onboard storage

We found the Samsung Galaxy S3 mini to be something of a let-down so it's fingers crossed for its successor, the Galaxy S4 mini. Read our Samsung Galaxy S4 mini review to find out more.