In Samsung's playbook, a mini version of the top smartphone is typically the first new addition to a flagship's fleet. Sticking close to a proven formula, the Galaxy S4 mini is a downsized and down-priced edition, but one that certainly wants to live its own life instead of just being the poor man's...

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE; quad-band 3G with HSPA; LTE, 4.3" 16M-color qHD Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen; 256ppi, Android OS v4.2.2 Jelly Bean with TouchWiz UI, Dual-core 1.7GHz Krait CPU, Adreno 305 GPU; Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset, 1.5GB of RAM, 8 MP autofocus camera with LED flash, 1080p...

720p screens available in the price range; No Air View; Air gestures or Multi-view; Underpowered; compared to the Galaxy S4; Played out design

With the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini , t he South Korean manufacturer hit a bull's-eye once again. The smartphone is aimed at consumers who are looking for high performance but don't want to carry around a device practically half the size of a tablet.

Good performance; Main camera results; Manufacturing quality; Communication equipment; Infrared port; Very good display; Despite the fact that it has a plastic case; the smartphone feels good in your hand - you get the sense that it's high-quality and tough.

Price, Slightly high temperature, Low resolution front camera, The Galaxy S4's Full HD resolution is enticing; We'd like to have seen a higher resolution on the S4 Mini

The Galaxy S4 mini's internal hardware has also been shrunk down, and not in the physical sense. The 4.3 inch display has a 960×540 resolution, which is half of what the S4 has to offer.

The new Galaxy S4 Mini comes out only a few months after the S4, a much quicker turn-around than the six months it took for the S III Mini to appear after the original S III. The S III Mini must have done quite well in terms of sales and didn't have a negative impact on the S III, because now all...

Tweet KOREAN PHONE MAKER Samsung's Galaxy S4 Mini smartphone might be aimed at those on a budget, but we found it performed just as well if not better than some if its high-end competition.

Following its unexpectedly early launch it became clear that the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini features some impressive components and capabilities in spite of its mid-range nature. Of course expectations are bound to be high for this device since it is designed to emulate the full sized Galaxy S4 while...

The baby brother to the Galaxy S4 (review) has taken a shrinking pill to bring its dimensions down to a level iPhone users should be comfortable with, seeing that it is almost the same size of the iPhone 4S (review) .

Looks and feels like a mini version of the S4; Smooth performance thanks to its snappy CPU and good dollop of RAM; Good camera; Expandable storage; You can swop the battery; IR blaster on board

Non-HD display; Has very little in common with the S4 when it comes to software enhancement

So, Samsung then. We should skip a few chapters straight off. It's a Samsung handset, so you know it's going to be a well-built thing and the UI is going to be a polished and elegant place to be.

It's hard to mention the Samsung Galaxy range of smartphones without mentioning the sheer range of devices that it covers, from the highest end powerhouses such as the Samsung Galaxy S4, all the way through to the wallet-friendly Samsung Galaxy Fame.

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It seems harsh to comment upon the fact that the insides of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini are only dual-core (as opposed to the Galaxy S3′s quad-core); given that it managed to cope with just about everything that we threw at it.

The GALAXY S 4 Mini is a wonderful little cell phone, and is surprisingly reminiscent of the older Galaxy S 2, though bringing with it all the trimmings of a newer device. The smartphone sits well in one's hand (the position of the power button aside), and is small enough to slip into just about any...