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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini

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Samsung Electronics
IndustryConsumer electronics
FoundedJanuary 13, 1969; 57 years ago (1969-01-13) in Suwon, South Korea
Headquarters
Suwon
,
South Korea
ProductsSmartphones, semiconductors, home appliances, and more
Websitewww.samsung.com

Overview

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (marketed as Samsung GALAXY S4 mini) is an Android-based smartphone created by the South Korean technology company Samsung Electronics. It was officially announced on May 31, 2013, and became available to consumers in July 2013. Positioned as a mid-tier alternative to the flagship Galaxy S4, this device follows the Galaxy S III Mini in Samsung’s lineup. The S4 Mini shares many design elements and software capabilities with its premium counterpart, offering a comparable user experience within a more compact and affordable package.

Specifications

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View of the internal components of a Samsung Galaxy S4 mini

The Galaxy S4 Mini adopts a design closely resembling the polycarbonate build found in the Galaxy S4. Under the hood, it is equipped with a dual-core 1.7 GHz Snapdragon 400 chipset, paired with 1.5 GB of RAM. The device offers 8 GB of built-in storage, which users can expand through a MicroSD card slot. Its display measures 4.27 inches diagonally and features a qHD resolution of 540 by 960 pixels on a Super AMOLED panel.[1] Photography capabilities include a front-facing camera with a 1.9-megapixel (MP) sensor and an enhanced rear camera boasting 8 megapixels, capable of recording 1080p video at 30 frames per second—an improvement over the Galaxy S3 Mini's 720p video capture.

Software & updates

The Galaxy S4 Mini ships with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean alongside Samsung's proprietary TouchWiz interface. However, several functionalities present on the full-sized S4 model—such as Air Gestures, Air View, Multi-window, Smart Pause, Smart Rotation, and Smart Scroll—are absent from the Mini.[2]

In June 2014, the device was granted an update to Android 4.4.2 KitKat, though this rollout was not uniform worldwide. This update introduced subtle user interface refinements similar to those found on the Galaxy S4 and S4 Active models.

Regarding the potential upgrade to Android 5.0 ''Lollipop'', on April 24, 2015, Three UK announced that the S4 Mini would not receive this update due to "memory limitations".[3] Contrarily, later that same day, Three Ireland confirmed plans to deliver the Lollipop update to the device within weeks.[4] Earlier statements from Samsung UK and US carrier Sprint had also indicated an impending Lollipop upgrade for the S4 Mini; however, subsequent tweets from Samsung clarified that the device failed initial testing for this update.[5][6] Ultimately, no official release of Android Lollipop was made available for the Galaxy S4 Mini in any market.

International versions

The S4 Mini model available across much of Europe, Latin America, South Africa, and select Asian markets includes NFC functionality, a feature standard on all Galaxy S4 variants. The Galaxy S4 Mini is offered in several configurations:

  • GSM & HSDPA (GT-I9190);
  • LTE (GT-I9195), equipped with NFC;
    • GT-I9195L, tailored specifically for Latin American markets
    • GT-I9195T, designed exclusively for Australia
  • Dual SIM (GT-I9192), featuring 16 GB internal memory in certain regions;
  • LTE (GT-I9197), without NFC capability;
  • TD-SCDMA (GT-I9198)
  • Canadian AWS LTE variant (SGH-I257M) (lacking AWS Band 4)
  • Verizon LTE model (SCH-I435)

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Plus

On August 3, 2015, Samsung introduced an enhanced edition of the S4 Mini, known as the S4 Mini Plus or S4 Mini Value Edition. This updated device incorporates a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and an Adreno 306 GPU, and it operates on Android 4.4.4 KitKat. Aside from these upgrades, other specifications remain unchanged. The Galaxy S4 Mini Plus comes in two variants:

This model represents the last Samsung phone to utilize the "GT-XXXXX" model numbering scheme and marks the final entry in the Galaxy S "mini" lineup before being succeeded by the Galaxy A series.

Successor

Template:Main article The Galaxy S5 Mini is the direct successor to the Galaxy S4 Mini. It was officially announced on May 30, 2014, and subsequently launched in July of the same year.

See also

References

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