The Galaxy S4 mini is certainly not as impressive as the original when it comes to specifications, but it shares some of its features. Its main features make for a respectable mid-range device: A 1.7GHz dual-core CPU, an 8-megapixel camera with advanced options like Sound&Shot and Story Album functions, and a suprisingly low SAR rating of only 33w/kg. But we think Samsung could have done better with the 4.3-inch qHD touchscreen. Why not an HD display?
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We're delighted that the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini can record fancy 1920 x 1080 videos, but we're surprised we didn't find any sign of the Galaxy S4 mini sporting an HDMI port (which comes in handy to watch HD videos on your shiny HDTV without having to move them first to your computer).
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These days, we would hope for more than just 1.9-megapixel of selfie cam resolution.
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It's disappointing that we were not able to find information about its weight.
Its SAR rating (radiation level) is hardly 0.33 watts per kilogram of body mass (on a scale of 0 to 1.60!). Phones with such a low SAR rating are very rare.
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The Galaxy S4 mini features the Swype text entry method. Swype lets you enter text simply by gliding a finger over the right characters.
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The display is pretty big, with its 4.3-inch diagonal size and its 540 x 960 resolution (in pixels).
It features a high-megapixel camera (8-megapixel) with the following options: Sound & Shot, Night (Low Light Shot), Best Photo, Best Face, Beauty Face (include Live Beauty), HDR (High Dynamic Range), Panorama, Sports, Continuous Shot, Story Album function, Geo-tagging.
It accepts two SIM cards, which lets you hop from one network to another if you own two SIM cards.
** This phone is also known as: Samsung I9190, Samsung Galaxy S IV mini
*** These pros and cons are computer-generated based on our analysis formula and the specifications we have in our database for this item. If you see an error, please let us know.
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