The Samsung Galaxy S4 mini is Now Official

Samsung has just revealed the Galaxy S4 mini, which has been on the rumor mill for months already. It is the widely-anticipated smaller version of the Galaxy S4, packing a 4.3-inch display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset, and an 8-MP primary shooter. The Galaxy S4 mini will come in LTE, 3G, and 3G dual-SIM variants, depending on which country you're from. Its display resolution will go down to qHD from Full HD and will only 1.7GHz dual-core processor rather than the quad-core version of the Galaxy S4. Obviously, the Galaxy S4 mini makes for a more pocketable device, trimmed to 124.6 mm x 61.3 mm x 8.94 mm and weighs in at just 107 grams.

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Above the display lies a 1.9-MP front-facing camera and a smorgasbord of sensors, including the RGB light sensor, proximity sensor, gesture sensor, etc. Many of the Galaxy S4′s software enhancements are also expected to be on-board the Galaxy S4 mini, which includes the S Voice, S Translator, Group Play, and WatchON. Underneath its TouchWiz user interface is Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, which gets 1.5GB RAM to play with and 8GB of storage – around 5GB of which is user-available – and a microSD card slot. Connectivity features include WiFi a/b/g/n, GPS, GLONASS, Bluetooth 4.0, and NFC on the LTE version.

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In total, Samsung will offer three variants of the phone. There’ll be a basic 3G model, with quadband GSM/EDGE and up to 21Mbps HSPA+ support, network depending, and a dual-SIM version which can take a pair of SIM cards. Then, there’s a 4G model, with up to 42Mbps HSPA+ and LTE, with various band sets depending on market. The Galaxy S4 mini will come in two colors: White Frost and Black Mist. There's no word yet on the pricing of Galaxy S4 mini nor when it will hit shelves. Samsung’s “Premiere 2013″ event in June is expected to shed more light on Samsung's newest baby.

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