Is Samsung’s latest ‘Mini’ a mid-range champion or a disappointing compromise?
For better or worse, we’ve arrived in a world where smartphones with the word “mini” in their names also have 4.3-inch displays, once considered huge. The Galaxy S4 Mini is one of the first such devices to pass across our desk, having been launched at a glitzy London event alongside two other “Galaxy S4” smartphones — the S4 Active and S4 Zoom. Superficially, the Galaxy S4 Mini looks like its name would suggest — it’s a "miniature" Galaxy S4. The design, software and build quality remain mostly unchanged in the Mini. But as with any smaller, cheaper phone, corners have been cut in places. Specifically, the Mini’s screen has a lower resolution, there’s less internal storage, and certain heavily-advertised S4 features are missing.
Samsung’s Mini may be first to market, but it’ll soon be joined by the HTC One Mini and (probably) Motorola’s rumored Droid Mini, among others. So is the this device worthy of the premium brand it’s been gifted, or is it just a jumped-up mid-level phone? Find out after the break in our full-sized review of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini.
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