UPDATED Everything you need to know on Samsung's new shrunken smartphone
Which the rumors were stating before the launch.
There's small doubt that we
will be viewing the Galaxy S5 Mini soon however , after Samsung New Zealand
leaked information on the handset online. Samsung Finland also wants within on
the act after a assistance page for the SM-G800F made an appearance
online.
The Galaxy S5 has the model number SM-G900, so the SM-G800 handle
might fit the bill for the Galaxy S5 Mini and the "F" suffix denotes it's the
European edition.
While the model numbers seem to match up, there could be a
title change on the table for the S5 Mini as the Galaxy S5 Dx briefly appeared
upon Samsung's website.
We've observed the S3 Mini as well as Galaxy S4 Mini
arrive with severely cut down specification lists compared to their complete fat
brothers, but the intro of the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact saw it get the same
processor, RAM, GRAPHICS and 20. 7MP digital camera from the flagship Xperia
Z1.
Could Samsung take a tea leaf out of Sony's book for your Galaxy S5 Mini?
All of us sure do hope therefore but it's pretty not likely.
Samsung Galaxy
S5 Mini release date and cost
It's not known when the Samsung Galaxy S5
Mini is going to be released, but the latest reviews point towards a mid-July
launch for the handset.
The actual Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini arrived at the end
of 06 and initial rumors recommended the S5 Mini might arrive at a similar time,
however it's now become crystal clear that this won't be the case.
Avoid
expect a big fanfare round the Galaxy S5 Mini release though, as Samsung has a
tendency to prefer a soft launch when it comes to a press release.
There not
necessarily any price rumors however but the S4 Mini released for around £350 /
$520 SIM free, so we would expect the S5 Mini to be around the same, placing it
at the upper finish of the mid-range.
With progressively fierce competition
from the loves of the HTC One Mini 2, OnePlus One and also the Google Nexus 5
you are able to hope that Samsung may bring the price down, however we reckon
chances are thin.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini display
With mini within the
name it's a given that the actual Galaxy S5 Mini's display screen will be
smaller than the screen on the full size Samsung Galaxy S5 - that is in the end,
the point of this product group - but by the appears of things it won't
precisely be tiny.
SamMobile documented that the handset would deliver with a
4. 5-inch 1280 x 720 Super AMOLED screen, so it won't be complete HD but if
these gossips are accurate it will be each higher resolution and somewhat bigger
than the qHD (540 x 960) Galaxy S4 Mini.
It's looking like SamMobile might be
on to something, since the Galaxy S5 Mini additionally popped up on Indian
import/export site Zauba, where this states that the phone features a 4. 47-inch
screen.
In case that wasn't enough another screen size has been touted for
your S5 Mini, this time through GFXBench which pegs the actual display at 4.8 inches with the same 1280 x 720 resolution.
Seems as though 4.5 inches
along with a 720p resolution may be the champions, as SamMobile now should
certainly have got its hands on the Galaxy S5 Mini, credit reporting in the
process that it does certainly sport a screen which size.
That's not exactly
"Mini", and means the Galaxy S5 Mini would be bigger than the 4-inch iPhone 5S,
but considering the LG G2 Mini has a 4.7-inch display Samsung
actually will be a little more sensible if this sticks to 4.5 inches.
Samsung
Galaxy S5 Mini power
For Samsung, mini seems to mean each smaller and
lower run and the Galaxy S5 Mini will probably be no exception. So if if you're
expecting something along the lines of the actual Z1 Compact you're likely to
become disappointed.
Having said that, current rumors point to a device
that's more capable than the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini.
Sam Mobile's insiders
initally claimed that this Galaxy S5 Mini features a quad-core Snapdragon
processor, as then the website says the got hold of the handset that sports a
quad-core Exynos 3 processor and 1 .5GB of RAM. Although it will hardly be top
end it could seriously show up the actual dual-core Galaxy S4 Mini.
What
model the processor chip will be is unknown however Snapdragon 400 seems to be
the actual processor of choice for mid-range phones at the moment so that
appears likely - a outflow via GFXbench backs upward this theory with a 1 .4GHz
quad-core 400 nick and 1 . 3GB associated with RAM.
The speed the processor
chip will be clocked at is actually unclear, however a user agent
profile for a device called SM-G750A popped up on Samsung's servers in March and
also the profile revealed that the device experienced a 2 . 3GHz quad-core
processor.
That would be pretty fast, but it's possible that this may be the
Galaxy S5 Neo as opposed to the S5 Mini, especially as the utmost recent model
number gossips point to the S5 Mini being the SM-G800.
And also Snapdragon
400 chip more than likely support speeds that quick, so if it really is going to
be 2 .3GHz then we'll find a different processor model -- perhaps the Snapdragon
800 that features in the Galaxy Note 3.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
design
There's no term yet on how the Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini will appear,
but the Galaxy S4 Mini basically inherited the design of the actual Samsung
Galaxy S4 simply in a shrunk down dimension, so we'd imagine the S5 Mini will do
the same using the Galaxy S5's design.
Something we have heard though is the
fact that according to Sam Mobile it provides the same IP67 water and dirt
resistant credentials as the Galaxy S5, which puts this one-up on the Galaxy S4
Mini and most other small smartphones, other than the Sony Xperia Z1
Compact.
All those dust and waterproof qualifications have been given further
support after a Samsung New Zealand appeared to let slip on the actual rugged
specs of the Galaxy S5 Mini.
That additionally leaves the door open for any
removable rear cover as well as battery pack, plus the inclusion of the microSD
slot - favorites of the current Samsung smart phone experience.
A removable
back cover and battery pack tend to be pretty much now confirmed right after
SamMobile posted images from the handset online showing precisely that.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini digital camera
The camera is one region which
might not be getting a lot of an upgrade over the Galaxy S4 Mini
sadly.
Almost all we've heard on it up to now comes from sources at Mike
Mobile, which claim it provides an 8MP main snapper along with a 2MP camera
within the front.
That's almost similar to the Galaxy S4 Mini, which has an
8MP digital camera on the back and a 1. 9MP one on the front, so it is
disappointing if true.
Obviously that doesn't count out the chance that the
Galaxy S5 Mini will inherit some of the elegant camera features from the Galaxy
S5, so there's still wish that its photo abilities could impress.
Rather
strangely, a spec leak through GFXbench pegs the rear snapper on the S5 Mini in
7MP. We find it i bet its hard to believe that Samsung would slow up the camera
quality, so we are going to not taking this as well seriously.
Samsung Galaxy
S5 Mini storage
Currently it can thought that the Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
will have 16GB of built in storage, that is double what the S4 Mini
has.
There's no word upon whether or not it will have a sd card slot, but
most Samsung devices do so we'd be amazed if this one didn't.
Special Galaxy
S5 Mini operating-system
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini will almost certainly
run Android 4. 4 KitKat because that's the most recent version associated with
Android and this is a reasonably much talked about phone.
But beyond which
being the obvious choice anyhow we've also heard from Sam Mobile's insiders
that that is what it will ship along with. Not to mention the fact that a recent
Google memo suggests all new devices will have the latest version associated
with its OS.
It's a lifeless cert that it will also be overlaid with
Samsung's TouchWiz user interface, in all likelihood the same version since the
Samsung Galaxy S5.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini battery as well as connectivity
It looks
like the Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini may have a 2100 mAh electric battery, if the
information revealed through Sam Mobile is precise.
That's a little bigger
than the actual 1900mAh unit in the Galaxy S4 Mini, but with the additional
power under the hood it'll need all the help it can get. It is also expected to
come with an IR - blaster.