Specs and pics for the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini have leaked, and the Samsung website seems to confirm there will be at least four versions of the phone.
The S4 Mini follows in the footsteps of the Galaxy S III Mini, which offers much of the power and many of the features of its larger sibling in a smaller and more portable form factor.
The S4 Mini is expected to be released in June or July of this year, according to SamMobile. "The device will have a 4.3″ Super AMOLED qHD display with a pixel density of 256ppi a 1.6GHz Dual-Core CPU and based on TW Nature UX 2.0 running on Android 4.2.2."
That processor could be an Exynos 5210, the third Exynos processor developed by Samsung. "Details are unknown but it's thought to feature ARM's big.LITTLE technology in a Quad-Core structure, equipped with Dual Cortex-A15 Cores and Dual Cortex-A7 cores. The Exynos 5210 could also be just a Dual-Core Cortex-A15 SoC."
In addition, a Twitter photo shows a dropdown menu on the Samsung website that lists four different versions of the S4 Mini. One of these appears to be a dual-SIM version of the phone, which allows two mobile accounts to be run simultaneously on the same handset, useful for overseas travelers who don't want to pay exorbitant roaming fees and business customers who want to separate their work and private accounts.
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini on SEC GDC twitter.com/st7761/status/…
— 김정재 (@st7761) March 23, 2013
In comparison, the full-size Samsung Galaxy S4 features a 1.6 GHz eight-core Exynos 5 Octa processor or a 1.9 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor (depending on country), 2 GB of RAM, a 5-inch 1920x1080 Full HD AMOLED display at 441 ppi, a 13 megapixel rear-facing camera with 1080p HD video, a 2 megapixel front facing camera, internal storage between 16 and 64 GB, an SD card slot that can accommodate an additional 64 GB, a polycarbonate body, Smart Pause and floating touch tech and runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.
Check back for the latest info on the Galaxy S4 Mini as it becomes available.
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