The mini version of Samsung's latest flagship smartphone, S4, is expected to hit store shelves by end of this week.
Samsung’s recently announced Galaxy S4 Mini is now available for pre-order in India via the company’s e-store. The smartphone has also appeared on other Indian online retailer Flipkart as ‘coming soon’. As per Samsung’s e-store listing, the expected date of smartphone availability is July 18. The S4 Mini is priced at Rs. 27,990.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini was officially announced for the Indian market last week. The smartphone features a 4.3-inch qHD display with 960 x 540 pixel resolution. It runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean skinned with TouchWiz and is powered by a 1.7GHz dual-core processor along with 1.5GB of RAM.
The Galaxy S4 Mini has 8GB of built-in storage, expandable up to 64GB via a microSD card. The rear of the smartphone houses an 8MP camera and the front has a 1.9MP video-calling camera. The S4 mini supports Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0, GPS and NFC that will be available on the LTE version only – in terms of its connectivity options. The phone also comes with an IR blaster that lets you use the smartphone as a universal remote.
Samsung had showcased the Galaxy S4 Zoom along with the S4 Mini last week. So far, there’s no word on the availability of the S4 Zoom. The smartphone sports a 16MP backside illuminated CMOS sensor and 10x zoom. Samsung has bundled 25 different scene modes in the smartphone/camera hybrid including “HDR,” “panorama,” “night” and more.
Other important features of the S4 Zoom include 4.3-inch display with a 960×540 pixel resolution, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and 8GB built-in storage.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini listed on Samsung’s e-store
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini listed on Flipkart