Samsung has quietly unveiled the mini version of its current flagship smartphone, titled Galaxy S5 Mini (SM-G800F/SM-G800H). It packs a stripped-down 4.5-inch Super AMOLED 720p display panel, a quad-core processor, as well as all the Galaxy S5-exclusive sensors and health tracking features out of the box.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Specs Sheet
- Display: 4.5-inch Super AMOLED LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, Pixel Density: ~326 ppi, Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- Operating System: Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS
- Camera: 8 MegaPixel rear camera with AF and LED Flash, 2.1MP front camera, 1080p@30fps video recorders
- Dimensions: 131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1 mm, weighs 120g
- Battery: 2100 mAh Li-Ion battery
- CPU: 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7 quad-core processor
- Memory: 16GB Internal memory, 1.5GB of RAM, upto 64GB external microSD support
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, USB, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPRS, EDGE, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, NFC, TBD Radio with Optional Dual-SIM Support
- Extras: 3.5mm audio jack, MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player, MP3/AAC/WMA/WAV player, and other built-in games and apps.
- Network: 2G, 3G, 4G
- 3G Band: HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100 MHz
- Colors: White, Black, Electric Blue and Copper Gold
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, fingerprint sensor, heart-rate monitor, compass
Akin to the original Galaxy S5, Galaxy S5 Mini also comes with heart-rate monitor and a fingerprint reader fixed inside the hardware home key for making secure PayPal payments and locking your phone. It is IP67 water-and-dust-resistance-certified which means it can survive underwater upto a depth of 1 meter for 30 minutes and interestingly enough, its microUSB port isn’t even guarded by a flap!
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Price and Availability
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini is going to be released globally, starting out with Russia this month. Its pricing details are yet to be announced.
Update 02/07/2014
New reports suggest that Samsung might out the Galaxy S5 mini for a price tag of $650 (€479). It does seem a bit pricey and Samsung might drop it a little bit when it hits the market earlier this month. Stay tuned as we get hold of some more info!
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