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the Samsung Galaxy s4 got put into its latest iteration and as a result got shrunken down but how does the little sibling stack up against the big one hey it's Josh of a guard from Android 30 what's going on everybody and this is the Samsung Galaxy s4 versus the Samsung Galaxy s4 mini even at a first glance design is a bit of a no-brainer the Galaxy s4 mini is literally the smaller version of the s4 everything from the plastic build of the rounded corners the silver spine and even the button layout has been brought down to size the s4 mini is a little bit slimmer a little thinner and a little shorter than the s4 making it also lighter all around and that would be the main difference the 4.3 inch screen makes the entire body easy to handle in one hand which is a very refreshing feeling compared to all of the larger devices out there in the hand it is easy to throw around because of its light profile if you thought idly tossing around the s4 was a little dangerous you might feel more comfortable doing so with the mini overall if it comes down to your personal comfort the Galaxy s4 is the best handling five-inch screen device out there but in reality it really isn't for everyone so then maybe that's where the s4 mini comes in the displays are both Super AMOLED performers with the usual high saturation and good contrast the galaxy s4 has the 5 inch screen capable of 1080p resolution and 441 PPI a larger screen makes it easier to play games view movies and read text especially considering the high pixel density lending to good sharpness the s4 is a great example of why 5-inch screens are pretty damn cool but then again the s4 mini is a good example of how good a smaller screen can be this 4.3 inch display is capable of 960 by 540 resolution at 256 PPI I still think a 720p resolution screen could have been possible here but this screen is nonetheless a good performer the lowered pixel density definitely makes smaller text harder to read and if you view media and play games the smallest screen might not be the most comfortable for getting pretty much any typical tasks done the Mini is more than capable though and when it's so easy to use that just might be a good trade-off the performance aspect is a battle of mid and top-tier packages what is nice is that the changes are leaves proportional the galaxy s4 has the Snapdragon 600 clocked in at 1.9 gigahertz backed by the audrina 320 and 2 gigabytes of RAM this is the package that powers all of the top phones these days and works wonderfully no lag whatsoever in the UI and intensive apps are handled with ease the mini gets the Snapdragon 400 the dual-core variant that is clocked in at 1.7 gigahertz you then get the audrina 305 and 1.5 gigabytes of ram even if it is a lower performer overall I didn't have much trouble using the mini for just about any task very intensive games obviously did show a little lag at some points but it wasn't anything drastic nor did it hinder from the experience scores put the mini about 10,000 points below the s4 which really comes as no surprise but ultimately if you really need the best of the best out of everything you do the s4 is the obvious choice otherwise most regular users will find the mini capable of doing just about anything they might need the hardware department is where things really change up Samsung did want to make a smaller version of their flagship phone but in the end the s4 remains the king of the galaxy line afterall the s4 comes with all of the sensors and extras that you kind of didn't really maybe sort of asked for sensors for temperature a barometer motion sensors for hand gestures and even a sensitive screen for air viewing all accompanied this device perhaps the most sought after features are the removable battery and the micro SD card slot those are features that do return in the mini only 8 gigabytes of storage come here so that micro SD card definitely helps all those sensors are absent though so that means no hand or air gestures no eye scrolling none of that so the mini is a little more simplistic in its approach the IR blaster does return though so you can control your TV or related devices with this phone this version of the s4 mini is capable of handling 2 SIM cards which is great for travelers multiple versions of either phone are available so be sure of which one you get for your network in the end it comes down to what you want all the extras in the original s4 might be appealing to you but for a more classical way of navigating your phone the s4 minis got your back size matters once again in the battery department the galaxy s4 had a very impressive battery life with its 2600 milliamp hour removable unit while the s4 mini comes with a 1900 milliamp our removable battery spares are always pretty handy for power users when it comes to pure battery life it seems that the lowered specs over all of the main e do help it even out coupled with battery saving features both of these phones are easily able to get through a normal day's work the galaxy s4 might get a little more than a day with the right usage something that the s4 mini may fall just short of need as much juice as possible well the s4 may be the choice for you and now we come to the cameras which is another example of the proportional change from the s4 to the Mini 13 megapixels are what you get with the original s4 along with a full featured app you get pretty much anything you could want to make your smartphone photography more fun drama modes eraser modes dual recording the works picture quality puts it among the best with great detail and color reproduction and then you get the 8 megapixel shooter in the s4 mini essentially a performer much like the flagships of yesteryear its app does get stripped down and doesn't include as many extras as the one in the s4 no dual recording or drama and eraser modes pictures are obviously smaller for the mini but they provide just about the same level of quality you can rest assured that the pictures you get from either phone will be satisfactory if you want to get creative with what the s4 gives you to play with then you can go for the original but the simpler approach of the mini manages to still bring very good quality finally the software you get the love it or hated user interface of TouchWiz here only either is bigger or smaller otherwise there's not much difference obviously because of the hardware aspect the original s4 gets all of the extra navigational features like ham gestures and air view apps bundled in include s voice group play watch on and s-health it is a very complete package that thankfully benefited from the larger screen they usually bloated an Oubre colourful interface works well on the 5-inch screen which is why it's actually nice that TouchWiz has scaled down well enough to look good on the minis smaller screen it doesn't turn out too crowded and is still easy enough on the eyes for easy usage it doesn't come with all of the extra navigation options and as far as apps go it doesn't include s-health pre-installed but other than that you're looking at pretty much the same general experience this one comes down to whether or not you the new ways introduced by the s4 to navigate with the galaxy s4 having been out for a little while already its price has come down but still remains as much as $700 unlocked or up to 199 dollars with a contract we don't know as much about the minis price points but it may likely come around the $500 mark unlocked and so there you have it the galaxy s4 is no doubt one of the top phones on the market today but Samsung isn't about to rest on its laurels with so many different versions of the s4 soon to come out the Mini is admittedly a very refreshing experience today's general offerings in yesterday's form factor and you know what it works pretty well the s4 mini is a phone that anyone can easily use and thus has its place but if you really want to be on the cutting edge the s4 is still 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