LONDON: Samsung Galaxy S6 mini will be released at the same time as the Samsung Galaxy S6, which will more likely be unveiled at an event prior to Mobile World Congress 2015. Last year Samsung launched the Samsung Galaxy S5 mini several months later, with it going on sale in the UK on 7 August at £389.95.
A compact version of the Samsung Galaxy S6, the S6 mini will command a lower price tag – but it won’t be what you might consider cheap. We expect pricing to fall in line with previous mini Galaxy handsets, just short of £400 SIM-free. Like Samsung Galaxy S6 mini: u predictions
The S6 mini’s spec has not yet been confirmed. By looking at the differences between previous Samsung Galaxy and Galaxy mini handsets we can hazard a guess at what we’re likely to see, however.
The key differences between the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Samsung Galaxy S5 mini are as follows:
- Screen: The S5 has a 5.1in full-HD (1080p) panel, while the S5 mini has a 4.5in HD (720p) screen
- Processor: Both S5 and S5 mini have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chip, but the S5 mini’s is slower-clocked at 1.4- rather than 2.5GHz
- RAM: While the S5 has 2GB, the S5 mini has 1.5GB
- Storage: The S5 is available with 16- or 32GB of storage, with SD support for up to 128GB; the S5 mini is 16GB only, and supports SD cards up to 64GB in capacity
- Design and build: The S5 mini is naturally smaller than the S5 with its smaller screen, but it’s also chunkier at 8.1mm versus the S5’s 7.1mm
- Battery: A lower-capacity 2100mAh battery in the S5 mini when compared to the S5’s 2800mAh battery is understandable, given the smaller screen and less powerful hardware
- Screen: While the Samsung Galaxy S6 will reportedly have a 5.5in Quad-HD (1440×2560) Super AMOLED panel, we reckon we’ll get a 4.7in full-HD (1920×1080) screen in the S6 mini. That means a very high pixel density of 468ppi. Both will be protected with ultra-tough Gorilla Glass 4
- Processor: The S6 will likely get the Exynos 7420, but in the UK we can expect the Snapdragon 810, a 64-bit octa-core chip. The S6 mini will get the same processor, but it will be slower-clocked
- RAM: The Samsung Galaxy S6 is expected to come with 3GB of RAM; we’d be pleased with 2GB in the S6 mini
- Storage: It’s unlikely anything will change here, with both phones available with 16GB of storage, and potentially 32GB for the standard S6. However, microSD support up to 128GB in the S6 mini is likely
- Design and build: There are reportedly two Samsung Galaxy S6 builds in the works, one half metal with a removable plastic rear, and the other with a unibody metal chassis. S6 mini in Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue and Shimmery White
- Cameras: Samsung is reported to be adding a 20Mp camera to its Galaxy S6, so the 16Mp version found in the S5 could make its way to the S6 mini, allowing for 4K video recording. Following the selfie craze both will get 5Mp cameras at the front
Everything else seen in the Samsung Galaxy S6 will also appear in the S6 mini: expect to see a fingerprint scanner, a UV scanner, a heart-rate monitor, an IR blaster, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, enhanced themes and customisation and a Themes store, plus touch.
