Samsung is the only manufacturer that can get away with launching
variants of one particular device in a series and pricing them to suit
different budgets, as it did five years ago with the D500 and its
variants the
G600 and
D900. Now the Koreans are doing it again with the Galaxy Series.
If you're in the market for a new smartphone, you can check out our quick video guide to what to look out for:
The latest addition to the Samsung Galaxy range - topped by the five star Samsung
Galaxy S2 (currently number one in our
20 best mobile phones ranking) - is the Galaxy Mini. Almost identical to the Galaxy Fit, it's slightly lighter and has a lower camera quality.
It's
clear that Samsung designed the Galaxy Mini to look and feel low-end
and when it's up on the shelves on the high street, it will fit in well
next to the likes of LG's
Optimus One and Orange's
San Francisco.
This
touchscreen phone is definitely affordable, at £10.50 per month on an
O2 contract or £129.99 on prepay, but it's clear that you'll have to
make sacrifices on performance and looks as a result.
The
Samsung Galaxy Mini looks and feels pretty cheap in comparison to
others in the Galaxy range. This is a real shame as we were expecting a
lot more from this dinky device after being pretty impressed by the
low-end Samsung
Galaxy Ace, which is miles better in terms of performance and aesthetics.
The
white variant of the Galaxy Mini that we reviewed looks particularly
cheap, and starts to look grubby after a week or so as it attracts the
slightest bit of dirt. Again, this is where the Samsung
Galaxy Ace is miles better, as it looks and feels like a bigger, better and more robust device.
However, it is 3G HSDPA and the download speeds are pretty impressive, all things considered.
The
Samsung Galaxy Mini is a good size in the hand, weighing 106.6g and
measuring 110x60x12mm. But it feels slippery, unlike its brother the
Galaxy Ace,
which sports a textured back cover making it more grippy in the palm.
For those with fat thumbs, the keypad on the Mini may be a bit tricky to
operate.
There are very few buttons on this simplistic handset, and the side buttons are mostly flush against the surface of the device.
The left side has a volume rocker, while the opposite side sports the power button and SD memory card slot.
The
top of the Galaxy Mini includes a 3mm headphone jack and a micro USB
charger port with a cover to protect it from nasty dust bunnies.
The 3.14-inch capacitive touchscreen is an ideal size for most activities, but it's far less responsive than the Samsung
Galaxy Ace and, most of the time, a light touch isn't good enough to launch an app.
It's
clear that Samsung decided to save on the screen display quality in
order to place this device in the low-end range, as when compared to
higher quality screens, such as the Apple
iPhone 4's retina display, there's a very, very clear distinction.
In
other words, the 240x320 resolution is as sharp as the bluntest pencil
in the box and makes reading text-heavy web pages an excruciating task –
but this is understandable, given the low price.
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