Samsung has launched today in India comapct version of its flagship smartphone Galaxy S5, which is named Galaxy S5 Mini. This smartphone is priced at Rs. 26,499/- and will be available on flipkart.com from 10th September. The Galaxy S5 Mini will be available in charcoal Black, shimmery White, electric Blue and copper Gold color variants.
Samsung has paid lot of attention to the design of Galaxy S5 mini design to give it elegant and fashinable look. This device has soft texture coating on the back cover with a special gloss that gives it the look and feel of metallic leather. Its coating not only provides a comfortable grip, but it is also anti-slip. This special material used on Galaxy S5 mini rarely picks up fingerprints and resists scratches. This smartphone also has metallic-finish, bezel edges, which are not only shiny, but also resemble the look of elegant platinum rings. The Galaxy S5’s embossed pattern also adds uniqueness to its luxurious design.
The Galaxy S5 mini sports a 4.5-inch HD (720×1280 pixels) Super AMOLED display, and is driven by a Quad Core 1.4 GHz processor, paired with 1.5GB of RAM and 16GB of inbuilt storage which is expandable up to 64GB via microSD card. The Galaxy S5 mini is equipped with an 8-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and a 2.1-megapixel front camera. This smartphone run on Android KitKat 4.4 OS, and is fulelled by a 2100mAh battery.
For connectivity, the S5 mini supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0, USB 2.0, A-GPS + GLONASS, IR Remote. This smartphone measures 131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1mm, and weighs 120g.
The S5 mini incorporates all the key features of Galaxy S5 such as heart rate sensor, fingerprint scanner, private mode/ kids mode, Ultra Power Saving Mode. The S5 mini can be synced with the Samsung wearable devices and is also dust and water proofed (IP67 certified).
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Asim Warsi, V.P, Marketing, Mobile & IT at Samsung India, “We at Samsung believe in bringing meaningful innovation to our customers. And the best inspiration for innovation comes from none other than our customers. The Galaxy S5 Mini is yet another manifestation of the philosophy of people inspired innovation that drives Samsung products. This stylish smartphone is the perfect combination of performance and power in a conveniently compact design. Effortlessly smart and intuitively simple, the Galaxy S5 Mini empowers your life, helping take care of your well-being.”