Samsung Electronics is speculated to release another version of its newest flagship smartphone Galaxy S6. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Mini is believed to be unveiled August next year, carrying amazing specifications that will surely get the interest of smartphone enthusiasts.
According to Yibada, Samsung was rumored to be working on a compact handset called Galaxy S6 Mini but there were no firm information about the device until recently. The cite notes that a GFXBench result leak has revealed the smaller S6 family member.
Latinos Post cited some of the speculated specifications and features of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Mini. The mini version of Galaxy S6 is expected to feature a 4.6-inch display with a 1,280 x 768 resolution. This is a pretty low resolution, but the phone will be engineered by the same Exynos 7420, the same processor inside the Galaxy S6.
Moreover, there are reports claiming that the Galaxy S6 Mini would only offer 2GB of RAM, but the GFXBench listing shows 3GB of RAM instead. As for its camera, the Galaxy S6 Mini is speculated to be armed with a 16 megapixels on the rear and 5 MP on the front. The rear-facing camera would include an autofocus, face detection, a flash, HDR photos and touch focus features. Meanwhile, the videos taken from the rear facing camera would be 1080p.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Mini seems to have the same sensors that the full-sized Galaxy S6 has. The barometer and accelerometer and the Nearfield Communication technology (NFC) will be present to the handset. NFC will provide support to the device to access the Samsung Pay.
Lastly, Tech Radar said on its article that Samsung SM-W2016, also known as the Samsung Galaxy S6 mini, will be packed with a 64 GB of built-in storage.
If these speculated specifications and features are proven to be true, then Samsung Galaxy S6 Mini will surely give a good competition to its rivals. But until the Korean tech giant give every specifics to the upcoming handset, smartphone enthusiasts will have to rely on these rumors and predictions.
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