Samsung Galaxy S4 mini User Reviews

I have had my samsung galaxy s4 mini for about 8 months and it is useless. It is slow, the battery soon goes flat and it regularly freezes. I do not recommend getting this phone as it is expensive for the poor quality......don't waste your money it is defiantly not worth it.

Well I dropped this about a foot of the ground and the screen completely broke and I couldn't even use it any more. Its a perfect phone though. it was not slow and worked perfectly fine, i didn't like how small it was but i guess thats why its the "mini"

Dimensions are important to me; I don't like 'phones' that don't fit in pockets. I was going to buy the Sony Xperia Z3 compact, but found it bulkier, heavier, and it wastes some of its screen to the three function keys, whereas with this phone you get all screen and no waste of space (buttons at the bottom which are always there). The price is of course much much better than the Sony as well. The perfomance of this compact phone is just great; it doesn't struggle with any 3D game, many processes, and the battery life is on par with all other phones in my experience. I noticed people complaining about the plastic, but I dropped it four times now on hard floors, and there's little to no damage with no extra protection whatsoever, I'm amazed.

What I don't like: I got the Telstra or T edition, which has an annoying shutter sound that you can't turn off, as well as a stupid warning that my ears might get damaged if I turn up my headphone volume way up, and the phone doesn't know its connected to AUX. I considered "rooting" the phone, but I just couldn't be bothered.

This phone is good the perfect small sized phone that does everything phone gets very warm while using it, 8gb of storage isn't enough to install lots of apps but it has a Microsd card slot for storaging media not apps and it's has a low resolution display of 540x960 but it's not bad at all. I totally recommend this phone to anyone

I received this phone as a loaner while my Note 4 was being repaired. I have also owned the S4 for a year before buying a note 4. Anyways, maybe I am a lite biased but I use my phone heavily for reading and watching videos. The screen is unbearably small and the resolution is horrible. I can barely read a webpage without having to zoom in and out constantly and the harsh text causes my eyes to fatigue quickly when using it. Compared to the S4 it is much slower to respond to commands. Build quality is what I would expect for a Samsung device with removable battery and SD card.

My experience with this smartphone has been very good, loading pages is fast, games load fine and the screen quality is good but could have put 720p resolution. The only thing I can criticize is the battery, if the phone many apps are used for a long time does not reach the day

The phone is very good, although it has a terrible outer plastic casing. I would definitely buy it unlocked as it has quite small storage.

Definitely go for the OnePlus One or Nexus5 Instead, they kick Samsung and Apple where it hurts.

You wont be disappointment by the phone, but id suggest an upgrade to Oneplus One or Nexus 5. If you are looking for your bang for your buck.

In terms of a mid range phone that isn't oversized, has a large enough display, is easy to use, and is still very capable in terms of hardware specs, I can't imagine anything better. Great as an every day phone.

01/06/15 Update - Have had enough of this POS. It is HANDS DOWN the absolute WORST cell phone that I have EVER owned. And can't wait to just wing down the street into oncoming traffic to get rid of it (although I will be STILL paying Sprint some $20/mon for the next year). For the past 2 1/2 months, every time I received a text message the volume automaticly turns itself down to vibrate only, so I don't know that I even got a text! And, if I don't pick up and physically look at the phone after a text that I didn't even know that I received to turn the volume back up, I will miss EVERY phone call until that time! Oh, and that "upgrade" that Sprint was telling me about that I was due Jan. 1st 2014 instantly turned into 2015 on New Years Day! Thanx for that Sprint ... you're HISTORY in twelve months and counting. I just have to laugh to avoid crying. Ended up buying a new, in a sealed box, LG G2 on ebay for about $250 because of all the GREAT things I have heard and read about the phone. It can't be any worse than what I have. If it is, than I'll have to begin a great search for my old, reliable RAZOR flip phone that didn't disappoint in the 8 years that I owned it. LOL

09/07/14 Update - Well, after going w/o my cell for 19 days while Samsung made warranty repairs by 'replacing PBA board'', I am happy to report that in the past 10 days since getting it back it has NOT shut itself off once. So, I updated my review. Only time will tell if this cell wins my confidence back and it has 4 months to do so (when I'm due for an upgrade 01/15). If I don't have any more issues, I will consider sticking with Samsung (although, their very poor customer service staff did finally make things right by getting me the shipping label after an initial run around by some clown that should've lost his job). Crossing my fingers.

After seven months of frequently shutting itself off (it seemed like just when I was receiving an important call or text), I finally had enough when it wouldn't turn back on last week for almost 24hrs. Ended up calling Samsung customer service to have it sent back for warranty repairs (and was jerked around by a 'supervisor' named 'BJ' that sent my UPS label to some unknown email after telling me that Samsung doesn't even have to offer warranty repairs, but they do - like I was supposed to be grateful for being sold a faulty device!). This repair will determine if I ever buy another Samsung product again - being this is my 3rd cell and I own a couple of TV's and other appliances/computer accessories by Samsung, I'd say that I am a loyal repeat customer. I was totally appalled at how I was treated by 'customer service'(?) although online chat got the label sent to my email. I sure hope that Samsung's tech end can pull this out and salvage me as a customer or I'll end up selling this thing on eBay to try and offset my costs when I buy an HTC or LG. Like the title says, I really want to like this phone.

I've been waiting for AT&T's release of this Phone when it finally came I grabbed It, and I really love all it's features. Just wish AT&T had it in White Instead of just Hot Pink and Black. I liked my son's Samsung S5 but wanted a smaller version, the S4 Mini tops the list of Mini Smart Phones and it's also low priced which is really great!

Mobile phone is on first look a lot smaller than S4 but when you have it in hand like 2 minutes you realise that it is normal size.I dont get it why companies create large phones,only resaonable explanation is for gaming but in these days only kids play large mobile games.The phone can support a lot of todays games and aplications and it is perfect size. My advice is if you see well and dont need a phone larger than 4.5 inch's this is the right choice. Good luck!!!Oh yeah, I forgot to say that the only "bad" thing is that you can turn off that sound when you take a picure.

I can't believe this is faster than my Galaxy S3 in terms of UI speed. Battery gives me more than a full day (24 hours, not just morning til night) with normal use. Virtually no lags unlike with my S3. Perfect for one hand usage because it is compact and slimmer than most phones with 4.3 inch screen. See how most of my comparison is with Galaxy S3, a former flagship but overall I favor this mighty midranger. Highly recommended.

Very good phone.Buy it if you want a small but cool phone.And those who says its an alternative to the f**king iphone don't believe that.Like always the iphone thing is s**t.SO I RECOMMAND THIS AWESOME PHONE!!!!!!!

i have a Samsung S4 mini model GT-I9192.
i think great phone and battery backup well. camera resolution godd and also screen its far batter..
But does not shhow H+ at network bar ...is it support H+ or not!!!
Please reply me as soon as possible

It's a good phone which is very powerful as compared to its size . Specially it responds very fast for applications and does not hang . It is also good for gaming . Camera is very good .the most important thing is that its small dimension which make it very comfortable. One who wants a small phone which is very powerful should go for this one

I had this phone for 2 months and it opened applications automatically and froze some . It also switched off on its own and kept on asking for my pin number. The battery was bad too as it drained within a day and its supposed to have a very long battery life. Its still at advanced repairs and I demanded a new one or my money back which is around R5000 In South Africa or about $500 . I don`t want a big heavy phone, just a light and small high powered smart phone . Beware of this phone, not impressed!!

I upgraded from galaxy y.compared to my previous phone it is leagues above it. But if compared to other compact smartphones in the market it doesn't look good. My sister has iPhone 5 she used my phone and said my phone is sluggish. It is a good or rather great phone for those who play Not realy demanding games and listen to music a lot and use it for easy texting and great calling Experience. It is not a phone for those who are hard gamers or love surfing a lot.

The number one positive thing i have to say about this phone is that i have no complaints. This phone does everything i expected and everything i want it to do flawlessly. Everything is easy to do or use, and it took minimal learning to get myself to this stage. Battery life is also good. Only minor con the screen res, though it's still decent enough.