Samsung Galaxy S5 mini leaks in high-res pics, specs in tow

Samsung Galaxy S5 mini has been in our rumor mill for quite a while, but today we are finally getting to see the real deal. We can got high-res live pictures of the S5 mini plus a comparison shot with its bigger Galaxy S5 sibling.

Samsung Galaxy S5 mini in black and white • Galaxy S5 mini next to a Galaxy S5

As you can see the Galaxy S5 mini utilizes the same design as the flagship, it even keeps the same dotted plastic back. Even the heart-rate monitor is on the same spot.

The picture source claims the device is still IP67-certified for water and dust protection even though there is no protective lid on the microUSB slot as is the case with Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S5 Active.

Samsung Galaxy S5 mini

We can also confirm S5 mini specs - it features a 4.5" Super AMOLED display of 720p resolution and runs on Exynos 3 Quad chipset with a quad-core Cortex-A7 CPU @ 1.4GHz, Mali-400 MP4 GPU and 1.5GB of RAM.

The rest of the Samsung Galaxy S5 mini specs highlight include Gorilla Glass 3 screen protection, 8MP rear camera, 2.1MP front snapper, 16GB expandable storage, fingerprint scanner and heart-rate monitor.

The connectivity options are pretty much the same as the Galaxy S5 - LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, IR blaster, GPS with GLONASS.

Samsung Galaxy S5 mini is running on Android 4.4.2 KitKat with the latest available TouchWiz UX that premiered on the Galaxy S5. You will be getting Ultra Power Saving Mode, Kids Mode, Private Mode, KNOX, among others.

Finally, the Galaxy S5 mini was tested on AnTuTu and here is how it stacks among the droids:

AnTuTu 4

Higher is better

• HTC One (M8)
  
  37009


• Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
  
  36018


• LG G2
  
  35444


• Oppo Find 7a
  
  33344


• Sony Xperia Z2
  
  33182


• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  
  31109


• LG G3
  
  30482


• LG G Pro 2
  
  29603


• LG Nexus 5
  
  25097


• Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
  
  19896


• Motorola Moto X
  
  19031


• Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
  
  18405


• HTC One mini 2
  
  17883


• Sony Xperia M2
  
  17808


• LG G2 mini
  
  17362


• Motorola Moto G
  
  17214


• HTC One mini
  
  11434

Samsung is holding a Galaxy press event on June 12 where it will announce the Galaxy Tab S lineup, but there is chance the Galaxy S5 mini goes public there too.

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