Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini I9192 Duos Review-Advantages And Disadvantages

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Duos is a GSM+GSM dual sim smartphone powered by Dual core processor and 4.3 inch display screen. Though the name suggests the it is compact form of original Galaxy 4, there is huge performance difference between the two.  The Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Duos price in India is Rs.27,990.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini I9192 comes with Dual core 1.7GHz Kriat processor with 1.5GB of RAM and Adreno 305 GPU. The device runs on latest Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS along with Touchwiz user interface. The Dual sim Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini packs 4.27 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 540*960 pixel and 256 ppi pixel density. The display screen has Corning Gorilla protection for reducing the scratched on the screen.


Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Duos sports 8MP primary camera with LED flash and autofocus capable of recording 1080p full HD videos. In the front there is a 1.9MP camera which is also equipped for recording HD Videos. The connectivity features of this Dual sim S4 are 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, DLNA.  Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Duos can be used as modem to connect to internet from PC using the USB tethering and WiFi tethering features. The device also supports PC suite Samsung Kies for syncing, backup and transferring music, installing drivers and  updating the firmware.
The built in memory of the device is 8GB in which user available memory is 5GB. You can also add microSD card upto 64GB. The Galaxy S4 Mini Duos has 1900 mAh battery which is rated to provide a talk time of 9 hours and standby time of 300 hours. Though this device shares the name with bigger sibling Galaxy S4, performance wise, there is no matching between the two.

Advantages And Disadvantages of Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Duos I9192

Pros of Galaxy S4 Mini Duos

  • Compact size compared to bigger S4
  • Decent vivid display screen
  • Decent Camera performance
  • Latest Android OS and Dual sim functionality
Cons of Galaxy S4 Mini Duos:
  • No HD display screen. Competition has 720p display screens in this price bracket
  • No Notification light
  • Performance does not justifies. The heavy, Touchwiz UI tends to lag at times
  • It is not Dual Sim Active. Though it has smart dual sim features which is not equivalent to the Dual sim active feature
  • No Air View, Air gestures or Multi-view
  • No uniqueness or freshness in terms of design and build quality

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Duos-I9192 Specifications

  • Dual core 1.7GHz Kriat processor with 1.5GB of RAM and Adreno 305 GPU
  • Dual sim with Dual standby and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS
  •  4.27 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 540*960 pixel and 256 ppi pixel density
  • 8MP primary camera with LED flash and autofocus capable of recording 1080p full HD videos
  •  1.9MP front facing camera which is also equipped for recording HD Videos
  • 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, DLNA Connectivity
  • 8GB internal storage and upto 64GB external storage
  • 1900 mAh battery which is rated to provide a talk time of 9 hours and standby time of 300 hours