Samsung Galaxy Mini

Good general performance ; Affordable ; Responsive capacitive touchscreen

Low-res screen ; Bigger, better screens available at same price

What's under the surface is similarly perfunctory. There's a 600MHz processor, 3.14in screen with capacitive touch layer, a 3.2-megapixel camera and Samsung's TouchWiz UI. The Galaxy Mini has a slightly larger screen and better camera than last year's...

Cheap and cheerful ; Easy to use ; Integrates social networking ; Speedy connectivity ; Simplistic UI

Very low quality screen ; Keypad too small ; Touchscreen not responsive ; Slow processor ; Below average camera quality

Samsung is the only manufacturer that can get away with launching variants of one particular device in a series and pricing them to suit different budgets, as it did five years ago with the D500 and its variants the G600 and D900. Now the Koreans are...

Samsung expects the Galaxy Mini to be available in Australia by May or early June.

As mentioned earlier you can access the Internet via Wi-Fi which is fairly easy to set up. By the simple process of entering my basic email account details, I was able to download and send email messages. Using the on-screen keyboard was not as...

Low price, small and nice design

Low-res display; slow chip

The Samsung Galaxy Mini is a small device with a big list of features. It does a good job and offers a fun user experience. It's just a shame that the low-res screen is such a disappointment. The slow chip is really not a problem, and the handset looks...

The Samsung Galaxy Mini is a neat, small smartphone at an attractive price. But check the specifications carefully to make sure the compromises will suit you before buying, though. BEST POINT: Small and pocket-friendly; low cost. WORST POINT: Low...