Samsung Galaxy S8 Mini could be a thing following Geekbench listing

Priscilla LeeJune 21, 2024Comments Off01.5k

Samsung could be gearing up to launch a smaller, ‘Mini’ variant of its flagship Galaxy S8 after a new device appeared on Geekbench.

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The new Samsung device listing from German site Winfuture.de currently has SM-G9600 and was only uploaded on 12 July. It will likely be a Galaxy S8 Mini and come with a new 1.77GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 840 processor and Android 7.1.2 out-the-box.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 Mini will be one of the first smartphones to use the Snapdragon 840 processor, which is likely an update to the Snapdragon 820 rather than a replacement for the 835 that features in many of 2017’s flagship phones.

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Win Future makes the very valid point that Samsung hasn’t released a mini version of one of its flagships since the S5. The S6 and S7 both had Edge versions instead, with the regular version targeting those who wanted a more compact smartphone.

If Samsung does release an S8 Mini, it could be in response to LG releasing the Q6, which is seen as a Mini version of the G6 flagship, although LG says it’s part of a new Q-series of smartphones. However, the Q6 features a smaller version of the FullVision display found on the G6, albeit slightly lower.

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Alcohol scholar. Bacon fan. Internetaholic. Beer geek. Thinker. Coffee advocate. Reader. Have a strong interest in consulting about teddy bears in Nigeria. Spent 2001-2004 promoting glue in Pensacola, FL. My current pet project is testing the market for salsa in Las Vegas, NV. In 2008 I was getting to know birdhouses worldwide. Spent 2002-2008 buying and selling easy-bake-ovens in Bethesda, MD. Spent 2002-2009 marketing country music in the financial sector.