New benchmarks purportedly from the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini suggest the smaller sibling of the Galaxy S4 will sport a less powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus, rather than the Exynos 5210 previously reported.
A benchmark reported by Techtastic.com shows the specs for a GT-I9190 device with a 1.7GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 with an Adreno 305 GPU, as wells as Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and Wi-Fi 802.11n. The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini's device number was GT-I8190.
Of course, we don't have direct comparisons between the S4, a mid-tier processor from last year, and the Exynos 5210, but it seems odd that Samsung would use a chip that came out in 2012, when it has a large supply of Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chips on hand. However, the Sony Xperia Z runs a Snapdragon S4 Plus, so it's still quite a capable chipset.
Previous rumors say the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini could be unveiled as soon as May 30, though there hasn't been any word from Samsung yet, and that date is only a week and a half away. More reliable rumors say the S4 Mini will hit in mid-July, along with several other Galaxy S4 variants.
But the S4 Mini could hit without much fanfare; last year's S3 Mini was a relatively small-scale release, and sales weren't particularly high. Samsung seems to be diversifying its efforts into many variants of its flagship phone, rather than betting that one model will suit every customer.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini will likely feature either a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus processor or an Exynos 5210 dual-core processor, single or dual SIMs, a 4.3-inch 960x540 qHD display, an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera and run Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with Samsung's TouchWiz UX interface.
Check back for the latest information on the Galaxy S4 Mini as it becomes available.