Samsung S6500 Galaxy MINI 2

119 reviews

May, 2013

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Responsiveness (16)
Connectivity (8)
Value for money (6)
Build quality (6)
Design (4)

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Screen (7)
Features (6)
Camera (4)
Apps (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 119 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the design and build quality. The value for money and connectivity are also mentioned favorably. Many are critical about the apps and camera.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the Samsung S6500 Galaxy MINI 2 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 91/100 = Excellent quality.

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Expert review by: GSMArena team (gsmarena.com)

Samsung Galaxy mini 2 review: Little by little

Whenever a Galaxy S phone thinks "Boy, it feels good at the top", there's always someone down below to say "You're welcome". Samsung most certainly know who to thank. It was smartphones like the Galaxy Ace and the Galaxy mini that made...

Quad-Band GSM and dual-band 3G support ; 7.2 Mbps HSDPA ; 3.27" 256K-color HVGA TFT touchscreen ; ARMv6 800MHz processor, 512MB RAM ; Android OS v2.3 (Gingerbread) with TouchWiz v3.0 UI ; 4GB internal storage, hot-swappable MicroSD slot ; 3.15 MP...

Poor display quality ; Fixed-focus camera, no flash ; No secondary video-call camera ; Video recording maxes out at VGA @ 25fps ; Sub-par ARMv6 CPU limits performance and app selection

The original Samsung Mini, released almost exactly a year prior to the mini 2, had very few points in its favor and the level of equipment wasn't among them. But it was cheap and it had Android. This made it a good option for anyone looking to see what...

Jun, 2012

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Expert review by: Nick T. (phonearena.com)

Samsung Galaxy mini 2 Review

Android smartphones come in all shapes and sizes, including cute and cuddly, as the case is with the Samsung Galaxy mini 2. This petite-sized entry-level device is the successor to last year's Galaxy mini, and as such, it comes with improvements both...

Small and pocket-friendly ; Fluid performance

Unjustified launch price ; Android 2.3 Gingerbread ; Earpiece could be better

After giving it a thorough examination we can conclude that the Samsung Galaxy mini 2 is a very respectable entry-level Android smartphone. It is suitable primarily for those users willing to have a taste of the smartphone experience without spending...

May, 2012

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Consumer review by: (amazon.com)

Amazon review summary for the Samsung S6500 Galaxy MINI 2

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of the Samsung S6500 Galaxy MINI 2 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

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100% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: Manu Amanda (reviewstream.com)

Samsung Galaxy Mini 2

by Manu Amanda TRUSTWORTHY Since the notion of “smartphone” has started spreading around, I have always dream of having one of those touch-screen, multifunctional, hypertechnological phones, but either I picked the wrong choice, or I didn't want to pay...

Nov, 2012

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Consumer review by: Danielle Basheer (amazon.com)

So far so good

Just got the phone today.. Ordered it for someone to deliver it to me..

Sep, 2012

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Consumer review by: Windsurfer "Skimmer" (amazon.com)

Mini-2 Samsung

This was an upgrade to an aged and worn-out HTC Aria phone (Android). I was looking for something with more power, but still in a small form-factor that fits in the palm of your hand, like a "normal" phone. This was it! More memory, faster processor,...

Aug, 2012

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Consumer review by: Michael D. Cork (expansys.com)

Samsung Mini 2

Great little phone, It does everything that I need, and also I can read the larger text which I couldn't do with my Nokia Luma 800 which I got 3 months ago and had to give away.

Jul, 2012

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Expert review by: (t3.com)

Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 review

The Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 is a pocket sized fun machine from Samsung. Can it compete with the Sony Xperia U and HTC One V?

Palm size ; Rugged body

Poor screen ; High price ; Too similar to the original

It’s a struggle to see why the fun sized smartphone market exists when larger smartphones with better cameras, processors and add-on freebies like HTC’s 25GB DropBox subscription sit in the same (or much lower) price bracket.

Dec, 2012

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Expert review by: John McCann (techradar.com)

Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 review

The Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 slides in at the lower end of Samsung's range, but it's not the firm's bargain basement offering.

Sturdy build ; microSD port ; Removable battery ; Pretty nippy

No ICS ; Hard to grip ; Poor camera

Sep, 2012

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Expert review by: Luke Westaway (cnet.co.uk)

Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 hands-on

The Galaxy Mini 2 is unlikely to offer much in terms of hardware, but this compact and colourful Android phone is likely be very cheap, so it could prove alluring if the price is low enough. I'll be looking for decent build quality when I go hands-on.

Increased screen resolution ; Compact ; Colourful

Not very powerful ; Camera will probably be very limited

Feb, 2012