In what apparently is an unofficial substantiation of the rumors about a Samsung Galaxy S4 mini handset, the Samsung apps site recently showed up images of the purported pint-sized version of Galaxy S4.

The images of the Galaxy S4 Mini handset were first noticed by TGSpot on Samsung's official apps site, which enables users to sort apps by device, allowing them to take a peek at apps which are compatible with their particular device. With the devices being listed on the site by name and photo, TGSpot found that the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini was one of the devices on the list.

According to the rumors making rounds about the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, the handset will be smaller in size that the recently-launched Galaxy S4 smartphone, which has a 5-inch display.

Some of its key features of the much-rumored Galaxy S4 mini will include a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED 960x540 screen; a 1.6GHz processor; and an 8-megapixel camera.

Meanwhile, if the rumors about the Galaxy S4 mini turn out to be true, it will not be for the first time that Samsung will be launching a `mini; version of one of its devices. The company had, last year, released a `mini' version of the Galaxy S3 handset - the predecessor of Galaxy S4 - also, soon after the debut of that device.