I bought the S4 mini, it's a great phone and the screen looks great. S4 was much too big for me.

I have the S4 mini and it suits me just fine. I did want the standard at first but went with the mini mostly because of the price difference. The standard does have a better camera and screen but the mini is already very sharp. The size of the standard turned me off also. The bigger screen is nice but it wasn't something I needed. Truthfully, I am not even using the mini at its full potential.

I hope this helps. I have no buyer's remorse with the mini. I like it very much. For what it's worth though I agree with everyone else in saying to go with the standard. If you are this torn between the two then get the bigger and better one. You don't often hear people complaining that the item they purchased is too good and they should have bought the lower end model.