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Apple iPhone 3G Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S2 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
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19
4.2 out of 5
10 user ratings
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3.9 out of 5
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5 stars
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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
72 %
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3.5 out of 5
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35
4.0 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
57 %
3 stars
20 %
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4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple IOS 4Android 4.1Android 4.3Android 4.1
CPU clock speed0.6 GHz1.2 GHz1.4 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreDual-coreQuad-coreDual-core
GPU modelPowerVR MBX LiteARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MP1
RAM memory128 MB1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1 GB
CPU model
N/A
N/A
Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420

Display

Screen size3.5 in4.3 in4.8 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution480 x 320 px800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px
Pixel density165.0 ppi217.0 ppi306.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
yesno
HDRno
N/A
nono
Technology
N/A
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingno
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.6 f2.6 f2.6 f
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB64GB32GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
Water resistantno
N/A
nono
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono
Material
N/A
PlasticPlasticPlastic

Dimensions

Height4.55 in4.93 in5.38 in4.78 in
Width2.44 in2.6 in2.78 in2.48 in
Depth0.48 in0.33 in0.34 in0.39 in
Weight4.69 oz4.09 oz4.69 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.0 EDR3.0 HS4.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCno
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
Charging connection
  • Apple 30-pin
  • Lightning
N/A
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputNo
N/A
MHLNo
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation systemA-GPSGPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEnoyes
  • no
  • yes
no
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1150.0 mAh1650.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h710.0 h830.0 h450.0 h
Talk time5.0 h18.0 h22.0 h14.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
nono
Wireless charging no
N/A
nono

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