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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
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18
4.2 out of 5
10 user ratings
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3.9 out of 5
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4.7 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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User rating
37
4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
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3 stars
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4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
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3 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 9Android 4.4Android 4.3Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.8 GHz1.4 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A5 APL2498Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543PowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MP
RAM memory512 MB2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1.5GB

Display

Screen size3.5 in4.7 in4.8 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution960 x 640 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px720 x 1280 px
TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi312.0 ppi306.0 ppi326.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f2.6 f
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx2.1 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 8 GB
32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readernonoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
64GB64GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantnononoyes
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height4.54 in5.21 in5.38 in5.16 in
Width2.31 in2.58 in2.78 in2.55 in
Depth0.37 in0.26 in0.34 in0.36 in
Weight4.94 oz4.06 oz4.69 oz4.23 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
NFCnoyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • Apple 30-pin
  • Lightning
USBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNoMHLNo
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesno
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
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
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEnoyes
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1432.0 mAh1860.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time200.0 h350.0 h830.0 h440.0 h
Talk time8.0 h11.0 h22.0 h10.0 h
Fast chargingnononoyes
Wireless charging noyesnono

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