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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Mobile Phone
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4.7 out of 5
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3.9 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 5.1Android 9.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.5 GHz1.8 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A7 APL0698Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung ExynosSamsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740
GPU modelPowerVR G6430Qualcomm Adreno 306
N/A
ARM Mali-400 MP
RAM memory1 GB
  • 1.5GB
  • 1.5 GB
4 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.7 in5.9 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px720 x 1280 px2340 x 1080 px720 x 1280 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLEDAMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi312.0 ppi439.0 ppi326.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyes
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
N/A
no
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
5.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
123.0 °
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx5.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.9F/2.0
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Light source
N/A
N/A
Display flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB64 GB16 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
N/A
yes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB
N/A
64GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Magnesium
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
Plastic
Water resistantno
N/A
N/A
yes
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height4.87 in5.3 in5.69 in5.16 in
Width2.31 in2.57 in2.72 in2.55 in
Depth0.3 in0.29 in0.31 in0.36 in
Weight3.95 oz4.66 oz4.94 oz4.23 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Micro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.15.0 LE4.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
SBC
NFCnoyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNo
N/A
No
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemS-GPS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
N/A
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
yes
Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1560.0 mAh2300.0 mAh3100.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h
N/A
N/A
440.0 h
Talk time10.0 h14.0 h18.0 h10.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A
no

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