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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
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3.2 out of 5
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3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 4.2
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.3 GHz1.7 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6580Mediatek MT6735Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930AB
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-T720 MP4Qualcomm Adreno 305
RAM memory1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1.5GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in4.3 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px960 x 540 px
TechnologyIPS LCDIPS LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density294.0 ppi294.0 ppi256.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
HDR
N/A
nono
3D support
N/A
no
N/A
3D touch
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras11
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Night Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f2.0 f
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3.2"
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px

Front camera

Number of front cameras11
N/A
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

MaterialPlasticMetalPlastic
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistantnono
N/A
Fully waterproofnono
N/A
Colour of product
N/A
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow

Dimensions

Height5.71 in5.65 in4.91 in
Width2.88 in2.83 in2.41 in
Depth0.38 in0.34 in0.35 in
Weight6.14 oz5.01 oz3.77 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesnoyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintnono
N/A
Barometernono
N/A
Pedometernonoyes
Hearth rate monitornono
N/A
Altimeternono
N/A
Humiditynono
N/A
Thermometernonoyes
Magnetometernono
N/A
Face scannernono
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
noyes
ANT+
N/A
no
N/A

Other features

FM radioyesyesyes
FM Transmitter
N/A
N/A
yes
IR
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
NFCno
N/A
yes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
N/A
  • MHL
  • No

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
2G GSMyesyesyes
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
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Navigation system
N/A
N/A
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnoyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2500.0 mAh1900.0 mAh
Standby time700.0 h500.0 h300.0 h
Talk time14.0 h15.0 h12.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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