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Samsung Galaxy Ace 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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13
3.2 out of 5
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4.7 out of 5
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User rating
37
4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 2.3Android 4.3Android 4.1
CPU clock speed0.8 GHz1.4 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MP1
RAM memory
N/A
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1 GB

Display

Screen size3.5 in4.8 in4.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution480 x 320 px1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px
Pixel density165.0 ppi306.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Technology
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesno
HDR
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.6 f2.6 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
Internal storage
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB

Design

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

Dimensions

Height4.43 in5.38 in4.78 in
Width2.36 in2.78 in2.48 in
Depth0.45 in0.34 in0.39 in
Weight3.99 oz4.69 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
nono
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
NFC
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
MHLNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPA
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASS
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
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
  • no
  • yes
no
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1350.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time640.0 h830.0 h450.0 h
Talk time11.0 h22.0 h14.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
nono

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