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Samsung Galaxy Ace Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Ace
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Plus Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Plus
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
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Editiorial reviews
13
3.2 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
20 %
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60 %
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20 %
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12
3.2 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
14 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
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4 editorial reviews
The Galaxy S4 is easily one of the best phones of the year, but just how well does its little brother, the Galaxy S4 Mini, perform? Read on to find out.Read more
Is Sa​msung’s latest ‘Mini’ a mid-range champion or a disappointing compromise?Read more
The S4 gets shrunk and we put it through its pacesRead more
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10
4.4 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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User rating
37
4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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37 user ratings
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4 stars
37 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
2 %
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4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 2.3Android 4.2Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed0.8 GHz1.7 GHz1.2 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200Qualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-400 MP
RAM memory
N/A
1.5GB1.5GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size3.5 in4.3 in4.3 in4.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution480 x 320 px960 x 540 px960 x 540 px720 x 1280 px
Pixel density165.0 ppi256.0 ppi256.0 ppi326.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Technology
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLEDAMOLED
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
no
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
no
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3.2"
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f2.6 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
8 GB16 GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Material
N/A
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height4.43 in4.91 in4.91 in5.16 in
Width2.36 in2.41 in2.41 in2.55 in
Depth0.45 in0.35 in0.35 in0.36 in
Weight3.99 oz3.77 oz3.77 oz4.23 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Thermometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

DLNA certifiedyesyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.04.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
  • no
  • yes
nono
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIM
N/A
Micro-SIM
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USB
N/A
USB
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesno
Video output
N/A
  • MHL
  • No
N/A
No

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
GPSGLONASS
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
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yes
  • no
  • yes
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1350.0 mAh1900.0 mAh1900.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time640.0 h300.0 h
N/A
440.0 h
Talk time11.0 h12.0 h14.0 h10.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyesyes
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A
no

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