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Samsung Galaxy Alpha Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
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3.9 out of 5
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4.7 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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4.4 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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.3Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz1.4 GHz2.5 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-400 MP
RAM memory2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.8 in5.1 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px720 x 1280 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi306.0 ppi432.0 ppi326.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnonoyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.6 f2.2 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.1 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB128GB64GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnonoyesyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.21 in5.38 in5.59 in5.16 in
Width2.58 in2.78 in2.85 in2.55 in
Depth0.26 in0.34 in0.32 in0.36 in
Weight4.06 oz4.69 oz5.11 oz4.23 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
N/A
Pedometeryes
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitoryes
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Other features

IRyesyesyesyes
FM radio
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesno
Video outputNoMHLMHLNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1860.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time350.0 h830.0 h390.0 h440.0 h
Talk time11.0 h22.0 h21.0 h10.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesyes
Wireless charging yesnoyesno
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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