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Samsung Galaxy Avant Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
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T-Mobile customers shopping in the $200 range will find a reliable, if predictable, handset that meets most expectations -- though its screen and camera quality are drawbacks.Read more
Historically, Samsung has flooded the market with smartphones across all levels and price points. The high-end Galaxy Note 4, the mid-range Galaxy Alpha,Read more
The Samsung Galaxy Avant is a decent value for 4G LTE-equipped smartphones on T-Mobile, but better options abound on the unlocked market.Read more
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3.2 out of 5
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4.1 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 4.2
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.4 GHz1.6 GHz1.7 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-coreDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930AB
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 305
RAM memory1.5GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.5 in4.8 in5.0 in4.3 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution960 x 540 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px960 x 540 px
Pixel density245.0 ppi306.0 ppi441.0 ppi256.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Technology
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Dual screen support
N/A
noyesno
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesno
HDR
N/A
nonono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Night Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.6 f2.2 f2.0 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
10x
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/3.2"

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
nonono
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono

Dimensions

Height5.23 in5.38 in5.38 in4.91 in
Width2.6 in2.78 in2.75 in2.41 in
Depth0.39 in0.34 in0.31 in0.35 in
Weight4.83 oz4.69 oz4.59 oz3.77 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
NFCyesyesyesyes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Video output
N/A
MHLMHL
  • MHL
  • No

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Regional
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 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
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
MiracastMiracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh1900.0 mAh
Standby time372.0 h830.0 h370.0 h300.0 h
Talk time18.0 h22.0 h17.0 h12.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
nonono
Wireless charging
N/A
noyesno

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