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Samsung GALAXY mini 2 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
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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 MSM7227ASamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MP1
RAM memory512 MB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1 GB

Display

Screen size3.27 in4.8 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors25616.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution480 x 320 px1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px
Pixel density176.0 ppi306.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Technology
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesno

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution3.15 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)25.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.6 f2.6 f
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes

Storage

Internal storage4 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Silver
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height4.31 in5.38 in4.78 in
Width2.31 in2.78 in2.48 in
Depth0.46 in0.34 in0.39 in
Weight3.7 oz4.69 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

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

Other features

FM radioyesyesyes
Built-in stereo speakersyes
N/A
N/A
IR
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
NFCyesyes
  • no
  • yes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Video outputHDMIMHLNo
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

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

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1300.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time600.0 h830.0 h450.0 h
Talk time12.0 h22.0 h14.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging nonono

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