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Samsung Galaxy S Advance vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini

2.48 in
4.85 in
Samsung Galaxy S Advance Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S Advance
2.48 in
4.78 in
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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3.5 out of 5
6 user ratings
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User rating
48
4.2 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S AdvanceSamsung Galaxy S Advance
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-core
CPU modelST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MP1
RAM memory768 MB1 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy S AdvanceSamsung Galaxy S Advance
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Screen size4.0 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px800 x 480 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density233.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesno
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S AdvanceSamsung Galaxy S Advance
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy S AdvanceSamsung Galaxy S Advance
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Primary resolution1.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S AdvanceSamsung Galaxy S Advance
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

Samsung Galaxy S AdvanceSamsung Galaxy S Advance
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S AdvanceSamsung Galaxy S Advance
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Height4.85 in4.78 in
Width2.48 in2.48 in
Depth0.38 in0.39 in
Weight4.23 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S AdvanceSamsung Galaxy S Advance
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

Samsung Galaxy S AdvanceSamsung Galaxy S Advance
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S AdvanceSamsung Galaxy S Advance
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyes
  • no
  • yes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S AdvanceSamsung Galaxy S Advance
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEnono
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S AdvanceSamsung Galaxy S Advance
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1500.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time550.0 h450.0 h
Talk time7.0 h14.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

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          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini