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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 4.2Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.7 GHz2.5 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABQualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MP1Qualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-400 MP
RAM memory1 GB1.5GB2 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.3 in5.1 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px960 x 540 px1920 x 1080 px720 x 1280 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Pixel density233.0 ppi256.0 ppi432.0 ppi326.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonoyesno
Scratch resistant displaynonoyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.0 f2.2 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 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.)30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3.2"1/2.6"
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.1 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB128GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnonoyesyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height4.78 in4.91 in5.59 in5.16 in
Width2.48 in2.41 in2.85 in2.55 in
Depth0.39 in0.35 in0.32 in0.36 in
Weight3.95 oz3.77 oz5.11 oz4.23 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yesyesyes
Thermometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
nono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBC
NFC
  • no
  • yes
yesyesyes
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 outputNo
  • MHL
  • No
MHLNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 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+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
GLONASSGLONASS
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
4G LTEno
  • no
  • yes
yes
  • no
  • yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 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
MiracastMiracast
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
LTE frequencies
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

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh1900.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time450.0 h300.0 h390.0 h440.0 h
Talk time14.0 h12.0 h21.0 h10.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesyes
Wireless charging nonoyesno
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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