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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Plus Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Plus
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Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
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The Galaxy S4 is easily one of the best phones of the year, but just how well does its little brother, the Galaxy S4 Mini, perform? Read on to find out.Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 4.2Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.7 GHz1.2 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MP1Qualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 306Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory1 GB1.5GB1.5GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.3 in4.3 in4.6 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px960 x 540 px960 x 540 px1280 x 720 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density233.0 ppi256.0 ppi256.0 ppi319.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displaynono
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.0 f2.6 f2.0 f
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3.2"
N/A
1/2.3"
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx1.9 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.2 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
8 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB64GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Green
  • Red
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
  • Glass
  • Plastic
Water resistantnono
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height4.78 in4.91 in4.91 in5.0 in
Width2.48 in2.41 in2.41 in2.56 in
Depth0.39 in0.35 in0.35 in0.34 in
Weight3.95 oz3.77 oz3.77 oz4.55 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Thermometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
nono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
  • no
  • yes
yesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputNo
  • MHL
  • No
N/A
MHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A

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
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
GPSGLONASS
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
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
4G LTEno
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
N/A
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh1900.0 mAh1900.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time450.0 h300.0 h
N/A
880.0 h
Talk time14.0 h12.0 h14.0 h12.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
yes
Wireless charging nono
N/A
no
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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