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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
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Sony Xperia SP Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia SP
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 4.4Android 5.1Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.6 GHz1.4 GHz1.7 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MP1PowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-400 MPQualcomm Adreno 320
RAM memory1 GB2 GB1.5GB1 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in5.0 in4.5 in4.6 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLEDTN TFT
Pixel density233.0 ppi441.0 ppi326.0 ppi319.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesnoyes
Scratch resistant displaynoyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.2 f
N/A
2.4 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 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 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx0.3 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB64GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Water resistantnonoyesno
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height4.78 in5.38 in5.16 in5.14 in
Width2.48 in2.75 in2.55 in2.64 in
Depth0.39 in0.31 in0.36 in0.39 in
Weight3.95 oz4.59 oz4.23 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yesyes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesnoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBCSBC
NFC
  • no
  • yes
yesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesnoyes
Video outputNoMHLNoMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTEno
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
yes
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
Regional
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
N/A
Miracast
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2370.0 mAh
Standby time450.0 h370.0 h440.0 h734.0 h
Talk time14.0 h17.0 h10.0 h19.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesno
Wireless charging noyesnono

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