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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
23
4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
72 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
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4.4 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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37
4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.3Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.6 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740
GPU modelARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-400 MP
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.8 in5.0 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px720 x 1280 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Pixel density306.0 ppi441.0 ppi326.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnoyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.2 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height5.38 in5.38 in5.16 in
Width2.78 in2.75 in2.55 in
Depth0.34 in0.31 in0.36 in
Weight4.69 oz4.59 oz4.23 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

FM radioyesyes
N/A
IRyesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesno
Video outputMHLMHLNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
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
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Regional
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time830.0 h370.0 h440.0 h
Talk time22.0 h17.0 h10.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging noyesno

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