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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4
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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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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
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4.4 out of 5
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3.2 out of 5
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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
Is Sa​msung’s latest ‘Mini’ a mid-range champion or a disappointing compromise?Read more
The S4 gets shrunk and we put it through its pacesRead more
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4.3 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.2Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.7 GHz1.2 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU cores8-coreDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-400 MP
RAM memory2 GB1.5GB1.5GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in4.3 in4.3 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px960 x 540 px960 x 540 px720 x 1280 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLEDAMOLED
Pixel density441.0 ppi256.0 ppi256.0 ppi326.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportyesno
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesno
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.0 f2.6 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 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
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical zoom10x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3.2"
N/A
N/A

Front camera

Number of front cameras1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
8 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnono
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.38 in4.91 in4.91 in5.16 in
Width2.75 in2.41 in2.41 in2.55 in
Depth0.31 in0.35 in0.35 in0.36 in
Weight4.59 oz3.77 oz3.77 oz4.23 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Pedometeryesyes
N/A
yes
ANT+yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
nono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
Micro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
N/A
SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
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)yesyesyesno
Video outputMHL
  • MHL
  • No
N/A
No
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 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
N/A
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
yes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequenciesRegional
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracast
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh1900.0 mAh1900.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time370.0 h300.0 h
N/A
440.0 h
Talk time17.0 h12.0 h14.0 h10.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
yes
Wireless charging yesno
N/A
no

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