Difference between Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini and Samsung Galaxy S3
Key Difference: Samsung has officially announced the little brother of its brand new flagship: Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. The phone comes with a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen that offers ~256 ppi pixel density. The weight of the phone has also been reduced to 107 grams for the 3G Model and 108 grams for the LTE Model. The Galaxy S3 is a slate-format multi-touch smartphone that was launched in May 2012. It is the successor of Galaxy S2 and Galaxy S but abandons the rectangular design of the predecessors and opts for more rounded corners making it resemble the Galaxy Nexus. The S3 sports a 4.8 HD Super AMOLED screen with corning gorilla glass 2.
Samsung has officially announced the little brother of its brand new flagship: Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. The S4 mini as the name suggests is the mini version of the Galaxy S4 released earlier on in 2013. The company has made the phone slimmer and lighter hoping to make it more appealing for the people that considered the original S4 bulky. According to JK Shin, CEO and President of IT & Mobile Communication Division at Samsung Electronics, “we want to give people more choices with GALAXY S4 mini, similar look & feel of GALAXY S4 for more compact and practical usages.”
The company has slashed many extra oomph features from the phones such as cutting down screen size and reducing resolution to reduce the price of the phone. The phone comes with a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen that offers ~256 ppi pixel density. The weight of the phone has also been reduced to 107 grams for the 3G Model and 108 grams for the LTE Model. The device houses audio jack on the top, the volume rocker on the left, the power button on the right and the USB port on the bottom. The camera and loudspeaker grille with the flash are placed on the back.
The device is powered by 1.7 GHz Krait Dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, making it pretty fast and responsive. It also comes with Adreno 305 GPU and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. The 3G model comes with 1.5 GB RAM, while the LTE model comes with 2 GB RAM. The phone is offered with 8GB internal storage capacity, which can be extended by 64GB using a microSD card.
The company maintains certain nifty features such as the IR Blaster, S Translator, S Health, S Voice and many other that were available in the original S4. The device also houses a 8MP rear camera and a 1.9 MP HD front camera. The camera comes with features such as Sound&Shot, Panorama Shot and Story Album function. According to the press release, photos taken by the S4 Mini are automatically gathered and saved according to the user’s timeline, geo-tagging information, or a specific event to create a photo album. The phone comes with a removable Li-Ion 1900 mAh battery.
The Galaxy S3 is a slate-format multi-touch smartphone that was launched in May 2012. It is the successor of Galaxy S2 and Galaxy S but abandons the rectangular design of the predecessors and opts for more rounded corners making it resemble the Galaxy Nexus. The S3 sports a 4.8 HD Super AMOLED screen with corning gorilla glass 2. It is offered with Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and can be upgraded to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean). The Galaxy S III has a polycarbonate plastic chassis and is available in a variety of different colors. The S3 supports a 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 Quad-core processor, Mali-400MP GPU and 1 GB RAM. The S3 is available with 16 or 32 GB internal storage capacity, which can be expanded up to an additional 64 GB.
The phone boasts an 8 megapixel Auto Focus camera with flash, zero shutter lag and BSI. It also supports a 1.9 megapixel secondary camera that is capable of recording HD videos @30fps. When the phone was initially launched in May, the phone was considered to have been backed with innovative features and the TouchWiz "Nature UX" GUI was considered to be advanced. The GUI also included the “Water Lux” effect which can produce water ripples on contact. The phone also offered S Voice in response to Apple’s Siri, which enabled users to verbally control 20 functions on the phone. It was effectively considered as a iPhone killer. It also received additional publicity because of the ongoing patent infringement lawsuits against Apple.
The information for the detailed table about the two phones has been taken from the Samsung Website and GSMArena.com.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini |
Samsung Galaxy S3 |
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Launch Date |
July 2013 |
May 2012 |
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Company |
Samsung |
Samsung Electronics |
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Size |
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94mm |
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm |
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Display |
4.3”qHD (16:9 wide view) Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED |
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Screen |
540 x 960 pixels (~256 ppi pixel density); 16 million colors |
1280x720 pixels |
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Protection |
- |
Corning Gorilla Glass 2, oleophobic fingerprint-resistant coating. |
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Weight |
107 grams |
133 g |
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2G Network |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2) |
2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE): 850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
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3G Network |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - GT-I9190, GT-I9195 |
(HSPA＋ 21Mbps): 850/900/1900/2100 MHz |
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4G Network |
LTE - GT-I9195 (optional) |
LTE availability depends on the market. |
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GUI |
TouchWiz UI |
TouchWiz "Nature UX" |
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CPU speed |
1.7 GHz Krait Dual-core |
Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 |
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GPU |
Adreno 305 |
Mali-400MP |
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OS |
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) |
Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradeable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) |
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Chipset |
Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 |
Exynos 4412 Quad |
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RAM |
1.5 GB (3G Model)/ 2 GB (LTE Model) |
1 GB |
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SIM Size |
microSIM (Optional dual SIM) |
microSIM |
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Internal Memory |
8GB (5GB available for user) |
16/32/64 GB (The 64GB model has been discontinued) |
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Expandable Memory |
Up to 64GB |
microSD up to 64 GB |
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Sensors |
Accelerometer, Light, Proximity, Gyro, Magnetic |
Accelerometer, RGB light, digital compass, proximity, gyro, barometer |
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Connectivity |
WiFi 5.0GHz a/b/g/n GPS ＋ GLONASS Bluetooth® v4.0 (LE), NFC(LTE version only) IR LED (Remote Control) |
WiFi a/b/g/n, WiFi HT40, GPS/GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth® 4.0(LE), microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, wireless charging. |
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Data |
GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, NFC (LTE version only), IR, USB. |
GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, NFC and USB. |
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Speed |
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL |
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
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WLAN |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
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Bluetooth |
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR |
Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, EDR. |
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USB |
microUSB v2.0 |
micro-USB 2.0; USB On-the-go. |
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Primary Camera |
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels |
8 megapixel Auto Focus camera with Flash & Zero Shutter Lag, BSI. |
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Secondary Camera |
1.9 MP |
1.9 Mega pixel camera, HD recording @30fps with Zero Shutter Lag, BSI |
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Video |
1080p@30fps |
1080p@30fps, zero shutter lag. |
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Camera Features |
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Sound Enhancement |
- |
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic. |
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Audio supported formats |
MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/AAC＋/eAAC＋, WMA, Vorbis(OGG), FLAC, apt-X |
Audio Codec: MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/AAC＋/eAAC＋, WMA, OGG, FLAC, AC-3, apt-X. |
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Video supported formats |
MPEG4, H.264, H.263, VC-1, VP8, WMV7/8, Sorenson Spark |
Video Codec: MPEG4, H.264, H.263, DivX, DivX3.11, VC-1, VP8, WMV7/8, Sorenson Spark Recording & Playback: Full HD (1080p). |
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Battery Capacity |
Removable Li-Ion 1900 mAh battery |
2100 mAh battery |
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Available Colors |
White Frost, Black Mist |
Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur |
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Messaging |
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS |
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS |
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Browser |
HTML5 |
HTML, Adobe Flash |
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Radio |
Stereo FM radio with RDS |
Stereo FM radio with RDS |
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GPS |
GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
A-GPS support and GLONASS |
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Java |
Java via Java MIDP emulator |
Java MIDP emulator |
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Additional Features |
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Image Courtesy: samsungmobilepress.com, samsung.com
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