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Samsung Galaxy S III mini
16 GBGT-I8190
| Global Score | |
| 57.7 | 60.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 8 | Android 4.1.2, 4.1.1 |
| 2013-07-23 | 2012-10-11 |
| 5.25 x 2.84 x 0.36 inches | 4.78 x 2.48 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 4.23 ounces |
| Black, Green, Orange, White and Yellow | Blue and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 210.00 | $ 145.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 199 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8930 chipset | STE U8420 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 512 MB (533 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU |
| 8.1 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 7 | 4.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 23.9 hours talk time | 460 hours standby time 14.2 hours talk time |
| 3.92 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S III mini is just a bit better than the Lumia 625, with a general score of 60.9 against 57.7. Samsung Galaxy S III mini has Android 4.1.2 OS, and Lumia 625 works with Windows Phone 8 OS. Samsung Galaxy S III mini is an older and a little bit thicker phone than Lumia 625, but Samsung made it extremely lighter anyway.
Lumia 625 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy S III mini, because although it has 512 MB less RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Lumia 625 also counts with a better 450 MHz graphics processing unit. The Galaxy S III mini features a little more vivid screen than Lumia 625, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 800 x 480, the Galaxy S III mini also counts with a quite better pixels density.
Nokia Lumia 625 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy S III mini, and although they both have a 5 megapixels back-facing camera, the Nokia Lumia 625 also has a lot higher 1920x1080 video quality. Galaxy S III mini counts with more memory capacity for apps and games than Lumia 625, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports 32 GB smaller, it also counts with 8 GB more internal memory.
The Lumia 625 has improved battery performance than Galaxy S III mini, because it has 2000mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Galaxy S III mini is also a bargain compared to the other phones, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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