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Samsung Galaxy S III mini
16 GBGT-I8190
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Sprint
SPH-L700| Global Score | |
| 60.9 | 66.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | Android 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2012-10-11 | 2012-04-16 |
| 4.78 x 2.48 x 0.39 inches | 5.33 x 2.67 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.23 ounces | 5.29 ounces |
| Blue and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 233 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| STE U8420 chipset | TI OMAP4460 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (384 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 4.3 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1850mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 460 hours standby time 14.2 hours talk time | 7.5 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Nexus Sprint is just a bit better than Galaxy S III mini, getting a general score of 66.2 against 60.9. Even though Galaxy Nexus Sprint and Galaxy S III mini were only released with a couple of months difference, Galaxy Nexus Sprint's design is a little thinner but also noticeably heavier than Galaxy S III mini. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Nexus Sprint has the newer 4.3 version while Galaxy S III mini has Android 4.1.2 version, providing you a couple nice extra features.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Sprint features a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy S III mini, and although they both have a Dual-Core processing unit and the same RAM amount, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus Sprint also has a faster 384 megahertz GPU. Galaxy Nexus Sprint counts with a slightly better screen than Galaxy S III mini, because it has a better quantity of pixels per inch in the display, a larger screen and a lot better resolution of 1280 x 720.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Sprint has a bit bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S III mini, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 32 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Nexus Sprint has superior battery life than Galaxy S III mini, because it has a 1850mAh battery size instead of 1500mAh.
Galaxy Nexus Sprint shoots much better videos and photos than Galaxy S III mini, and although they both have a 5 megapixels resolution camera in the back, the Galaxy Nexus Sprint also has a way better (Full HD) video definition.
The Galaxy Nexus Sprint not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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