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Samsung Galaxy S III mini
8 GB AT&T LTE NFCG730A
| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Alcatel |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | -- |
| 2012-10-11 | 2016-07-15 |
| 4.78 x 2.48 x 0.39 inches | 6.06 x 2.97 x 0.28 inches |
| 4.23 ounces | 5.26 ounces |
| Blue and White | -- |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| $ 145.00 | $ 127.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 233 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| STE U8420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1200 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 8.1 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.71 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 370 hours standby time 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Alcatel Idol 4s has a score of 67.9, which is a bit better than Galaxy S III mini's 63.2 general score. The Alcatel Idol 4s body is much newer and way thinner than Galaxy S III mini's, but it is somewhat heavier. Alcatel Idol 4s features a sharper screen than Galaxy S III mini, because it has a way bigger display, a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a lot better screen pixel density.
Alcatel Idol 4s counts with a very superior memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S III mini, because it has a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB and more internal memory capacity. The Alcatel Idol 4s features a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy S III mini, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and 2 GB more RAM.
Alcatel Idol 4s takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy S III mini, because it has a lot more megapixels back facing camera and a way better 2560x1440 video quality. Alcatel Idol 4s features a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S III mini, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Alcatel Idol 4s is also cheaper than the Galaxy S III mini, making this phone a very good choice.
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