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Samsung Galaxy S III mini
8 GB AT&T LTE NFCG730A
| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 68.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | Android 10 |
| 2012-10-11 | 2020-07-13 |
| 4.78 x 2.48 x 0.39 inches | 5.82 x 2.80 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.23 ounces | 5.15 ounces |
| Blue and White | Silver |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 145.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1520 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 233 pixels per inch | 295 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| STE U8420 chipset | MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1200 MHz processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.62 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2890mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 370 hours standby time 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.92 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The LG Tribute Monarch is a little bit better than the Galaxy S III mini, with a 68.6 score against 63.2. Although the LG Tribute Monarch is somewhat heavier than the Galaxy S III mini, it's thinner and also noticeably newer. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but the LG Tribute Monarch has the older 10 version and Galaxy S III mini has Android 4.1.2.
LG Tribute Monarch features a quite better performance than Samsung Galaxy S III mini, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with 6 more CPU cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy S III mini features a bit better looking screen than LG Tribute Monarch, although it has a way worse resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, a little lower pixel count in each inch of display and a really smaller display.
The LG Tribute Monarch counts with much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S III mini, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. LG Tribute Monarch has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III mini, because it has a way better 1920x1080 video resolution and a way more MP back facing camera.
The LG Tribute Monarch counts with a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S III mini, because it has 2890mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in this comparison, the LG Tribute Monarch is also by far the cheapest one, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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