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Samsung Galaxy S III mini
8 GB AT&T LTE NFCG730A
| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 67.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | Android 5.1 |
| 2012-10-11 | 2015-10-27 |
| 4.78 x 2.48 x 0.39 inches | 5.83 x 2.95 x 0.43 inches |
| 4.23 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Blue and White | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 145.00 | $ 120.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 233 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| STE U8420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1200 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3630mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 370 hours standby time 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.92 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola DROID MAXX 2 has a global score of 67.7, which is a little bit better than Galaxy S III mini's general score of 63.2. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but Motorola DROID MAXX 2 has a more recent 5.1 version while Galaxy S III mini has Android 4.1.2, so it gives some additional features and a performance increase. Even though Motorola DROID MAXX 2 is incredibly newer than the Galaxy S III mini, it is notably heavier and a little bit thicker.
Motorola DROID MAXX 2 features a much better looking display than Galaxy S III mini, because it has a much better 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, a way larger screen and way more pixels per inch in the screen. Motorola DROID MAXX 2's CPU is very similar to the Galaxy S III mini one, because although the Motorola DROID MAXX 2 has an inferior number of cores and doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with more RAM memory.
The Motorola DROID MAXX 2 shoots greater pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III mini, because it has a way better 1920x1080 video quality and a camera with a much higher resolution. Motorola DROID MAXX 2 has a way bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S III mini, because it has more internal memory and a SD card slot that supports up to 128 GB.
Motorola DROID MAXX 2 counts with a really longer battery life than Galaxy S III mini, because it has an 82% more battery size.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Motorola DROID MAXX 2 is also by far the cheapest one.
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