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Samsung Galaxy S III mini
8 GB Verizon LTE NFCG730V
| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 68.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | Android 10 |
| 2012-10-11 | 2020-07-15 |
| 4.76 x 2.46 x 0.39 inches | 6.49 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Blue and White | Carbon grey, Ocean green and Sky blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| $ 145.00 | $ 126.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 233 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| STE U8420 chipset | MediaTek Helio G25 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 | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.06 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 8.14 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 370 hours standby time 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi 9A is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S III mini, with a 68.2 score against 63.4. Although Xiaomi Redmi 9A is extremely heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S III mini, it's somewhat thinner and also incredibly newer. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Redmi 9A has the previous 10 version while Samsung Galaxy S III mini has Android 4.1.2.
Galaxy S III mini has a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi 9A, although it has a way lower 800 x 480 pixels resolution, a quite worse pixels density and a way smaller screen. The Xiaomi Redmi 9A features a quite superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S III mini, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores.
Xiaomi Redmi 9A counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy S III mini, because it has a way higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a camera in the back with a much better resolution. The Xiaomi Redmi 9A counts with more memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S III mini, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 24 GB more internal storage.
Xiaomi Redmi 9A has a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S III mini, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 2000mAh.
Xiaomi Redmi 9A not only is the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also the cheapest one, which makes it an easy choice.
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