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Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
Sprint 16 GBL520
| Global Score | |
| 68.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | -- |
| 2013-05-30 | 2018-03-16 |
| 4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 3.77 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black and White | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 155.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 256 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1900mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 420 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S9 is way better than Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, with an 83.3 score against 68.4. The Galaxy S9 body is much newer and a little bit thinner, but also extremely heavier than Samsung Galaxy S4 mini. The Galaxy S9 counts with a brighter display than Galaxy S4 mini, because it has a much better amount of pixels per inch in the display, a really larger display and a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2960.
The Galaxy S9 features a superior performance than Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a greater amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy S9 features a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S4 mini, because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 400 GB and more internal memory.
Galaxy S9 features a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy S9 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy S4 mini, because it has a much better 3840x2160 video quality and a much more megapixels back-facing camera.
Galaxy S9 is a bit more expensive than Galaxy S4 mini, but you can get a much better phone for that few extra dollars.
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