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Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
LTESM-G800
Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport
SM-G860| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2014-06-23 |
| 5.16 x 2.55 x 0.36 inches | 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.23 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Blue and Red |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 3 Quad 3470 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.59 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 10 hours talk time | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 4 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S5 Sport is a bit better than the Galaxy S5 mini, with a general score of 77.8 against 71.3. Galaxy S5 Sport's body is much heavier but a little bit thinner than the Galaxy S5 mini, and they were only released 0 months apart. Both of these devices have Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy S5 Sport has a newer 4.4.2 version while Galaxy S5 mini has Android 4.4 version.
The Galaxy S5 Sport has just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, because although it has a worse GPU working at 450 megahertz, and they both have a Quad-Core processing unit, the Galaxy S5 Sport also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, because it has a way higher 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, a better quantity of pixels per screen inch and a little larger display.
The Galaxy S5 Sport takes much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, because it has a back-facing camera with a lot higher 16 megapixels resolution and a lot better video quality. Galaxy S5 Sport features slightly more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S5 mini, and although they both have exactly the same 16 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S5 Sport also has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 128 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has a superior battery performance than Galaxy S5 mini, because it has a 2800mAh battery capacity instead of 2100mAh.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport costs exactly the same than Galaxy S5 mini, which makes it an easy choice.
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