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Samsung Galaxy W
I8150, I8150T, I8150BSamsung Galaxy S III mini
16 GBGT-I8190
| Global Score | |
| 57.8 | 60.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 2.3 | Android 4.1.2, 4.1.1 |
| 2011-08-24 | 2012-10-11 |
| 4.55 x 2.36 x 0.45 inches | 4.78 x 2.48 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.93 ounces | 4.23 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 160.00 | $ 145.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 252 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | STE U8420 chipset |
| Single-Core 1400 MHz processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU |
| 7.92 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 530 hours standby time 18.3 hours talk time | 460 hours standby time 14.2 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S III mini has a global score of 60.9, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy W's score of 57.8. The Samsung Galaxy S III mini construction is newer and somewhat thinner, but also a little bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy W. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy S III mini has a more recent 4.1.2 version and Samsung Galaxy W has Android 2.3, giving a couple nice extra features.
The Samsung Galaxy W counts with a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S III mini, although it has less cpu cores and a lower amount of RAM, they both have a 320 megahertz graphics co-processor. The Samsung Galaxy W counts with just a bit better screen than Galaxy S III mini, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have an equal 800 x 480 pixels resolution, the Samsung Galaxy W also counts with a little more pixels per display inch.
The Samsung Galaxy S III mini counts with a camera that is very similar to the camera in Samsung Galaxy W, both of them have the same video quality, a camera with a 5 megapixels resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate. The Galaxy S III mini counts with a much better storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy W, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 32 GB, the Galaxy S III mini also has more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy W and Galaxy S III mini both count with really similar battery performance.
Samsung Galaxy S III mini is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the Galaxy W.
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