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Samsung Vibrant
SGH-T959Samsung Galaxy S III mini
16 GBGT-I8190
| Global Score | |
| 55.4 | 60.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 2.2, 2.1 | Android 4.1.2, 4.1.1 |
| 2010-06-28 | 2012-10-11 |
| 4.82 x 2.54 x 0.39 inches | 4.78 x 2.48 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.16 ounces | 4.23 ounces |
| -- | Blue and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 280.00 | $ 145.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 233 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 chipset | STE U8420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU |
| 7.38 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 16 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 |
| 5.72 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4.1 | 4.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 450 hours standby time 6.5 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 a little bit better than the Samsung Vibrant's score of 55.4. The Samsung Galaxy S III mini design has the same thickness than the Samsung Vibrant, but it's a bit heavier. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy S III mini has newer 4.1.2 version and Samsung Vibrant has Android 2.2 version.
The Samsung Galaxy S III mini has a bit superior CPU than Samsung Vibrant, because it has a greater number of 1000 MHz cores and a better 320 megahertz graphics co-processor. The Samsung Vibrant and the Samsung Galaxy S III mini both feature very similar displays, they have a better count of pixels per display inch, a same size screen and an equal 800 x 480 resolution.
Samsung Galaxy S III mini takes a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Vibrant. Both have a 5 mega pixels back facing camera, the same 1280x720 video quality and the same video frame rate. The Samsung Vibrant and the Galaxy S III mini have extremely similar storage for applications, games, photos and videos, they have the same internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 32 GB.
The Galaxy S III mini counts with a battery performance that's just as good as the battery life in Samsung Vibrant.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S III mini is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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