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Samsung Galaxy S III mini
16 GBGT-I8190
| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 60.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| ZTE | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop | Android 4.1.2, 4.1.1 |
| 2015-09-25 | 2012-10-11 |
| 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.37 inches | 4.78 x 2.48 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.99 ounces | 4.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 180.00 | $ 145.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | STE U8420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU |
| 8.1 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 5.5 | 4.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 460 hours standby time 14.2 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S III mini is just a bit better than the ZTE ZMAX 2, getting a general score of 60.9 against 55.7. These phones include Android OS, but Galaxy S III mini has an older 4.1.2 version while ZTE ZMAX 2 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version. The Galaxy S III mini is a older and a bit thicker device than ZTE ZMAX 2, but Samsung was able to make it much lighter anyway.
The Samsung Galaxy S III mini has a slightly better display than ZTE ZMAX 2, although it has a much smaller display, a quite worse count of pixels per display inch and a lot lower resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. The ZTE ZMAX 2 has just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S III mini, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with 2 more processing cores and a higher amount of RAM.
ZTE ZMAX 2 has a little bit more memory to install applications and games than Galaxy S III mini, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the ZTE ZMAX 2 also has an external memory slot that admits up to 64 GB. Galaxy S III mini takes slightly better photographs and videos than ZTE ZMAX 2, although it has a lot worse (HD) video quality and a way less mega pixels resolution camera.
The ZTE ZMAX 2 features a superior battery performance than Galaxy S III mini, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1500mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, Galaxy S III mini is also a lot cheaper.
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