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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini


Samsung Galaxy A3


Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
Samsung Galaxy A3

Released in July 2014. Features 4.5 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 326 ppi.

Quad-core processor Samsung Exynos 3470 Quad with up to 1.5 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,100 mAh battery.

Released in December 2014. Features 4.5 inches screen with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels and 245 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 1.5 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 1,900 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much better quality screen (25%)
  • More processing power (14%)
  • Better battery capacity (10%)
  • Lighter (9%)
  • Much thinner (32%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Samsung Galaxy A3
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date July 2014 December 2014
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 4.4) TouchWiz UI (Android 4.4)
Dimensions
Size 131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1 mm
5.16 x 2.55 x 0.36 in
130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in
Weight 120 g
4.23 oz
110 g
3.88 oz
Screen
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,280 pixels 540 x 960 pixels
PPI 326 245
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 8 MP f/2.4 Standard 8 MP f/2.4 Standard
Front 2 MP 5 MP f/2.2 Wide
Storage
Memory 1.5 GB 1 GB
1.5 GB
Fixed 16 GB 16 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 3470 Quad
Quad-core processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 1.40 GHz Cortex-A7 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-400 MP4 Adreno 306
Battery
Capacity 2,100 mAh 1,900 mAh
Features - -
Removable True False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Samsung Galaxy A3

Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini

Samsung Galaxy A3

4.5"
120 g
4.23 oz

4.5"
110 g
3.88 oz