Comparison of Samsung Galaxy S5 mini and Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3 smartphones based on their characteristics

Samsung Galaxy S5 mini

Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Samsung

Samsung

Phone model

Galaxy S5 mini

Galaxy S Duos 3

Year of release

2014

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

131 mm

121 mm

Body width

65 mm

63 mm

Body thickness

9.1 mm

10.8 mm

Weight

120 g

124 g

Volume

77.31 cm³

82.47 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black
• White
• Golden
• Blue

• White
• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3470

• Cortex-A7

CPU clock speed

1400 MHz

1200 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

2

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

40 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• ARM Mali-400 MP4

• Broadcom VideoCore IV HW

GPU clock speed

450 MHz

Number of GPU cores

4

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1.5 GB

512 MB

RAM type

LPDDR3

LPDDR2

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 4 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

64 GB

32 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3470

• Broadcom BCM21663

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.4

Android 4.4

Battery

Battery capacity

2100

1500

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

20 h

8 h

Standby time in GSM networks

440 h

280 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

20 h

8 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

440 h

280 h

Duration of listening to music

47 h

Video watching duration

11 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

11 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.5 in

4 in

Screen resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

800 x 480 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

326 ppi

233 ppi

Screen technology

Super AMOLED

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.667

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Photomatrix model

DGE18402

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Touch focus

Other photo settings

• Geographic marks
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

• Digital zoom
• Geographic marks

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Hdr

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2.1 Mp

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1932 x 1087 pixels

730 x 411 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

640 x 480 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 4

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• HSP
• OPP
• SAP
• PBAP
• HFP
• DI
• HID
• HOGP
• PAN
• MAP

• DI
• MAP
• PBAP
• HFP
• HSP
• OPP
• HID

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

87.5 - 108 МГц

RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Infrared port (IrDA)

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AWB
• 3GA
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Impact protection

Waterproof case

Dustproof case

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.97 W/kg

0.8 W/kg