Comparison of Samsung Galaxy S III mini 8Gb and Apple iPhone 4 32Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

Samsung Galaxy S III mini 8Gb

Apple iPhone 4 32Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Samsung

Apple

Phone model

Galaxy S III mini 8Gb

iPhone 4 32Gb

Year of release

2012

2010

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

123 mm

115 mm

Body width

63 mm

59 mm

Body thickness

9.9 mm

9.3 mm

Weight

122 g

137 g

Volume

76.84 cm³

62.78 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Steel

Colors

• Dark blue
• White
• Gray

• Black
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• NovaThor U8420

• Apple A4

CPU clock speed

1000 MHz

1000 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

1

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

640 kB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

45 nm

45 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Mali 400MP

• PowerVR SGX535

Number of GPU cores

1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

512 MB

RAM type

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

200 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 8 GB

• 32 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500

• Apple A4 APL0398

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.1

iOS 4

Battery

Battery capacity

1500

1420

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

1.5 h

Call duration in GSM networks

14 h 10 min

14 h

Standby time in GSM networks

460 h

300 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

7 h 50 min

7 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

360 h

300 h

Duration of listening to music

40 h

Video watching duration

10 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

10 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4 in

3.5 in

Screen resolution

800 x 480 pixels

960 x 640 pixels

Pixel density

233 ppi

330 ppi

Screen technology

Super AMOLED

Retina Display

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.667

1.5

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2592 x 1944 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

Digital zoom

5 X

Photomatrix model

OmniVision OV5650

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Photomatrix size

4.54 x 3.42 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.773 μm

Crop factor

7.61

Aperture

f/2.8

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

Touch focus

Other photo settings

• Scn
• Effects

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• Effects

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

730 x 411 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

640 x 480 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Default

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

3.5G

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 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

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

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 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

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0 + EDR

2.1 + EDR

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• HSP
• HFP1.5
• SPP
• OPP
• PBAP
• MAP
• AVRCP 1.3
• 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 - 108.0

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

AirPlay support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MPEG-4
• QuickTime
• H.264

Video resolution formats

• HD

• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

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

• AAC
• eAAC+
• ALAC
• M4A
• MP3
• WAV

MP3 support

Max audio bitrate

320 kbit/s

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Cover Flow mode

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

AirPrint support

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Handwriting recognition

Convert text to speech

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 Maps
• Google Play Store

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• YouTube
• ITunes

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Remote phone lock

Remotely wipe data from your phone

Remote phone search

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.52 W/kg

0.93 W/kg