Key Difference: Samsung has officially announced the little brother of its brand new flagship: Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. The phone comes with a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen that offers ~256 ppi pixel density. The weight of the phone has also been reduced to 107 grams for the 3G Model and 108 grams for the LTE Model. The iPhone 5 is the latest innovative product of the Apple Company. They have made the new phone slicker, thinner and lighter with even more packed features. iPhone 5, bigger than its predecessors, supports a 4-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD screen with 640 x 1136 pixels and 16 million colors.
Samsung
has officially announced the little brother of its brand new flagship:
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. The S4 mini as the name suggests is the mini
version of the Galaxy S4 released earlier on in 2013. The company has
made the phone slimmer and lighter hoping to make it more appealing for
the people that considered the original S4 bulky. According to JK Shin,
CEO and President of IT & Mobile Communication Division at Samsung
Electronics, “we want to give people more choices with GALAXY S4 mini,
similar look & feel of GALAXY S4 for more compact and practical
usages.”The company has slashed many extra oomph features from the phones such as cutting down screen size and reducing resolution to reduce the price of the phone. The phone comes with a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen that offers ~256 ppi pixel density. The weight of the phone has also been reduced to 107 grams for the 3G Model and 108 grams for the LTE Model. The device houses audio jack on the top, the volume rocker on the left, the power button on the right and the USB port on the bottom. The camera and loudspeaker grille with the flash are placed on the back.
The device is powered by 1.7 GHz Krait Dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, making it pretty fast and responsive. It also comes with Adreno 305 GPU and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. The 3G model comes with 1.5 GB RAM, while the LTE model comes with 2 GB RAM. The phone is offered with 8GB internal storage capacity, which can be extended by 64GB using a microSD card.
The company maintains certain nifty features such as the IR Blaster, S Translator, S Health, S Voice and many other that were available in the original S4. The device also houses a 8MP rear camera and a 1.9 MP HD front camera. The camera comes with features such as Sound&Shot, Panorama Shot and Story Album function. According to the press release, photos taken by the S4 Mini are automatically gathered and saved according to the user’s timeline, geo-tagging information, or a specific event to create a photo album. The phone comes with a removable Li-Ion 1900 mAh battery.
The
iPhone 5 is the latest innovative product of the Apple Company. They
have made the new phone slicker, thinner and lighter with even more
packed features. Apple claims that the iPhone 5 is 18% thinner, 20%
lighter, and has 12% less overall volume compared to the iPhone 4S.
iPhone 5, bigger than its predecessors, supports a 4-inch LED-backlit
IPS LCD screen with 640 x 1136 pixels and 16 million colors. The phone
also offers safety features such as corning gorilla class as well as
oleophobic coating that keep fingerprints off the front screen. iPhone 5
comes with the latest Apple iOS 6 that is upgradeable to 6.1. It
includes a 1.2 GHz dual core Apple A6 processor, PowerVR SGX543MP3 and
1GB RAM.The phone is available with non-expandable 16, 32 or 64 GB internal storage capacity. The problem with the new OS is that many features that work only with the iOS 6 do not work in certain territories and Apple has a rolling program that it said will take time to implement across more regions. The phone can also act as a hotspot and can share internet connection over WiFi, Bluetooth, or USB. Similar to the older versions, iPhone 5 is equipped with Siri that allows the user to operate the iPhone via vocal commands. However, Siri has been improved to and supports additional features such as being able to make restaurant reservations, launch apps, make twitter updates, search the internet for queries, etc. iOS 6 features several new and/or updated apps, which includes Apple Maps and Passbook. Apple Maps has faced hostility as does not execute properly and has also been known to give wrong directions. The Passbook app is able to retrieve documents such as boarding passes, admission tickets, coupons and loyalty cards. The phone also offers a new charging port, which is much smaller and more compact compared to the old chargers. They will also require a converter if you want to use them with the old charger, docks and other accessories. The phone has also shifted the headphone jack to the bottom of the phone.
The information for the detailed table about the two phones has been taken from the Samsung Website, the Apple website and GSMArena.com.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
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iPhone 5
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Launch Date |
July 2013 |
September 2012 |
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Company |
Samsung |
Apple Corporation |
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Size |
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94mm |
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm |
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Display |
4.3”qHD (16:9 wide view) Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
4.0 inches LED-backlit IPS LCD |
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Screen |
540 x 960 pixels (~256 ppi pixel density); 16 million colors |
640 x 1136 pixels, 16M colors |
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Protection |
- |
Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating |
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Weight |
107 grams |
112 g |
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2G Network |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2) |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428 CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429 |
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3G Network |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - GT-I9190, GT-I9195 |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429 |
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4G Network |
LTE - GT-I9195 (optional) |
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - GSM A1428 or LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429 LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429 |
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GUI |
TouchWiz UI |
IUI |
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CPU speed |
1.7 GHz Krait Dual-core |
1.2 GHz dual core Apple A6 |
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GPU |
Adreno 305 |
PowerVR SGX543MP3 |
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OS |
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) |
iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 6.1 |
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Chipset |
Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 |
Apple A6 |
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RAM |
1.5 GB (3G Model)/ 2 GB (LTE Model) |
1 GB |
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SIM Size |
microSIM (Optional dual SIM) |
nanoSIM |
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Internal Memory |
8GB (5GB available for user) |
16/32/64 GB |
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Expandable Memory |
Up to 64GB |
No |
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Sensors |
Accelerometer, Light, Proximity, Gyro, Magnetic |
Accelerometer, three-axis gyro, proximity, compass, ambient light sensor. |
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Connectivity |
WiFi 5.0GHz a/b/g/n GPS ＋ GLONASS Bluetooth® v4.0 (LE), NFC(LTE version only) IR LED (Remote Control) |
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, micro-USB v2.0. |
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Data |
GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, NFC (LTE version only), IR, USB. |
GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth and USB. |
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Speed |
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL |
DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps |
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WLAN |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot |
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Bluetooth |
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR |
Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP |
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USB |
microUSB v2.0 |
micro-USB 2.0. |
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Primary Camera |
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels |
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality |
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Secondary Camera |
1.9 MP |
1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular |
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Video |
1080p@30fps |
1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, check quality |
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Camera Features |
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Sound Enhancement |
- |
No |
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Audio supported formats |
MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/AAC＋/eAAC＋, WMA, Vorbis(OGG), FLAC, apt-X |
Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC, HE-AAC,
MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced
Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV |
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Video supported formats |
MPEG4, H.264, H.263, VC-1, VP8, WMV7/8, Sorenson Spark |
Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per
second, High Profile level 4.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz,
stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to
2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with
AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v,
.mp4, and .mov file formats. |
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Battery Capacity |
Removable Li-Ion 1900 mAh battery |
Non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh battery |
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Talktime |
No official data released. |
Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G) |
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Standby Time |
No official data released. |
Up to 225 h (2G) / Up to 225 h (3G) |
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Available Colors |
White Frost, Black Mist |
Black & Slate and White & Silver. |
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Messaging |
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS |
iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email |
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Browser |
HTML5 |
HTML (Safari) |
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Radio |
Stereo FM radio with RDS |
No |
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GPS |
GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
Yes, A-GPS support and GLONASS |
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Java |
Java via Java MIDP emulator |
No |
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Additional Features |
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