Samsung Galaxy S5 mini vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) compare

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Samsung Galaxy S5 mini vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

What is the difference between the Samsung Galaxy S5 mini and Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)? Which one is better? The answers to these questions and many more can be found here in this detailed comparison of the two phones. Discover the differences in specs between these two desirable devices, from screen size to battery life, in the table below. We have all the information you need to choose the best phone for you.


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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S5 mini Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)
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Release date 2014, June 2015, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1 mm | 5.16 x 5.16 x 2.55 in 134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm | 5.3 x 5.3 x 2.57 in
Weight 120 g | 4.23 oz 132 g | 4.66 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Colors Charcoal Black, Shimmery White, Electric Blue and Copper Gold Black, White, Gold, Pink
Battery 2100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 10 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 47 h
Talking time - Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 58 h
Approximate price 220 EUR 170 EUR

Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.5" inc 4.7" inc
Screen area 55.8 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 65.7% 69.4%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 312 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), AF -13 MP, AF, f/1.9
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2.1 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 2.1 MP 5 MP, f/1.9
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Exynos 3470 Quad - Exynos 7578
- Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
Processor CPU - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7 - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Mali-400MP4 Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 306
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 73 102
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 243 358
GeekBench 4 Single Core 414 613
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1122 1827
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 743 1124
GeekBench 4 Battery 1032

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Show all network frequencies:
Speed HSPA 42.2(LTE)/21.1(3G)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (LTE model only) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.63 W/kg (head)     0.82 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.97 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.31 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head)     0.62 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate , Infrared port - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

- ANT+
Versions
- Versions: G800F (Europe); G800A (AT&T); G800HQ (Turkey); G800H (USA); G800M (LATAM); G800R4 (US Cellular); G800Y (New Zealand)

- Versions: A310F (Europe); A310F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); A310M (LATAM); A310M (LATAM, Brazil); A310Y (Australia, New Zealand). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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