Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini vs Samsung Galaxy S2 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini

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Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini or Samsung Galaxy S2 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini Samsung Galaxy S2
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Release date 2013, May 2011, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.9 mm | 4.91 x 4.91 x 2.41 in 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm | 4.93 x 4.93 x 2.6 in
Weight 107 g | 3.77 oz 116 g | 4.09 oz
Body Build Plastic body Plastic body
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Colors White Frost, Black Mist, Blue, Pink, Orange, Purple, Black Edition Black, White, Pink
Battery 1900 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 300 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 12 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 49 h
Stand by time - Up to 710 h (2G) / Up to 610 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 18 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED Plus
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.3" in 4.3" in
Screen area 51.0 cm2 52.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.7% 63.5%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 256 PPI 217 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Corning Gorilla Glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, AF, f/2.6 -8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.2'', AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 1.9 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 1.9 MP 2 MP

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat) Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI 4
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8930AB Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) - Exynos 4210 Dual (45 nm)
CPU - Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300 - Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-400MP4
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 149
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 475
GeekBench 4 Single Core 415
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 986 639
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 682 346

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Mini-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions 
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - I9192
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I9190, I9195, I9197, I257M
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - I9195 
LTE 850 / 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 2300 - I9197 
LTE 700 / 2600 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - I257M
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2(LTE)/21.1(3G)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 12
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes (GT-I9195, SGH-I257M) Optional
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 3.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.89 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.32 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.16 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.34 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS/ I257M mo Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
Versions
- Also known as Samsung I9190 Galaxy S IV mini; Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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