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Samsung Galaxy S3 mini vs Samsung Galaxy Core

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Summary
42%
Performance

ST-Ericsson NovaThor

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon S4

1 GB RAM

Display

4" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

4.3" (10.92 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1500 mAh

7.83 talktime (3G)

1800 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4/5 based on 3 ratings

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Samsung Galaxy S3 mini is permanently discontinued.
Samsung Galaxy Core is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Performance
Poor
Chipset

ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8225

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A5

Graphics

Mali-400

Adreno 203

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Display
Below Average
Display Type

Super AMOLED

TFT

Screen Size

4 " (10.16 cm)

4.3 " (10.92 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

480x800 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi

217 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.41 %

60.15 %

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 121.55 mm
Width: 63 mm
Thickness: 9.90 mm

Height: 129.3 mm
Width: 67.6 mm
Thickness: 8.95 mm

Weight

120 grams

124 grams

Colours

Marble White, Pebble Blue

Blue, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 25

720x480 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Fixed Focus

Battery
Average
Capacity

1500 mAh

1800 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 7.83(3G) / Up to 14.16(2G)

Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 360(3G) / Up to 460(2G)

Up to 300 Hours(3G) / Up to 500 Hours(2G)

Storage
Very Good
Internal Memory

16 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 64 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 4.5 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Speed:
HSPA , EV-DO category Rev.A
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4

, v3.0

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS

, RDS

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Applications

Document Viewer

Document Viewer