Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini vs iPhone 5

Samsung released their latest offering, the Galaxy S3 Mini few days back . It is a smaller, more watered-down version of Samsung’s flagship phone, the Galaxy S3 full size. It is also, apparently, a viable opponent to the iPhone 5 . Take a look at the specification comparison below and make your own mind up .

Comparison Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini vs iPhone 5 :

	Apple iPhone 5	Samsung Galaxy s3 Mini
Dimensions	123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm	121.55 x 63 x 9.85 mm
Weight	112 g	111.5 g
Phone Style	Candybar	Candybar
Colours	White/Silver, Black/Silver	White, blue
Display	4” Retina Display, 1136  x 640 pixels at 326 ppi, capacitive multi-touch touchscreen, Corning Gorilla fingerprint resistant oleo phobic glass	4” Super AMOLED display, 480 x 800 pixels at 223 ppi, capacitive multi-touch touchscreen
Location Services	Mobile Data, Wi-Fi, Assisted GPS, GLONASS	Mobile Data, Wi-Fi, GPS, GLONASS, NFC
Processor	Apple A6	Dual Core NovaThor U8420
Cameras and Video	FRONT:- 1.2mp, HD 720p  REAR:- 8mp, Autofocus, LED Flash, HDR, Native Face Detection, Panorama mode, Geo Tagging VIDEO:- 1080p @ 30fps, Video stabilisation	FRONT:- VGA  REAR 5mp, LED Flash, VIDEO:- 720p @ 30fps
Audio Formats Supported	AAC 8-320kbps  Protected AAC HE-AAC MP3 8-320kbps MP3 VBR AUDIBLE – Formats 2,3,4, Audible enhanced audio AAX and AAX+ Apple Lossless AIFF WAV	MP3  AMR-NB AAC AAC+ eAAC+ WMA OGG (Vorbis) FLAC
Ports and Connectivity	Bluetooth 4.0  3.5mm Headphone Jack Video Out Lightening Port	Bluetooth 4.0  3.5mm Headphone Jack NFC
Sensors	Accelerometer  Gyro Ambient Light Sensor Proximity Sensor Compass	Accelerometer  Proximity Sensor Gyro Digital Compass
OS	iOS 6	Android Jellybean 4.1
Apps	iTunes Store, 700,000+	Google Play Store
Memory	1GB	1GB
Storage	16GB, 32GB, 64GB Flash Storage, non-expandable	8GB, 16GB Flash storage, expandable with Micro SD card up to 32GB
Voice Assistant	Yes, Siri	No

Whilst the Galaxy S3 Mini may be a serious opponent to the iPhone 4 or 4s it certainly isn’t any threat to the iPhone 5. Its much smaller camera lets it down on that, along with the size of its processor and the fact that it doesn’t support 4G LTE.  At the moment there is no official word on which markets will get the Mini but it looks like the European one will be first and it will be priced at around £300.