Samsung Galaxy
Pocket
vs. Samsung
GALAXY mini

Samsung GALAXY mini

4.3

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Samsung GALAXY mini

"Despite the lack of aluminium and brushed metal, the device feels sturdy enough."
reviews.cnet.co.uk | talking about the GALAXY mini's form-factor

Reasons to buy the Samsung GALAXY mini

Talk time
Average talk time
9.5 hours
Screen size
Small screen
3.2"
Camera resolution
Low resolution
3 MP
Standby time
Long standby time
23.8 days
Samsung Galaxy Pocket

4.3

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Samsung Galaxy Pocket

Reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy Pocket

Video out
Video output
Display pictures and video on TVs or other devices
Bluetooth
Better bluetooth support
3.0
Frequency
Slow processor
0.8 GHz
Size
Really small
57x103x12 mm
Weight
Light-weight
97 g
Screen PPI
Not very sharp screen
142 PPI
Internal storage
Average amount of internal storage
3 GB

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Overview

Battery 3.8 vs 4.5
Samsung GALAXY mini Winner: Samsung GALAXY mini
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  • Around 80% more talk time per battery charge, 9.5 hours vs 5.4 hours
  • More than 10% more standby time, less frequent charging, 23.8 days vs 20.8 days
Sensors 7.8 vs 7.8
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Size 7.8 vs 7.5
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  • Light weight, with the Pocket being particularly light
Music 7.0 vs 7.0
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  • Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
Screen 4.3 vs 4.4
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  • Low resolution screens
  • Very small screens
  • Lower quality display of text, images and video
Storage 1.5 vs 1.5
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Photo & Video 1.2 vs 1.2
Too close to call
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  • Movie support
  • Neither has a camera flash
Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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Processing power - vs 2.4
Missing information
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  • Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
  • Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness
Network - vs 5.5
Missing information
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  • Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
  • Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
Web browsing - vs 8.0
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  • Both support Adobe Flash
Overall 4.3 vs 4.3

Battery

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Talk time 5.4 hours vs 9.5 hours The GALAXY mini has average talk time per battery charge, but the Pocket's talk time is really poor
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Standby time 20.8 days vs 23.8 days The GALAXY mini has good standby time, but the Pocket is average
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Battery capacity 1,200 mAh vs 1,200 mAh Lower capacity batteries
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Technology Lithium Ion vs Lithium Ion

Sensors

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GPS Assisted GPS vs Assisted GPS Have assisted GPS
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Accelerometer Yes vs Yes Both include an accelerometer
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Compass Yes vs Yes Both have integrated compasses
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Gyroscope No vs No

Size

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Weight 97 g vs 107 g Light weight, with the Pocket being particularly light
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Thickness 12 mm vs 12 mm Average thickness
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Size 57x103x12 mm vs 60x110x12 mm The Pocket is fairly small, but the GALAXY mini is not far behind
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Music

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FM Radio Yes vs Yes Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
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FM Transmitter No vs No Neither have built-in FM transmitters
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Headphone jack 3.5 mm vs 3.5 mm Both have a headphone jack

Screen

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Screen size 2.8" vs 3.2" Very small screens
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Screen resolution 240x320 vs 320x240 Low resolution screens
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Screen PPI 142 PPI vs 126 PPI Lower quality display of text, images and video
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Screen type TFT LCD vs TFT LCD Both have LCD screens, fairly common
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Touchscreen type Capacitive vs Capacitive Touchscreen

Storage

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Memory card Micro SD vs Micro SD, Micro SDHC Both have memory card slots
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Internal storage 3 GB vs 160 MB The Pocket's has an average amount of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies, but the GALAXY mini is below average

Photo & Video

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Camera 2 MP vs 3 MP They both have cameras
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Flash No vs No Neither has a camera flash
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Secondary Camera None vs None
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Movie format 320 x 240 @ 15fps vs 320 x 240 @ 15fps Movie support
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Video out Micro USB vs None The Pocket has a Micro USB video output connector to display pictures or video on TVs or other devices

Keyboard & keypad

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Numeric keypad None vs None Neither has a numeric keypad
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Keyboard None vs None Neither has a physical keyboard

Processing power

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Frequency 0.8 GHz vs 600 MHz Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness
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Number of cores Single core vs Single core Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
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RAM Unknown vs 393 MB

Network

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Network HSDPA (7.2 mbps) vs HSDPA (7.2 mbps) Average data speeds
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Generation 3.5G vs 3.5G Standard network technology
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Download speed Unknown vs 2.17 mbps
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Upload speed Unknown vs 0.4 mbps
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Network latency Unknown vs 221 ms
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Wifi 802.11n (150 mbps) vs 802.11n (150 mbps) Average wifi speed
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Wifi hotspot Yes vs Yes Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
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NFC No vs No Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
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Bluetooth 3.0 vs 2.1 The Pocket has average bluetooth support, but the GALAXY mini's bluetooth support is somewhat older

Web browsing

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Browser benchmark Unknown vs 2,681 ms
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Adobe Flash support Yes vs Yes Both support Adobe Flash

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