Samsung Galaxy
Y
vs. Samsung
GALAXY mini

Samsung GALAXY mini

4.6

Winner Android

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

Adobe Flash support
Adobe Flash support
Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash
Standby time
Long standby time
23.8 days
Talk time
Average talk time
9.5 hours
Network latency
Poor latency
226 ms
Camera resolution
Low resolution
3 MP
Download speed
Slower download speed
2.19 mbps
Screen size
Small screen
3.2"
Upload speed
Slower upload speed
0.4 mbps
Samsung Galaxy Y

4.3

Runner-up Android

Samsung Galaxy Y

Reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy Y

Bluetooth
Better bluetooth support
3.0
Size
Really small
58x104x11 mm
Frequency
Slow processor
0.8 GHz
Weight
Light-weight
98 g
Browser benchmark
Slower web browser performance
2,436 ms

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Overview

Web browsing 3.7 vs 8.0
Samsung GALAXY mini Winner: Samsung GALAXY mini
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  • The GALAXY mini can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash
Processing power 3.7 vs 2.4
Samsung Galaxy Y Winner: Samsung Galaxy Y
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  • More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (around 40% faster), 0.8 GHz vs 600 MHz
Battery 3.3 vs 4.5
Samsung GALAXY mini Winner: Samsung GALAXY mini
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  • Around 5x more standby time, less frequent charging, 23.8 days vs 5 days
  • Around 60% more talk time per battery charge, 9.5 hours vs 6 hours
Sensors 7.8 vs 7.8
Too close to call
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Size 7.8 vs 7.5
Too close to call
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  • Light weight, with the Galaxy Y being particularly light
Music 7.0 vs 7.0
Too close to call
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  • Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
Network 5.6 vs 5.4
Too close to call
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  • Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
  • Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
  • Somewhat high network latencies
Screen 4.3 vs 4.4
Too close to call
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  • Low resolution screens
  • Very small screens
  • Lower quality display of text, images and video
Storage 1.5 vs 1.5
Too close to call
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  • Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies
Photo & Video 1.2 vs 1.2
Too close to call
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  • Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc
  • Movie support
  • Neither has a camera flash
Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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Overall 4.3 vs 4.6

Web browsing

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Galaxy Y
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Browser benchmark 2,436 ms vs 2,676 ms Somewhat slow web browsers
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Adobe Flash support No vs Yes The GALAXY mini can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash

Processing power

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Galaxy Y
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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 276 MB vs 393 MB Average amount of RAM for running apps

Battery

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Talk time 6 hours vs 9.5 hours The GALAXY mini has average talk time per battery charge, but the Galaxy Y's talk time is really poor
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Standby time 5 days vs 23.8 days The GALAXY mini has good standby time, but the Galaxy Y is poor
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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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Galaxy Y
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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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Galaxy Y
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Weight 98 g vs 107 g Light weight, with the Galaxy Y being particularly light
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Thickness 12 mm vs 12 mm Average thickness
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Size 58x104x11 mm vs 60x110x12 mm The Galaxy Y 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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Galaxy Y
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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

Network

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Galaxy Y
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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 1.57 mbps vs 2.19 mbps Somewhat slow actual download speeds
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Upload speed 0.31 mbps vs 0.4 mbps Somewhat slow actual upload speeds
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Network latency 266 ms vs 226 ms Somewhat high network latencies
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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 Galaxy Y has average bluetooth support, but the GALAXY mini's bluetooth support is somewhat older

Screen

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Galaxy Y
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Screen size 3.0" vs 3.2" Very small screens
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Screen resolution 320x240 vs 320x240 Low resolution screens
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Screen PPI 132 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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Galaxy Y
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Memory card Micro SD, Micro SDHC vs Micro SD, Micro SDHC Both have memory card slots
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Internal storage 160 MB vs 160 MB Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies

Photo & Video

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Galaxy Y
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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 None vs None Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Keyboard & keypad

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Galaxy Y
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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

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