Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
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Galaxy S5 Mini in Shimmery White
Manufacturer Samsung Electronics
Type Touchscreen smartphone
Series Galaxy
First releasedJuly 2014;
10 years ago
 (2014-07)
Predecessor Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
Related Samsung Galaxy S5
Samsung Galaxy Alpha
Compatible networks (GSM/GPRS/EDGE): 850, 900, 1,800 and 1,900 MHz;
3G (HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s): 850, 900, 1,900 and 2,100 MHz;
LTE: 800, 850, 900, 1,800, 2,100 and 2,600 MHz
Form factor Slate
Dimensions131.1 mm (5.16 in) H
64.8 mm (2.55 in) W
9.1 mm (0.36 in) D
Weight120 g (4.2 oz)
Operating system Original: Android 4.4.2 "KitKat"
Current: Android 6.0.1 "Marshmallow" [1]
System-on-chip Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3470 (SM-G800F, SM-G800M and SM-G800Y)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 (SM-G800A, SM-G800H and SM-G800R4)
CPU 1.4 GHz quad-core Cortex-A7
GPU ARM Mali 400MP4 (SM-G800F)
Adreno 305 (SM-G800A & SM-G800H)
Memory1.5 GB LPDDR3 RAM
Storage16 GB
Removable storage microSDXC up to 64 GB
Battery2100  mAh Li-ion
Rear camera8  megapixels (3264x2448 px)
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Front camera 2.1 megapixels (1080p) HD video recording @ 30 fps
Display4.5 in (110 mm) 1280x720 px (326 ppi) HD Super AMOLED
Connectivity
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Data inputs
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ModelSM-G800A, SM-G800F, SM-G800H, SM-G800H/DS, SM-G800M, SM-G800Y, SM-G800R4 [2]
SAR
  • SAR US (1 g):
    0.63 W/kg (head)
    0.82 W/kg (body)
  • SAR EU (10 g):
    0.97 W/kg (head)
    0.56 W/kg (body)
[3]

The Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini is an Android smartphone developed by Samsung Electronics. It was announced in May 2014 and released on July 1, 2014. The S5 Mini is a mid-range model of its flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone and a successor to the Galaxy S4 Mini. It competes with the HTC One Mini 2 and the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact. It has a similar design and software features to its high-end counterpart, the Galaxy S5. [4] [5]

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Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S5 mini reverse side with battery and lid SAMSUNG Galaxy S5 mini open.jpg
Samsung Galaxy S5 mini reverse side with battery and lid

The S5 Mini uses an almost identical variant of the S5's polycarbonate perforated faux-leather hardware design. Internally, it features a quad-core 1.4 GHz Exynos 3 Quad 3470 (for the SM-G800F, SM-G800M and SM-G800Y) or an equally-clocked Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 (for SM-G800A, SM-G800H [6] and SM-G800R4) processor with 1.5  GB of RAM (of which approximately 277 MB is reserved for the system), 16 GB of expandable storage, and a 4.5 inch (1280x720 pixel) HD Super AMOLED screen with a pixel density of 326 PPI. The S5 Mini also includes a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera, and an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with 1080p video recording at 30 frames per second.

The device is claimed to be water resistant despite the exposed USB charging port, while the USB charging port of the Galaxy S5 requires to be covered by a flap to ensure water protection.

Below the screen are three buttons. The physical "Home" button in the centre contains a swipe-based fingerprint reader. The "Recent apps" (or Recent Tasks) and "Back" buttons are capacitive. Like the Galaxy S5, the Galaxy S5 mini no longer has a "Menu" key like its predecessors. It has been replaced with the Recent tasks key.

The Galaxy S5 Mini comes with Android 4.4.2 KitKat and Samsung's TouchWiz software which includes almost all of the features of the S5.

The S5 Mini contains a 2100 mAh, NFC-enabled battery. Its software, like the S5, also contains an "Ultra Power Saving" mode to further extend battery life; when enabled, all non-essential processes are disabled, and the screen switches to only rendering in white on black. Additional power efficiency features include R2 Semiconductor's envelope tracking to improve power amplifier efficiency thereby decreasing heat and increasing battery life. [7]

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Preceded by Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
2014
Succeeded by
no successor