| Manufacture | Samsung | Samsung |
| Model | Galaxy S III Mini | SGH-Z500 |
| Form factor | Block | Clamshell/fold |
| Weight | 111.5 gram | 103.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 121.55 x 63 x 9.85 | 89.00 x 45.00 x 25.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Other |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900
3G - 900/1900/2100 | 2G - 900/1800/1900
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| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Email | | |
| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | 4.0 | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 5 megapixel, autofocus | 1 Megapixels, 2x digital zoom |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | LED | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 720p | NA |
| Second Camera | VGA (640 x 480) | NA |
| Display size | 4 inches | 0.00 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16700000 | 262000 |
| Display width | 480 | 176 |
| Display height | 800 | 220 |
| PPI | 233.24 | NA |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1 GHz dual-core ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420 | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 1 GB RAM. 8 or 16 GB internal storage. Expandable up to 32 using microSD card | 50 MB, expandable with TransFlash card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, WMA, OGG, FLAC | Polyphonic 64 voices |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes, downloadable | NA |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1500 mAh | NA |
| Standby time (h) | NA | 260 |
| Talktime (m) | NA | 204 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | 2.0 |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |
