Motorola DROID Mini vs Samsung Galaxy S3

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Width

  DROID Mini: 9.3 mm narrower

  DROID Mini:

  61.3 mm

  Galaxy S3:

  70.6 mm

• Screen diagonal

  DROID Mini: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  DROID Mini:

  4.3 in

  Galaxy S3:

  4.8 in

• Memory variants

  At 16 GB storage

  DROID Mini:

  2 GB RAM

  Galaxy S3:

  1 GB RAM

• Chipset

  DROID Mini:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro

  Galaxy S3:

  Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)

• Height

  DROID Mini: 15.3 mm shorter

  DROID Mini:

  121.3 mm

  Galaxy S3:

  136.6 mm

• Release year

  DROID Mini:

  2013

  Galaxy S3:

  2012

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. DROID Mini

   Height:

   121.3 mm

   Width:

   61.3 mm

   Depth:

   8.9 mm

2. 2. Galaxy S3

   Height:

   136.6 mm +15.3 mm versus DROID Mini

   Width:

   70.6 mm +9.3 mm versus DROID Mini

   Depth:

   8.6 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. DROID Mini

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy S3

   Screen diagonal:

   4.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   63.5 cm²

Galaxy S3 has approximately 24.6% more rectangular screen area than DROID Mini.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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