The Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini is an Android

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developed by

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. It was announced in May 2014 and released on July 1, 2014. The S5 Mini is a mid-range model of its flagship

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smartphone and a successor to the Galaxy S4 Mini. It competes with the HTC One Mini 2 and the

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. It has a similar design and software features to its high-end counterpart, the Galaxy S5.Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
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Specifications

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) or an equally-clocked

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400 MSM8228 (for SM-800A and SM-G800H) processor with 1.5 GB of

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(of which approximately 277 MB is reserved for the system), 16 GB of expandable storage, and a 4.5 inch (1280x720 pixel)

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screen with a

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of 326 PPI. The S5 Mini also includes a 2.1-

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front-facing camera, and an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with

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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

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. The "Recent apps" (or ''Recent Tasks'') and "Back" buttons are capacitive. Like the

, 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

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and Samsung's

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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

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to improve power amplifier efficiency thereby decreasing heat and increasing battery life.Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Teardown
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