Huawei U8150 Ideos vs Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570)

A spec-by-spec comparison of the Huawei U8150 Ideos and the Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570), taken from their full specification sheets. Green marks the better value in each measured row.

Head to head

Huawei U8150 IdeosSamsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570)
Price$1,995$135
Our rating4/106/10
Battery1,200 mAh1,200 mAh
Storage (max)32 GB32 GB
Screen size2.8 in3.14 in
Main camera15 MP15 MP
Weight (lower is lighter)—105 g
ReleasedSep 2010Feb 2011
Summary: Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570) is ahead on our rating, screen size.
★ Which should you buy? Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570) is the stronger overall pick on the measured specs.

Display

Huawei U8150 IdeosSamsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570)
TypeTFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colorsTFT, 256K colors
Size2.8 inches3.14 inches, 28.9 cm2 (~47.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution240 x 320 pixels240 x 320 pixels, QVGA (~127 ppi density)
PPI~143 ppi density—
Screen-to-body ratio~42.6%—

Platform

Huawei U8150 IdeosSamsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570)
OSAndroid OS, v2.2 (Froyo)Android 2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to 2.3 (Gingerbread), TouchWiz UI 3
ChipsetQualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
CPU528 MHz ARM 11600 MHz ARMv6
GPU—Adreno 200

Memory

Huawei U8150 IdeosSamsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570)
Card slotmicroSD, up to 32GBmicroSDHC (dedicated slot), up to 32GB (2GB card included in some markets)
Internal512MB ROM, 256MB RAM160MB storage, 384MB RAM (279 MB RAM available)

Main Camera

Huawei U8150 IdeosSamsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570)
Single3.15 MP3.15 MP, fixed focus
FeaturesGeo-taggingGeo-tagging
VideoCIF / 144p320p@15fps

Selfie Camera

Huawei U8150 IdeosSamsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570)
SingleNoNo

Battery

Huawei U8150 IdeosSamsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570)
TypeRemovable Li-IonRemovable Li-Ion
Capacity1200 mAh1200 mAh
Talk time—Up to 9 h 36 min (2G) / 6 h 22 min (3G)
Stand-by—Up to 570 h (2G) / 444 h (3G)

Body

Huawei U8150 IdeosSamsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570)
Dimensions104 x 54.8 x 13.5 mm (4.09 x 2.16 x 0.53 in)110.4 x 60.8 x 12.1 mm (4.35 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
Weight102.1 g (3.60 oz)105 g (3.70 oz)
SIMMini-SIMMini-SIM

Comms

Huawei U8150 IdeosSamsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570)
WLANWi-FiWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
BluetoothYes2.1, A2DP
GPSYes—
NFCNo—
RadioStereo FM radio with RDSFM radio with RDS
Positioning—GPS, A-GPS
USB—microUSB 2.0

Launch

Huawei U8150 IdeosSamsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570)
Announced2010, September2011, January
StatusAvailable. Released 2010, SeptemberReleased 2011, February

Frequently asked questions

Which is newer, Huawei U8150 Ideos or Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570)?

Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570) — Sep 2010 for the Huawei U8150 Ideos versus Feb 2011 for the Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570).

Is the Huawei U8150 Ideos or the Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570) rated higher?

We rate the Huawei U8150 Ideos 4/10 and the Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570) 6/10.

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