Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia Samsung
Announced June 2009 February 2013 May 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Available - April 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, White Yellow, red, cyan, white/black White Frost, Black Mist
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE - GT-I9195
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 256 MB 512 MB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 59.47% 66.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (3G)