Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Sony Xperia T3

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Sony
Announced June 2010 May 2013 June 2014
Status Available - June 2010 Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Black, White White Frost, Black Mist Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
150.7 x 77 x 7 mm
(5.93 x 3.03 x 0.28 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D5103
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5102
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5106
4G Network - LTE - GT-I9195 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D5103
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928-2 Snapdragon 400 (D5103/D5106)/ Qualcomm MSM8228 (D5102)
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1.5 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available) 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.3 inches 5.3 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (277 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 66.82% 66.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.1 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - D5102); HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
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, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 1900 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (3G) Up to 639 h (2G)
Up to 688 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (3G) Up to 12 h 46 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 47 min (3G)