Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs BlackBerry 9720 vs Nokia Lumia 530

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung BlackBerry Nokia
Announced May 2013 August 2013 July 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - August 2013 Available - August 2014
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink White, Orange, Gray, Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - GT-I9195 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) BlackBerry OS 7.1 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 806 MHz Tavor MG1 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 302
RAM 1.5 GB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user available) 512 MB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 2.8 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.82% 32.35% 59.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization 1/4'' sensor size
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 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 not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J)
Capacity 1900 mAh 1450 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (3G) Up to 432 h Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (3G) Up to 7 h Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)