Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Lenovo S820 vs LG Nexus 5

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lenovo LG
Announced May 2013 May 2013 October 2013
Status Available - July 2013 Available - May 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Flamingo red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
139.5 x 69.7 x 9 mm
(5.49 x 2.74 x 0.35 in)
137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm
(5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - CDMA version
4G Network LTE - GT-I9195 - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - CDMA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6589W Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 330
RAM 1.5 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user available) 4 GB 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.7 inches 4.95 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (445 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.82% 62.82% 70.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio; built-in antenna No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, Optical Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi 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 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 2000 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (3G) Up to 140 h (2G)
Up to 140 h (3G)
Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (3G) Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 17 h