Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Sony Xperia M2

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Sony
Announced May 2013 July 2013 February 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Black, White, Yellow Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 148 g (5.22 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
4G Network LTE - GT-I9195 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Scratch-Resistant Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305)
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 225 Adreno 305
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user available) 32 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3 TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.82% 61.80% 64.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels) 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash Xenon Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
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 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 2000 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (3G) Up to 384 h Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (3G) Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)