Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Sony Xperia E3 vs Samsung Galaxy Core Prime

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Samsung
Announced May 2013 September 2014 October 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 7,799 ($114.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Black, White, Lime, Copper White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
130.8 x 67.9 x 8.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.67 x 0.35 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 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - GT-I9195 LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203 LTE - SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Shatter Proof Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 -
RAM 1.5 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user available) 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen PLS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.82% 58.23% 65.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS 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, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 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, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP v4.0, 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 2330 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (3G) Up to 706 h -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (3G) Up to 12 h 20 min -