Phone Comparison - Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs LG Optimus L3 II E430

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia LG
Announced October 2012 February 2013 February 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - April 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors White Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Indigo Black, Titanium silver, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm
(4.79 x 2.48 x 0.39 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
102.6 x 61.1 x 11.9 mm
(4.04 x 2.41 x 0.47 in)
Weight 111.5 g (3.92.0.18 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8420 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon
GPU Mali-400 Adreno 305 Adreno 200
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB storage 4 GB (1.6 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 3.2 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (125 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.57% 59.47% 50.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, VGA@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] No [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (1.6 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 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 present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1430 mAh 1540 mAh
Stand by Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 430 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
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