Phone Comparison - Samsung I8200 Galaxy S III mini VE vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2014 January 2017 March 2017
Status Available - March 2014 Coming Soon - January 2017 Coming Soon - April 2017
Price - Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White, Blue, Gray, Black Various Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm
(4.79 x 2.48 x 0.39 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
146.2 x 73.3 x 9.7 mm
(5.76 x 2.89 x 0.38 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) - 172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- MIL-STD-810G certified
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor 1.2 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Quad-core 1.4 GHz
GPU - Mali-T830 MP2 -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.57% 68.14% 64.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo 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, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.2, 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 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2350 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by (2G)
Up to 320 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
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