Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Microsoft
Announced June 2009 May 2013 March 2015
Status Available - June 2009 Available - July 2013 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White Frost, Black Mist Yes
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
141.3 x 72.2 x 8.8 mm
(5.56 x 2.84 x 0.35 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE - GT-I9195 -
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 256 MB 1.5 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available) 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 66.82% 67.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, 1/4'' Sensor Size
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] 1 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g 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, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 300 h (3G) Up to 840 h (2G)
Up to 840 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (3G) Up to 27 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 20 h 30 min (3G)