Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Samsung Galaxy Light

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2009 May 2013 October 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - October 2013
Colors Black, White White Frost, Black Mist Dark brown
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)
121.4 x 63 x 10.4 mm
(4.78 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 122.8 g (4.3.0.28 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE - GT-I9195 LTE 700 MHz Class 13 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.4 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX535 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 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 66.82% 59.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS No
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 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [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 HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, 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 HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML

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 64 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 300 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (3G) -