Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Acer Liquid Z520 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 mini (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Acer Samsung
Announced October 2011 March 2015 February 2016
Status Available - October 2011 Available - April 2015 Available - February 2016
Price - Rs. 14,999 ($220.57) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar White, Gold, Black
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
- 126.6 x 63.1 x 10.8 mm
(4.98 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) - 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Quad-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum SC8830
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 - Mali-400MP2
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 756 MB/1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen - 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% - 57.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM radio
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Yes Geo-tagging, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSPA HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 756 MB/1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po - Removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 2000 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
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