Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2011 March 2015 June 2015
Status Available - October 2011 Available - April 2015 Available - June 2015
Price - Rs. 12,300 ($181.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 25,910 ($381.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Gray White Frost, Black Mist
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
10 mm thickness
(0.39 in thickness)
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.9 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- MIL-STD-810G certified - salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 - Adreno 306
RAM 512 MB 1.5 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB 8 GB (4.69 GB for apps and mass storage)
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% - 66.82%
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, 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, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

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, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB (4.69 GB for apps and mass storage), 1.5 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-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 2200 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
- Up to 14 h (3G)