Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Apple iPhone SE vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced May 2013 March 2016 January 2017
Status Available - July 2013 Available - March 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price - Rs. 21,499 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) - -
SIM Type - Single-SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - GT-I9195 LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor -
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) iOS 9.3 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister, Apple A9 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870
GPU Adreno 305 PowerVR GT7600 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user available) 16/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.82% 60.84% 68.14%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 v2.0, Reversible Connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 1642 mAh 2350 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (3G) - -