Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs LG G3 Beat vs Sony Xperia E3

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG Sony
Announced May 2013 July 2014 September 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - August 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Silk White, Shine Gold Black, White, Lime, Copper
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
137.7 x 69.6 x 10.3 mm
(5.42 x 2.74 x 0.41 in)
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 134 g (4.73 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
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 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
4G Network LTE - GT-I9195 LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Shatter Proof Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user available) 8 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.82% 71.77% 58.23%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS - FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Laser Auto- focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face & Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA+; LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 2540 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (3G) - Up to 706 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (3G) - Up to 12 h 20 min