Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced May 2013 December 2015 January 2016
Status Available - July 2013 Available - February 2016 Available - February 2016
Price - Rs. 21,900 ($322.06) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,890 ($117.65) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
(5.7 x 2.8 x 0.29 in)
132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz)
SIM Type - - 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - GT-I9195 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - - No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830
GPU Adreno 305 - Mali-400
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user available) 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.2 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.82% 72.38% 62.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 2 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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR, 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 2900 mAh 2050 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (3G) - -