Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Sony Xperia Z3 Compact vs alcatel Idol 3 (4.7)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony alcatel
Announced May 2013 September 2014 March 2015
Status Available - July 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - June 2015
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Black, White, Green, Orange 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)
127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm
(5.01 x 2.56 x 0.34 in)
134.6 x 65.9 x 7.6 mm
(5.3 x 2.59 x 0.3 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz) 110 g (3.88 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
4G Network LTE - GT-I9195 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 330 Adreno 306
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user available) 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.6 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.82% 70.72% 68.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 13 MP, f/2.0
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, 1/3" Sensor Size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
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, 1.5 GB RAM/ 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM (Dual SIM model)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
USB OTG - Supported 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 2600 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (3G) Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 920 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 12 h (3G) Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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