Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Sony Xperia ZR vs BLU Life View

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony BLU
Announced May 2013 May 2013 March 2013
Status Available - July 2013 Available - June 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
131.3 x 67.3 x 10.5 mm
(5.17 x 2.65 x 0.41 in)
161 x 82.5 x 8.9 mm
(6.34 x 3.25 x 0.35 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 220 g (7.76 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
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - GT-I9195 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dust and Water Proof (IP55/IP58 certified)
Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Shatter proof sheet on scratch-resistant glass
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 320 PowerVR Series 5XT
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user available) 8 GB 16 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.55 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.82% 64.49% 67.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 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, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 2300 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (3G) Up to 520 h Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 920 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (3G) Up to 13 h Up to 30 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)