Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia mini vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Alcatel One Touch Idol 2 Mini S

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Samsung Alcatel
Announced May 2011 May 2012 February 2014
Status Available - August 2011 Available - May 2012 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Black, White, Blue, Dark pink Blue, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 88 x 52 x 16 mm
(3.46 x 2.05 x 0.63 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
129.5 x 63.5 x 8.5 mm
(5.1 x 2.5 x 0.33 in)
Weight 99 g (3.49 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 116 g (4.09 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (regional) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8255 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 205 Mali-400MP -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory N/A 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches 4.8 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.74% 65.84% 67.76%
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 with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Smile And Face Detection, Touch Focus Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB RAM, 320MB storage 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 2100 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 320 h (3G)
Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)