Phone Comparison - ZTE Skate vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini

ZTE Skate
zte skate
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
samsung galaxy s4 mini
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general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE Samsung
Announced February 2011 May 2013
Status Available - September 2011 Available - July 2013
Colors Black White Frost, Black Mist
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.9 x 67.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.96 x 2.67 x 0.41 in)
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE - GT-I9195
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 800MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 8 GB (5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.63% 66.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1400 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 288 h Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 12 h (3G)