Phone Comparison - LG K4 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 mini (2016) vs LG K4 (2017)

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung LG
Announced January 2016 February 2016 December 2016
Status Available - May 2016 Available - February 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017
Colors White, Indigo Various Titan, Black
Form Factor Candybar White, Gold, Black Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 66.7 x 8.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.35 in)
126.6 x 63.1 x 10.8 mm
(4.98 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
144.76 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm
(5.7 x 2.86 x 0.31 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - K130E HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - K130E
4G Network LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - K130E - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - K130E
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - - No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6735M Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum SC8830 Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210
GPU Mali-T720MP2 Mali-400MP2 Adreno 304
RAM 1 GB 756 MB/1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, In-cell Touch
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.25% 57.12% 65.50%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Yes Geo-tagging, HDR AutoFocus, Geotagging, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 756 MB/1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1940 mAh 1500 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -