Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Samsung Galaxy J1 mini (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2012 May 2013 February 2016
Status Available - May 2012 Available - July 2013 Available - February 2016
Colors Black White Frost, Black Mist Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar White, Gold, Black
Dimension 118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
126.6 x 63.1 x 10.8 mm
(4.98 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE - GT-I9195 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum SC8830
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 305 Mali-400MP2
RAM 768 MB 1.5 GB 756 MB/1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available) 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.64% 66.82% 57.12%
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
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 756 MB/1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion battery Removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1900 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (3G) -