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

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Acer LG
Announced February 2016 February 2016 December 2016
Status Available - February 2016 Coming soon Coming Soon - January 2017
Colors Various Black, White Titan, Black
Form Factor White, Gold, Black Candybar Candybar
Dimension 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 123 g (4.34 oz) - 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - K130E
4G Network - LTE 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 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum SC8830 Quad-core 1.3 GHz - Z525
Quad-core 1.0 GHz - Z528, Mediatek MT6580 - Z525
Mediatek MT6735 - Z525
Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210
GPU Mali-400MP2 Mali-400MP2 - Z525
Mali-T720MP2 - Z528
Adreno 304
RAM 756 MB/1 GB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB - 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, In-cell Touch
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama AutoFocus, Geotagging, HDR, Panorama
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera VGA [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Yes 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 HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 756 MB/1 GB RAM - 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD (dedicated 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 present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor 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
Capacity 1500 mAh 5000 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -