Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy S8+

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced May 2013 January 2017 March 2017
Status Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - April 2017
Price - Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 64,900 ($845.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Various Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm
(6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) - 173 g (6.1 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network 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) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE - GT-I9195 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP68 certified
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 540
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user available) 16 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.7 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.82% 68.14% 83.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 2350 mAh 3500 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (3G) - -