Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S5 mini vs Samsung Galaxy A3 vs LG G3 (CDMA)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung LG
Announced June 2014 October 2014 July 2014
Status Available - July 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - July 2014
Price - Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Charcoal Black, Shimmery White, Electric Blue and Copper Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Metallic Black, Silk White (Verizon), Shine Gold (Sprint)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1 mm
(5.16 x 2.55 x 0.36 in)
130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
146.3 x 74.7 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz) 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - VS985, LS990
CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS985
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS985
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LS990
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - VS985
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (PayPal Certified)
- IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801
GPU - - Adreno 330
RAM 1.5 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (538 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.86% 65.39% 75.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - - FM radio (LS990 model)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Phase Detection/Laser Autofocus, OIS, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps (LTE model); HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps (3G model); HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (LS990)
LTE Cat4, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (VS985)
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.0, 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS/ S-GPS (VS985)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1900 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 415 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 18 h 40 min (3G)