Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M Dual vs Acer Liquid Z4 vs Samsung I8200 Galaxy S III mini VE

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Acer Samsung
Announced June 2013 February 2014 March 2014
Status Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - April 2014 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple, Yellow Black/White White, Blue, Gray, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
9.7 mm thickness
(0.38 in thickness)
121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm
(4.79 x 2.48 x 0.39 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Both Versions) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C2005
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C2004
HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 Dual-core 1.3 GHz 1.2 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9
GPU Adreno 305 - -
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB TBD microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors - 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.31% - 59.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support - Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB TBD microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery - Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh - 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
- (2G)
Up to 320 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
- (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)