Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini

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Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini or Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)
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Release date 2013, May 2017, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.9 mm | 4.91 x 4.91 x 2.41 in 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm | 5.33 x 5.33 x 2.61 in
Weight 107 g | 3.77 oz 138 g | 4.87 oz
Body Build Plastic body Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors White Frost, Black Mist, Blue, Pink, Orange, Purple, Black Edition Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
Battery 1900 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2350 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 300 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 12 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 49 h
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 55 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.3" in 4.7" in
Screen area 51.0 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.7% 67.9%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 256 PPI 312 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, AF, f/2.6 -13 MP, 27mm (wide), AF, f/1.9
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 1.9 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 1.9 MP 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8930AB Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) - Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300 - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-T830 MP1
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 149 127
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 475 573
GeekBench 4 Single Core 705
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 986 3430
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 682 2283
GeekBench 4 Battery 2530

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions 
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - I9192
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I9190, I9195, I9197, I257M
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - I9195 
LTE 850 / 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 2300 - I9197 
LTE 700 / 2600 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - I257M
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2(LTE)/21.1(3G)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (GT-I9195, SGH-I257M) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.89 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.32 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS/ I257M mo FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+
- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Samsung I9190 Galaxy S IV mini; Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini Duos with dual-SIM card slots

- Versions: A320FL (Europe); A320F (UAE, TUR); A320F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); A320Y/DS (LATAM, IDN, THA); A320Y (NZL, MEX). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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