Phone Comparison - LG Nexus 4 E960 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Samsung Galaxy Core LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2012 May 2013 February 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2014
Colors Black White Frost, Black Mist Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
132.9 x 66.3 x 9.8 mm
(5.23 x 2.61 x 0.39 in)
Weight 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE - GT-I9195 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 320, 400 MHz Adreno 305 -
RAM 2 GB 1.5 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available) 8 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super PLS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.18% 66.82% 63.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1900 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 390 hours (3G) Up to 300 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 12 hours (3G) Up to 12 h (3G) -