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Samsung Galaxy S3 mini vs Sony Xperia L

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Rs. 11,832
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Summary
44%
Performance

ST-Ericsson NovaThor

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon 400

1 GB RAM

Display

4" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

4.3" (10.92 cm)

480x854 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1500 mAh

7.83 talktime (3G)

1750 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4/5 based on 3 ratings

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4.1/5 based on 3,333 ratings

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General
Launch Date

May 18, 2013 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Performance
Below Average
Chipset

ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Graphics

Mali-400

Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Display
Below Average
Display Type

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4 " (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.41 %

60.79 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 121.55 mm
Width: 63 mm
Thickness: 9.90 mm

Height: 128.7 mm
Width: 65 mm
Thickness: 9.7 mm

Weight

120 grams

137 grams

Colours

Marble White, Pebble Blue

Black, Red, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

8 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

4 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 25

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Fixed Focus

Battery
Average
Capacity

1500 mAh

1750 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

TalkTime

Up to 7.83(3G) / Up to 14.16(2G)

Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 8.5 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 360(3G) / Up to 460(2G)

Up to 454 Hours(3G) / Up to 498 Hours(2G)

Storage
Very Good
Internal Memory

16 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 32 GB

USB OTG

No

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Speed:
HSPA , EV-DO category Rev.A
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
85.6 kbps kbps
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n), Dual antennas

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS

NFC

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

HDMI

No

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Applications

Document Viewer

Google Chrome, Google Play Store, Google Voice Search, Google Maps, etc.