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LG Joy vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini

2.52 in
4.83 in
LG Joy Mobile Phone
LG Joy
2.48 in
4.78 in
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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3.5 out of 5
6 user ratings
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User rating
36
4.1 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

LG JoyLG Joy
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8210ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 302ARM Mali-400 MP1
RAM memory512 MB1 GB

Display

LG JoyLG Joy
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Screen size4.0 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px800 x 480 px
Pixel density233.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

LG JoyLG Joy
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

LG JoyLG Joy
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Primary resolution0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

LG JoyLG Joy
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Internal storage4 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

LG JoyLG Joy
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Colour of productBlue
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic

Dimensions

LG JoyLG Joy
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Height4.83 in4.78 in
Width2.52 in2.48 in
Depth0.47 in0.39 in
Weight4.52 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

LG JoyLG Joy
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Other features

LG JoyLG Joy
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

LG JoyLG Joy
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

LG JoyLG Joy
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyesno
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

LG JoyLG Joy
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1900.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time641.0 h450.0 h
Talk time11.0 h14.0 h
Fast chargingnono

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini