Motorola DROID Mini vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Width

  DROID Mini: 3.9 mm narrower

  DROID Mini:

  61.3 mm

  Galaxy A3 (2016):

  65.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  DROID Mini: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

  DROID Mini:

  4.3 in

  Galaxy A3 (2016):

  4.7 in

• Chipset

  DROID Mini:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro

  Galaxy A3 (2016):

  Exynos 7578 -Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy A3 (2016): 1.6 mm thinner

  DROID Mini:

  8.9 mm

  Galaxy A3 (2016):

  7.3 mm

• Height

  DROID Mini: 13.2 mm shorter

  DROID Mini:

  121.3 mm

  Galaxy A3 (2016):

  134.5 mm

• Release year

  DROID Mini:

  2013

  Galaxy A3 (2016):

  2015

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. DROID Mini

   Height:

   121.3 mm

   Width:

   61.3 mm

   Depth:

   8.9 mm +1.6 mm versus Galaxy A3 (2016)

2. 2. Galaxy A3 (2016)

   Height:

   134.5 mm +13.2 mm versus DROID Mini

   Width:

   65.2 mm +3.9 mm versus DROID Mini

   Depth:

   7.3 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. DROID Mini

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy A3 (2016)

   Screen diagonal:

   4.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   60.9 cm²

Galaxy A3 (2016) has approximately 19.5% more rectangular screen area than DROID Mini.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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