The enormous success of the Samsung Galaxy S3 has propelled Samsung into another league and they are planning to continue this domination over the smartphone industry with the Galaxy S4.
The company has been marketing the Galaxy S4 as the life device and it is primarily because of the inclusion of several new features never before seen in mobile phone like the ability to track heartbeat and so on. The Xperia Z1 Compact, on the other hand, is more of a device meant to reduce the bulk of the Xperia Z1.
Reducing the Bulk
Due to the water and dust resistant features, the Sony Xperia Z1 comes with a huge size, which has often been regarded as a hindrance for some. It also carries a gigantic 5 inch screen and the proportions are not easy for all the users. The Xperia Z1 Compact is much more user-friendly and weighs just 137 g.
Despite the weight shedding, it comes with all the dust resistant and water resistant features. Unlike the Samsung Galaxy S3, the S4 features a minor increment in terms of weight. However, it compensates this disadvantage by offering a 5 inch screen with a full HD display technology.
This provides a maximum pixel density of 441 PPI. Unlike its higher end cousin, the Xperia Z1 Compact comes with only a 4.3 inch display. It is not a full HD unit, but a HD unit alone. As a result, the pixel density is considerably lower at 342 PPI.
Storage Options
Samsung has always provided a plethora of storage options in its high-end phones and this has not changed with the Galaxy S4, which is offered in three different versions ranging from 16 GB to 64 GB. Users are not limited to the internal memory alone, as they can always choose to add a further 64 GB through a memory card. The Xperia Z1 Compact also supports the memory card functionality, but it comes only with an internal memory of 16 GB with no other alternatives.
Camera
This memory becomes especially useful considering that both phones come equipped with powerful cameras. The Samsung Galaxy S4 offers a gigantic 13 megapixel unit which comes with numerous features like touch focus, simultaneous video and image recording, image stabilization, and HDR mode. It can also record videos in full HD at 30 frames per second. There is also a front facing two megapixel camera.
The Xperia Z1 Compact, though, triumphs in this regard by providing a 20 megapixel unit that even comes with the panorama feature. Other options like the video recording are similar to that of the Samsung Galaxy S4.
Processor and Operating Systems
Both phones support the latest Android 4.4.2 version, although some of the models will ship with later versions. They both depend on the quad core processors, but the Samsung users a slower 1.6 GHz unit compared to the 2.2 GHz on the Sony.
The Xperia Z1 Compact retails at around $520 while the Samsung Galaxy S4 will come in at around $ 620 for the factory unlocked versions.
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