Galaxy S5 mini or Xperia Z1 compact? Hard to decide, but we’ll help you invest money wisely, so we’ll recommend you Sony’s phone because it has more superior specs. If you don’t mind having a phone with a non-replaceable battery and you’ll take care of it, this smartphone is a smart choice.
Samsung Galaxy s5 Mini
The Galaxy s5’s little brother was announced in June and one month later, it was sold on amazon.com. It has many of its sibling’s features – a fingerprint scanner, heart rate monitor, it’s dust and water resistant and runs on the same OS version.
Display and sizes
The Galaxy s5 mini has a Super AMOLED display with 16M colors and the size of 4.5inches, which is capable of supporting a resolution of 720x1280pixels and 326ppi. It’s protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3, it weights 120grams and its sizes are: 131.1×64.8×9.1mm.
Hardware, Camera and Battery
This model is powered by a Quad-core 1.4GHz processor, it runs on the Android4.4.2 (KitKat) version with 1.5GB of RAM and has 16GB of ROM. It has an 8MP rear camera (3264x2448pixels, autofocus, LED flash) and a 2.1Mp front camera and a Li-Ion battery with the capacity of 2100mAh.
Price
The Galaxy s5 mini is available through Sprint at 100 dollars – for a two-year contract.
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
The Xperia Z1 is waterproof and comes with a very advanced camera which beats the Galaxy S5 mini. This model is the successor of the original Z1, and comes with minor changes.
Display and sizes
This phone has a 4.3inches IPS LCD screen with a resolution of 720x1280pixels and 342ppi. It’s weighting 137grams and its dimensions are 64.9x127x9.5mm.
Hardware, Camera and Battery
The Xperia X1 Compact is powered by a Quad-core 2.2GHz Krait 400 CPU, it has a Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 chipset and Adreno 330 GPU. It runs on the Android 4.3Jelly Bean OS – upgradable to 4.4.4 (KitKat), with 2GB of RAM and it has 16GB of ROM. The primary camera is much more advanced – 20.7MP (5248х3936pixels, autofocus, LED flash) and the secondary camera is 2MP. The battery is Li-Ion and it’s non-removable, having a capacity of 2300mAh.
Price
The Xperia Z1 Compact costs 429 dollars on amazon.com.
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