The Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini and the HTC One Mini © stern.de
G eht’s also a smaller size? Who is currently in search of a top smartphone, comes to mobile phones with huge screens around any more. Were 3.5-Inch inch standard equipment a few years ago, some screens now measure more than six inches. But not all people want a phone that barely fits in the pocket or in the jacket. Now Samsung and HTC have almost simultaneously presented smaller offshoot of their current top phones: the Mini One and a shrunken Galaxy S4. stern.de has both smartphones can compete against each other and say, what the differences are.
The S4 is more compact than the Mini One Mini © stern.de
Dimensions and Weight
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both smartphones each other, you can see at first glance that the HTC One Mini is much larger device. The Galaxy is almost an inch shorter, a few millimeters slimmer and about as big as Apple’s iPhone 5 It is also 15 grams lighter (107 vs. 122 grams). Although both devices can be easily operated with one hand, yet the S4 Galaxy Mini is a little better in the hand.
S4 Galaxy Mini – One Mini: 1:0
The case of the Mini One is noble, it can replace the battery with the Galaxy © stern.de
processing and design
Already the big HTC One could score with a high quality finish. Even the small model, the Taiwanese show any weakness and put on a sturdy aluminum housing with a plastic frame. The fall in the mini but clearly more responsive than the large model, because it is shiny and not dull. In addition, the plastic pulls up to the front. The workmanship is impeccable.
The S4 Galaxy Mini is like all plastic devices. Precious does not affect the case, processing is still very good. Nothing creaks or wobbles, the removable battery cover budge.
Which design one likes is a matter of taste at the end, so there are processing and design for both mini phones a point.
S4 Galaxy Mini – One Mini: 2:1
Fits well in the hand. S4 Galaxy Mini © stern.de
display
Both devices have a 4.3-inch display, which corresponds to a screen size of just under eleven centimeters. By comparison, the touchscreen of the iPhone 5 measures 10.16 centimeters. Differences do exist in the resolution: HTC has its mini version donated an HD display (720 x 1280 pixels), while Samsung on a low-resolution qHD display (540 x 960 pixels) sets. The pixel density is the One Mini correspondingly higher by 33 percent. This becomes especially noticeable in images and texts: writings appear sharper on the Mini One, details in images and videos can be seen better
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addition, the two manufacturers use different display technologies: the HTC uses Super LCD2 touchscreen, while a Super AMOLED screen is installed in the S4 Galaxy Mini. Colors appear more intense on the Galaxy, on the realistic one. The display of the Mini One is so much brighter and easier to read in sunlight, for the S4 Mini creates better black levels. In both devices, the scratch-resistant Gorilla glass 3 is used. Thanks to the higher resolution the HTC One Mini has the edge.
S4 Galaxy Mini – One Mini: 2:2
itemprop=”caption”> Both smartphones have dual-core processors © stern.de
power
The two smart phones have not only a smaller display than their big brothers, but also a lightweight inner life: instead of quad-core processors stuck in both mobile dual-core chips. However, the clock speed is different: While the processor in the HTC device creates 1.4 GHz, overclocked the Galaxy S 4 Mini with 1.7 GHz. In addition, the ongoing processes in the Galaxy 1.5 gigabytes of main memory stored, while the Mini One has to be content with a gigabyte.
In Antutu benchmark, a test program for the performance of smartphones and tablets, the Samsung phone also achieved better values ??accordingly: 14,052 points. instead of 11,391 points, an increase of 23 percent. In practice, the advantage becomes hardly noticeable: Both phones react quickly to inputs, 3D games run smoothly. Nevertheless, one point victory for the Galaxy.
S4 Galaxy Mini – One Mini: 3:2
The HTC One Mini offers 11 GB of free disk space, but can not be expanded with a microSD card for it. © stern.de
space
apps, videos, photos, music – all this takes a lot of space. At first glance, this seems to have the Mini One step ahead: With a total of 16 GB memory (11 GB usable of it), it has twice as much space as the S4 Galaxy Mini, the meager eight GB (five GB free) has. However, can the Samsung smartphone expand with a microSD card up to 64 gigabytes. The cards cost less than 50 euros and can accommodate thousands of songs and pictures.
S4 Galaxy Mini – One Mini: 4:2
itemprop=”caption”> In dark places, the ultra pixel camera of HTC © stern.de
camera
Samsung has incorporated into its S4 Galaxy Mini an eight-megapixel camera, in One Mini puts a light-sensitive ultra-pixel camera with four megapixels. In bright light, both cameras take good pictures. In dark environments, the One Mini has the edge. Although the recordings of the S4 mini look a bit sharper for the color noise is greater. In addition, the camera software One of the scores with the Zoe feature. This allows the user to take three seconds long videos, all the while to take pictures.
S4 Galaxy Mini – One Mini: 4:3
The One Mini has two front speakers for stereo sound © stern.de
Other Tools
The One Mini offers two front speakers, one each at the top and bottom of the display. They provide stereo sound. Both devices have Android 4.2.2 installed as an operating system, but use different user interfaces. When One Mini is HTC Sense 5 is used, the core feature of the flashing feed, is a kind of stream of news, images, videos and Facebook messages. Samsung, however uses the familiar TouchWiz interface, which offers the user plenty of room for change.
the Galaxy S4 puts an infrared transmitter can be operated with the TV, AV receiver, media and Blu-ray player. In practice, however, this works only rarely, as many devices do not respond to the signals. Also on board is an NFC chip, information can be transmitted wirelessly to the. Thus for example it is possible to pay at checkout.
S4 Galaxy Mini – One Mini: 5:4
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Conclusion
In the test, the Galaxy S4 fared marginally better. The device is much more compact and lighter than the Mini One, has a replaceable battery, expandable memory and supports NFC. However, for those who value stylish design and a brilliant screen comes on One Mini not over.
The S4 Galaxy Mini is already commercially available and cost around 350 euros. The HTC One Mini appears in mid-August in Germany and can currently be pre-ordered for about 420 euros. With high probability the price in the next few months will fall far below the 400 euro mark.
| model | HTC One Mini | Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini | display | 4.3 inches | 4.3 inches | resolution | 1280 x 720 pixels (341 PPI) | 960 x 540 pixels (256 PPI) | processor | 1.4 Ghz Dual Core | 1.7 Ghz Dual Core | RAM | 1 GB | 1.5 GB | operating system | Android 4.2.2 | Android 4.2.2 | Camera | 4 MP (Ultra pixels) | rear 8 MP | space | 16 GB, 11 GB available | 8 GB, 5 GB available | battery | 1800 mAh (fixed) | 1900 mAh (interchangeable) | Weight | 122 grams | 107 grams | Price | 420 € | 350 € |
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