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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
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Samsung Z1 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia M2 Aqua Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
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The Sony Xperia Z1 is more powerful and more waterproof than the Xperia Z it follows, but is it worth the upgrade?Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.1Tizen 2.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.4 GHz1.2 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreDual-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740Spreadtrum SC7727SQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 305
RAM memory2 GB1.5GB768 MB1 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in4.5 in4.0 in4.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
N/A
LCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px720 x 1280 px800 x 480 px960 x 540 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLEDPLSIPS TFT
Pixel density441.0 ppi326.0 ppi233.0 ppi229.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportyesno
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
no
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx3.15 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical zoom10x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes

Front camera

Number of front cameras1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
N/A
8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnoyes
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.38 in5.16 in4.74 in5.51 in
Width2.75 in2.55 in2.49 in2.83 in
Depth0.31 in0.36 in0.38 in0.34 in
Weight4.59 oz4.23 oz3.95 oz5.26 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Pedometeryesyes
N/A
N/A
ANT+yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
Micro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
N/A
N/A
NFCyesyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesno
N/A
yes
Video outputMHLNo
N/A
No
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSDPAHSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
N/A
yes
LTE frequenciesRegional
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
N/A
Miracast
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh2100.0 mAh1500.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Standby time370.0 h440.0 h
N/A
641.0 h
Talk time17.0 h10.0 h8.0 h12.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
N/A
no
Wireless charging yesno
N/A
no

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