Sony Xperia Z1 Compact vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo

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Comparing the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia Z1 Compact runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo runs at 1.6 GHz, making Sony Xperia Z1 Compact the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo offers a screen size of 5.1 inches, while Sony Xperia Z1 Compact offers 4.3 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia Z1 Compact's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z1 Compact offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20.7 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo offers 16 MP, making Sony Xperia Z1 Compact better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Sony Xperia Z1 Compact offers 2 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo offers a higher battery capacity with 2800 mAh, while Sony Xperia Z1 Compact offers 2300 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Sony Xperia Z1 Compact and Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo receives a higher user rating of 5, while Sony Xperia Z1 Compact has a rating of 4.1.

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Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
₹25,990
(Out of Stock)
Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

67%
67%

Release Date

21 Feb, 2014
25 Aug, 2015

Performance

Snapdragon 800
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
(upto 2.2 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
5.1 inches (12.95 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

20.7 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
5 MP

Battery

2300 mAh
2800 mAh

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5
(355 ratings)
5/5
(1 rating)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 21, 2014
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580

Processor

Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400
Octa core, 1.6 GHz, ARM Cortex A57

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Mali-T760 MP8

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
5.1 inches  (12.95 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

342 ppi
432 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.7 %
69.49 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

127 mm
142 mm

Width

64.9 mm
72.5 mm

Thickness

9.5 mm
8.1 mm

Weight

137 grams
145 grams

Water Resistance

Yes IP58
Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

20.7 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.027 mm focal length Exmor-R CMOS image sensor
16 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5256 x 3944 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Avg

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2300 mAh
2800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 10 Hours(2G)
Up to 15 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.43 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
Yes

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A
Yes

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope