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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Summary

Release Date

21 Feb, 2014
25 Aug, 2015
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 800
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
(upto 2.2 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
5.1 inches (12.95 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

20.7 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
5 MP
16 MP

Battery

2300 mAh
2800 mAh
6000 mAh
N/A
N/A
33W Fast Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

User Ratings

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

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General

Launch Date

Feb 21, 2014
(Official)
N/A
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

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

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Mali-T760 MP8
Adreno 810

RAM

2 GB
2 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
5.1 inches  (12.95 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
20:9

Pixel Density

342 ppi
432 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.7 %
69.49 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

127 mm
142 mm
164.4 mm

Width

64.9 mm
72.5 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

9.5 mm
8.1 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

137 grams
145 grams
210 grams

Water Resistance

Yes IP58
Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg
Very Good

Resolution

20.7 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.027 mm focal length Exmor-R CMOS image sensor
16 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

5256 x 3944 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Avg
Very Good

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2300 mAh
2800 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.43 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg
N/A
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
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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