Sony Xperia ZR vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE

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Comparing the Sony Xperia ZR vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE runs at a higher processing speed of 1.7 GHz, while Sony Xperia ZR runs at 1.5 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE the better performer.


Display: Sony Xperia ZR offers a screen size of 4.5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE offers 4.3 inches, making Sony Xperia ZR the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia ZR's TFT, making Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia ZR offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia ZR better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia ZR offers a higher battery capacity with 2330 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE offers 1900 mAh, making Sony Xperia ZR better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Sony Xperia ZR and Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.

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Sony Xperia ZR
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Summary

Release Date

16 Aug, 2013
12 Jul, 2013

Performance

Snapdragon S4 Pro
Snapdragon 400
Quad Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
(upto 1.7 GHz)
2 GB RAM
1.5 GB RAM

Display

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
TFT
Super AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
540x960 px

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
N/A

Battery

2330 mAh
1900 mAh

Storage

8 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5
(3,750 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Aug 16, 2013
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230AB

Processor

Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Krait
Dual core, 1.7 GHz, Krait

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 320
Adreno 305

RAM

2 GB
1.5 GB

Display

Display Type

TFT
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
540x960 px

Pixel Density

326 ppi
256 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

63.03 %
66.69 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

131.3 mm
124.6 mm

Width

67.3 mm
61.3 mm

Thickness

10.5 mm
8.94 mm

Weight

138 grams
108 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP58 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.4Exmor-R CMOS image sensor
8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital image stabilization
Digital Zoom
Touch to focus
Face detection

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Battery

Capacity

2330 mAh
1900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 13 Hours(3G) / Up to 11 Hours(2G)
Up to 12 Hours(4G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 5)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category Cat3)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.25 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg
Head: 0.33 W/kg Body: 0.32 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Dual antennas

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

HDMI

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A

Infrared Sensor

N/A
Yes

Other Sensors

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

Applications

N/A
Samsung Apps Game Hub Music Hub Readers Hub ActiveSync etc.