Thursday, 22 August 2013
One Mini vs Galaxy S4 Mini: Operating System:
The Galaxy S4 Mini and the One Mini run Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean out of the box. The latest operating system (OS) brings major improvements and changes over the previous Android version, 4.1.2. The key features of Jelly Bean software include Gesture Typing, Photo Sphere, Daydream, enhanced Google Now, Google Search and Android Beam. It adds support for wireless display which enables users to share movies, YouTube videos and other videos and images on their TVs.
As for software, the S4 Mini and the Galaxy S4 have a few common features such as S Translator which provides instant translation both from speech-to-text and text-to-speech and S Health which enables users to monitor caloric balance and health condition. Sound&Shot, Story Album, Group Play, ChatON and WatchON are some of the other important features. It also comes with the latest TouchWiz user interface as the Galaxy S4.
The One Mini features HTC Sense 5 UI and integrates technologies including HTC BlinkFeed homescreen reader, HTC Zeo and HTC BoomSound.
One Mini vs Galaxy S4 Mini: Processor and RAM:
The One Mini as well as the S4 Mini use Snapdragon 400 chip featuring a dual-core processor. But the major difference is, while the dual-core processor of the S4 Mini is clocked at 1.7GHz, each core of the One Mini runs at clock speed up to 1.4GHz, and paired with Adreno 305 graphics unit (both S4 Mini and One Mini).
The Galaxy S4 Mini comes with 1.5GB of RAM as opposed to 1GB RAM of the One Mini.
One Mini vs Galaxy S4 Mini: Camera:
The One Mini inherits the four megapixel UltraPixel camera sensor incorporating advanced imaging technology of the HTC One. The UltraPixel camera sensor, which captures 300% more light than traditional smartphone camera sensors, captures photos in incredible detail and enhanced dynamic range, even in dim light conditions. The UltraPixel camera also adds HTC Zeo, a camera feature that lets capture four or five full resolution still images per second while recording three seconds of 1080p video. The rear-camera can record 1080p full HD video with HDR video.
The device also has a 1.6 megapixel front-camera with BSI sensor, which can capture 720p video.
The Galaxy S4 Mini has an eight megapixel rear-facing camera with auto-focus, LED flash, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR (High Dynamic Range), Panorama, Best Photo, Best Face, Beauty Face, Sports and Continuous Shot. It can capture 1080p video at 30 frames per second (fps). The handset also has a 1.9 megapixel HD front-facing camera.
One Mini vs Galaxy S4 Mini: Price:
The 8GB Galaxy S4 Mini priced at £366 is £16 cheaper than the 16GB variant of the One Mini which costs £379.99 including VAT. (The price tags for both the devices are according to Clove UK)
