Let’s compare two smartphones with metal from the display like this: Htc One Mini 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha under analysis features and retail price list.
If you like Android smartphone with materials quality and display is not particularly large, the current market you can buy, for example, l ‘ Htc One Mini 2 which has a nice metal body; However, starting in October / November this year will be available for sale, the new Samsung Galaxy Alpha , which he has also a beautiful metal body and sleek design; which one is the best smartphone and how much do they cost?
Htc One Mini Vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha
Htc One Mini 2 is the older of the two terminals that we discuss today; in fact, came out in May of 2014 and therefore is already present in the Italian market by a few months; Samsung Galaxy Alpha due out in Italy in October / November and promises to be a very tough opponent who could do well in direct competition to the iPhone 6.
DISPLAY : the two smartphones question have a display of similar size but not the same, since 2 Mini One panel has a 4.5-inch diagonal display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels (326 PPI), while Alpha Galaxy has one 4.7-inch screen with the same resolution and 312 ppi; the real difference between the two models is the technology used: Mini 2 in fact uses the technology Super Clear LCD 2 while the Alpha model has the classic Super Amoled; in performance terms, the colors of both panels are very good but the Super AMOLED has higher contrast and blacks the most absolute which greatly increases the visual quality of the display even at high inclinature; the display of the Galaxy Alpha is even better (though not by much) in the condition of visuality in strong light or direct light on the panel.
Processor From this point of view the Samsung model is much more powerful in terms of CPU and GPU since it uses a more modern chipset octa-core (for the European version) Exynos 5430 or Snapdragon 801 (for other markets) that outperforms still good Snapdragon chipset 400; the CPU of the Galaxy Alpha offers almost double performance per core, since it operates at a higher frequency and has a much more evolved architecture Cortex A15 Cortex A7 of Snapdragon 400; the Mali T-628 GPU MP6 has much higher performance (5-7X) than the Adreno 305 GPU which today begins to have some limitations; in terms of performance in everyday Htc One Mini 2 is still defending well enough in simple tasks and interface Sense still has a responsive and well-made; Alpha Galaxy has a raw power instead of another level that won him comparisons with no problems even in the most heavy-duty applications such as games and with high detail 3D.
MEMORY : here we also find substantial differences, since the model HTC has 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory expandable up to 128GB, while the Samsung model has 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory, however, can not be expanded; in multitasking then Alpha will be an advantage but if you really need so much memory available to install your multimedia files, documents and applications One Mini 2 with sd slot is more dynamic.
MULTIMEDIA ‘/ CAMERAS : Galaxy Alpha equipped with a 12 mega pixel rear camera with autofocus and LED flash that allows you to take pictures at a resolution of 4608 x 2592 pixels in 16: 9 and record video in Ultra HD 2160 pa 30 fps; One Mini 2 instead has a 13 mega pixel rear camera with autofocus and LED flash that allows you to take pictures at a resolution of 4128 x 3096 pixels in 4: 3 and record video in full HD 1080p at 30 fps; despite having more mega pixels the camera of the HTC model has a sensor and then the worst photo of Samsung are the same more detailed with better quality and a lower video noise; with regard to the anterior chamber Htc One Mini 2 good 5 mega pixel sensor that exceeds the classic 2.2-mega pixel Samsung Galaxy Alpha.
CONNECTIVITY ‘: both phones have their pros and their cons; both of them have in fact the Wifi Dual Band, the chipset NFC, GPS + Glonass, the Bluetooth 4.0 standard and 4G LTE connectivity up to 150 mb / s but the HTC phone has additional USB 2.0 port with MHL TV-out and host support, FM radio and stereo speakers front, while Samsung model has support for ANT +, the scanner for fingerprints and the heart rate monitor.
DESIGN : the quality of materials is of excellent workmanship for both phones as they use a metal shell, but the Galaxy Alpha features a design with much smaller thanks to a thickness of only 6.7 mm (against 10.6 of One Mini 2) and a super light weight of 115 grams (137 vs other model) despite having a 4.7-inch display.
INDEPENDENCE : Samsung in this case has made great progress thanks to more modern chipset and display optimized for energy saving; In fact, the Galaxy Alpha despite having a smaller battery 1860 mAh wins the comparison with the 2110 mAh battery del’One Mini 2 in all fields; The Samsung phone will makes it possible to be 13 hours and 20 minutes of telephone conversations (vs 9 hours and 58 minutes of the HTC model), 8 hours and 25 minutes of browsing on the internet with mobile browser (vs 6 hours and 33 minutes the other) and then 8 hours and 5 minutes of video playback in high definition compared with only 6 hours and 5 minutes of One Mini 2; The two phones have a similar autonomy only when the phone is not used too much under stress, in this field the HTC has a higher autonomy in stand-by.
OPERATING SYSTEM : both phones have custom interfaces for Android, HTC Sense and TouchWiz for Samsung; KitKat is still using the first version of 4.4.2 while the second will be released with version 4.4.4.
PRICE : List at the time of his debut HTC One Mini 2 cost 449 euro now you can find on the Italian market online about 380-390 euro with Italy warranty but the most famous store in the price remains above 400 EUR and in some cases equal to that list; Samsung Galaxy Alpha instead will cost from 600 to 650 euro; the difference in price is definitely high (from 150 to 200 euro), even if justified by the differences in performance and design aesthetics.
CONCLUSION : HTC One Mini 2 does not hold the comparison with the Samsung Galaxy Alpha in most crucial areas; defends well only in the level of connectivity and quality of materials, but in terms of performance and design in the Galaxy Alpha has an easy life; the display are both excellent units even if the Super AMOLED is superior in terms of autonomy while if you are not geeks users both offer similar results; if you like the terminal instead stressing the Alpha model offers a much better autonomy; currently the price difference justifies largely the difference between the two models; We’ll see if future price changes with the comparison could level off or more slanted in favor of one or the other.
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