ZTE Nubia Z5S mini vs Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 Comparison and Differences

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ZTE Nubia Z5S mini

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ZTE Nubia Z5S mini or Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model ZTE Nubia Z5S mini Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4
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Release date 2013, November 2013, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 134.8 x 65.8 x 7.6 mm | 5.31 x 5.31 x 2.59 in 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.75 in
Weight 120 g | 4.23 oz 130 g | 4.59 oz
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Colors White, Green, Pink, Yellow, Blue White Frost, Black Mist, Aurora Red (AT&T only), Arctic Blue, Purple Mirage, Brown Autumn, Pink Twilight, Black Edition
Battery 2000 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 350 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 h
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Screen

Technology IGZO IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.7" in 5" in
Screen area 60.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.7% 72.3%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 312 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, AF -13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.14µm, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Functions Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 - Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600
CPU - Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300 - Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 149
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 475
GeekBench 4 Single Core 698
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1776

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SGH-i337
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - SGH-i337
Speed HSPA, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.77 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.28 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
-Air gestures
- Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
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Versions
- Also known as: Samsung Galaxy S4 Value Edition I9515 Samsung SGH-i337 for AT&T Samsung I9505G Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition

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