Samsung Galaxy S5 mini vs Sony Xperia S

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Galaxy S5 mini:

  OLED

  Xperia S:

  LCD

• Weight

  Galaxy S5 mini: 24 g lighter

  Galaxy S5 mini:

  120 g

  Xperia S:

  144 g

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia S: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy S5 mini:

  4.5 in

  Xperia S:

  4.3 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy S5 mini:

  Exynos 3470 Quad

  Xperia S:

  Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3

• Depth

  Galaxy S5 mini: 1.5 mm thinner

  Galaxy S5 mini:

  9.1 mm

  Xperia S:

  10.6 mm

• Height

  Xperia S: 3.1 mm shorter

  Galaxy S5 mini:

  131.1 mm

  Xperia S:

  128 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Galaxy S5 mini

   Height:

   131.1 mm +3.1 mm versus Xperia S

   Width:

   64.8 mm

   Depth:

   9.1 mm

2. 2. Xperia S

   Height:

   128 mm

   Width:

   64 mm

   Depth:

   10.6 mm +1.5 mm versus Galaxy S5 mini

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Galaxy S5 mini

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   55.8 cm²

2. 2. Xperia S

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

Galaxy S5 mini has approximately 9.5% more rectangular screen area than Xperia S.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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