Phone Comparison - HTC One Mini vs HTC One mini 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC Samsung
Announced July 2013 May 2014 August 2014
Status Available - August 2013 Coming Soon - June 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, Silver Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver Amber Gold Black, white, gold, silver, blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132 x 63.2 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.49 x 0.37 in)
137.4 x 65 x 10.6 mm
(5.41 x 2.56 x 0.42 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T version
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia version
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T version
LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 Mali-T628 MP6
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type Super LCD2 Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.93% 62.64% 66.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Yes FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 4 MP, 2688 x 1520 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features 1/3'' sensor size, 2µm pixel size, geo-tagging, face and smile detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2110 mAh 1860 mAh
Stand by Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 692 h (3G)
Up to 556 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 20 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 16 h 10 min (3G) -