The Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini and the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact follow the wave of compact Android handsets that has since become a hallmark of many flagships. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini is the smaller version of the Samsung Galaxy S5, the company’s flagship, and the same holds true for the Z3 Mini mirroring in smaller form the Sony Xperia Z3.

In this review, we pit these two device in terms of their display, hardware and OS, camera and battery life. Which do you think gives more value for a handset?

DISPLAY. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini has a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixel. It has a pixel density of 326 ppi. The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, on the other hand, has a 4.6-inch IPS LCD display with 720 x 1280 pixels and a pixel density of 319 ppi.

HARDWARE & OS. Under the hood, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor that clocks in at 1.4Ghz and has an inbuilt storage of 16GB, expandable to 64GB. The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact is powered with the more advanced Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor that clocks in at 2.5 GHz and is powered with 2GB of RAM. The device has a built-in storage that starts at 16GB and can be expanded up to 128 GB.

BATTERY LIFE. Battery life for Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini is powered with a 2100 mAh battery, which can have up to 10 hours in talk time. The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact is powered with a 2600 mAh battery and can have up to 12 hours in talk time.

Design of both the Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini and Sony Xperia Z3 Compact bear a premium look. Both are easy to hold in one hand. They’re also now available for order both online and offline.