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Apple's iPhone 5Cs phones are displayed on racks bearing the logo of China Mobile, at a mobile phone shop in Beijing December 23, 2013. Apple Inc said it has signed a long-awaited agreement with China Mobile Ltd to sell iPhones through the world's biggest network of mobile phone users. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

For readers who are considering buying the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo or the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo comes with a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, which translates into a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact comes with a 4.3-inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, which translates into a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. The Xperia Z1 is the clear winner in this category with 342 ppi pixels display density compared to the 267 ppi pixels display density on the Note 3 Neo.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo measures 148.4 x 77.4 x 8.6 mm and weighs 162.5 grams. The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact is smaller, narrower, thicker and lighter. The device measures 127 x 64.9 x 9.5 mm and weighs 137 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo is equipped with a quad core 1.3 GHz Cortex A7 and dual core 1.7 GHz Cortex A15 processor and Exynos 5260 chipset. It comes with 16 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact is equipped with a 2.2 GHz quad core Krait 400 processor and Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 chipset. It comes with 16 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system and the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system, which can be upgraded to the KitKat version. Both the devices have 2 GB of RAM. In terms of computing power both the devices are virtually equal.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo sports an 8 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP. The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact sports a 20.7 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP.

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo comes with a Li-Ion 3100 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 18 hours on 3G or music play of about 64 hours. The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 18 hours on 3G or music play of about 94 hours.

Price in Australia

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $439.95 and the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact is priced at around AU $429.95 in Australia.

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