One Mini vs Nexus 4

[blaraka]

Hi,

I know that such comparison may seem a little odd but after 3 solid years using iPod Touch as smartphone replacement I'm finally buying something new and I end up narrowing my choice to those two.
I would like to get some opinion/advice from actual users of One Mini as my sister has Nexus 4 and I played with it a little bit.

Basically it seems like Nexus 4 is just better but I'm still hestitating.

Pro Nexus 4:
- it's cheaper (I can get Nexus 4 unlocked in Poland for ~380 USD and One Mini for 470USD)
- way more powerful
- twice as much ram - I guess it's possible deal breaker - Is 1GB real problem in everyday use (e.g. multitasking Maps, Spotify, Facebook, Twitter and Instapaper)?
- stock android and updates! (I guess last update for HTC One Mini will be Android 4.4)

Pro One Mini:
- it's smaller! 4,7 is nice but I still find it a little bit too much for me.
- it's just beautiful
- aluminium better than glass
- Probably better battery life because Nexus 4 is apparently awful. Am I right?
- Probably better audio. I'm particularly interested in headphones jack audio quality as my iPod Touch was really good.
- LTE (though I guess I won't be using that much)

Is there something there I've omitted what would justify buying less powerful, ram lacking smartphone for almost $100 more?

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

Hi,

I know that such comparison may seem a little odd but after 3 solid years using iPod Touch as smartphone replacement I'm finally buying something new and I end up narrowing my choice to those two.
I would like to get some opinion/advice from actual users of One Mini as my sister has Nexus 4 and I played with it a little bit.

Basically it seems like Nexus 4 is just better but I'm still hestitating.

Pro Nexus 4:
- it's cheaper (I can get Nexus 4 unlocked in Poland for ~380 USD and One Mini for 470USD)
- way more powerful
- twice as much ram - I guess it's possible deal breaker - Is 1GB real problem in everyday use (e.g. multitasking Maps, Spotify, Facebook, Twitter and Instapaper)?
- stock android and updates! (I guess last update for HTC One Mini will be Android 4.4)

Pro One Mini:
- it's smaller! 4,7 is nice but I still find it a little bit too much for me.
- it's just beautiful
- aluminium better than glass
- Probably better battery life because Nexus 4 is apparently awful. Am I right?
- Probably better audio. I'm particularly interested in headphones jack audio quality as my iPod Touch was really good.
- LTE (though I guess I won't be using that much)

Is there something there I've omitted what would justify buying less powerful, ram lacking smartphone for almost $100 more?

The One Mini has Beats, which some feel is a gimmick. I would say that the Mini has better audio chops.

If it were me, and LTE didn't matter, I'd get the Nexus 4 (or wait for the 5), mainly because of the updates and better specs.

 

[traiw]

If we're talking about tech specs - Nexus seems to be better and faster phone. On the other side - as you wrote, One Mini has better battery.
On this website you can find a comparision of those two phones - maybe it'll be helpful