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hello there my name is Gary Sims from Android or authority now over the years smartphone makers I had this trend of producing mini versions of their flagship devices to remember the s5 mini or the Galaxy s4 mini from Samsung well now fall in the success of the oneplus one oneplus has taken effectively taken the internals of that phone and put them into the oneplus X but the oneplus X has a smaller screen it's just five inches down from 5.5 inches course Sony has these 8 v range and in those 8 5 range you've got the lead 5 premium the normal is 85 and the ZIF I have compact the similar phone but with a smaller display a Motorola has the Moto G which in many respects is really a mini version of what we find in the Moto X range for today we're going to look at these three phones there's 8 5 compact the oneplus X and the Moto G and see which really is the best mini phone now before we dive into looking at these phones I just want to address this idea that 5 inches is now a mini phone if you remember way back the first Android phone that came out had just a 3.2 inch display on it and since then phones have got bigger and bigger and bigger and now when people talk about a mini phone they actually mean one that's 5 inches which personally I find is a bit ridiculous but of course 5.2 and 5.5 inch devices are becoming really the norm so now we're looking at these mini phones and we'll actually see that the oneplus X is a 5 inch device the one the Moto G is a 5 inch device and only the z5 compact is smaller than 5 inches and of course that means it could be quite attractive to a certain segment of the market but there you guys wanted us say 5 inches is now Miele personally I think that's crazy but that's where we're at 5 inches is now a mini phone so that's when you look at today for the first thing we can look at with these three phones is their prices there's quite a big price difference here between these devices at the top end we have the Sony z5 compact which cost 429 pounds in the UK which is 600 euros in mainland Europe you can find it on amazon.com for around five hundred and twenty dollars but there are some listings as high as $700 now the other end of the scale we have the Moto G which cost just one hundred and eighty dollars for the 8 gigabyte version and only two hundred and twenty dollars for the 16 gigabyte version and they're somewhere in the middle we have the oneplus X which cost two hundred and fifty dollars for the 16 gigabyte model now of course that's quite a big difference in price ranges and we will see that reflected under the different tests and things we're going to talk about these phones today so tech bear in mind when we look at a phone you've also got to take in consideration its price as well as a big difference in price these three devices also differ significantly in terms of design the design of the Zed 5 compact should be instantly familiar to anyone who's acquainted with sony's other Z devices particularly the z3 compact it looks like the Zed five and the Zed five premium but of course in a much smaller body it features the signature button layout including the dedicated camera shutter button and a new large power button which also houses a fingerprint reader overall the Zed 5 compact feels nice in the hand and is easy to handle mainly due to its size and symmetrical design the oneplus X has dual glass panels and a metal frame which gives the device a premium feel way above its price point the metal frame utilizes micro cuts that contribute to the handling experience without scraping the skin or feeling uncomfortable to the touch while the Zed 5 compact has a dedicated camera button the oneplus X has a dedicated alert slider which allows you to switch between do not disturb mode that silences the device completely priority only interruptions or the normal all notifications mode the Moto G is certainly the bulkiest of the three devices mainly due to its curved back but with the curved back you get access to a moto maker which means along with a swappable backplate users can now bring customization to the next level through Motorola's website you'll be able to choose from front back and accent colors as well as personal engravings as well as its high level of customization the Moto G also has front-facing speakers and ipx7 water resistance which means it can withstand immersion in water up to one meter for 30 minutes so which has the best design that depends on what you want the ability to customize the Moto G with motor makers are very attractive for those who want to personally define their phones look and feel having said that the Moto G is certainly bulky limousine 5 compact on the oneplus X unfortunately sony has managed to put the volume rocket in the worst possible place on the dead 5 compact which I personally see as a major design flaw what this means is if you want subtle slim and elegant then the oneplus X has the better design if you want customisation and bright colors then go with the Moto G 2 of our three phones have a 720p HD display while the other features a full HD screen you might think that since the Zed 5 compact is the most expensive of all three then that would be the device with the HD display but you'd unfortunately be wrong those 85 compact comes with a 4.6 inch display with a 720p resolution resulting in a pixel density of 323 PPI although it must be said that the resolution and pixel density work perfectly well for such a small display you are left feeling that for this price you should be getting something more having said that the colour reproduction is good due to the triluminos display with its x-reality engine enhancements the oneplus X features a 5 inch AMOLED display with a full HD resolution overall the display experience is excellent and everything you'd expect from an AMOLED screen is there including deep blacks and good levels of contrast oneplus has also taken advantage of the AMOLED display tech in its software by including an ambient display feature it is triggered by waving your hand over the proximity sensor which then causes the screen to show a minimal version of the lockscreen for a quick glance at your notifications and at the clock that leaves the Moto G which features a 720p display unfortunately because the device uses a 5-inch display up from 4.5 inches from the original Moto G the pixel density is the lowest in our group at just 294 pixels per inch wherever the display is IPS which gives it good viewing angles and the screen is protected by Gorilla Glass 3 so clearly the oneplus X is the winner here full HD and AMOLED there isn't much more that you could ask for although the Zed 5 compact has a smaller screen has not compromise on the internals the said five compact uses an octa-core Snapdragon 810 backed by an Adreno 430 GPU and two gigabytes of RAM there is a 32 gigabytes of internal storage and the option to add more via a micro SD card the Zeta 5 compact is IP 65 an IP 68 water rated which according to Sony means you don't have to worry if you get caught in the rain or you want to watch dirt off the phone under the tab as for sound the Zed 5 compact features dual front-facing speakers meaning the sound is always protected directly upwards and outwards the speakers can get quite loud especially considering this is a 4.6 inch phone however at the highest volume levels the sound doesn't lose depth and can be a bit squeaky when it comes to the battery the Sony is ed5 compact features a two thousand seven hundred million power unit which is more than enough for a small phone like this you should be able to get five hours of on-screen time over a period of between 36 and 42 hours of standby it also supports quick charge - and don't forget it does include a fingerprint reader unlike the Zed 5 compact and the Moto G the oneplus X uses a 32-bit processor rather than a 64-bit processor this may seem like a real disadvantage for the oneplus X however the good news is that the company picked one of the best 32-bit processors available for Snapdragon 801 the X also offers dual SIM support however the secondary SIM slot also doubles as a micro SD card slot which will certainly be appreciated for those who want more than 16 gigabytes on the battery front the oneplus X packs of two thousand five hundred and twenty five million power unit which is pretty standard for a phone of this size with moderate usage the device will allow you to have three hours of on-screen time which we admit is pretty average however it's good when you consider the price point thus and buy time however is quite impressive though unfortunately there is no fast charging functionality at this point is worth mentioning the oneplus X doesn't fully support 4G LTE in the USA because it lacks a couple of key bands although the international coverage is much better those in the USA should think twice about getting this phone if 4G is a requirement as I mentioned a moment ago the Moto G packs 64-bit processor however it isn't a high-end 64-bit processor it doesn't mean it's lacking in terms of everyday usage however it isn't going to break any speed records accompanying the Snapdragon 410 processor is 1 gigabyte of RAM on the 8 gigabyte model and 2 gigabytes of RAM on the 16 gigabyte model if you are going to buy a moto G I would really recommend going with a 16 gigabyte version for both the extra storage and the extra Ram although most roller has included a removable back cover the 2470 milliamp-hour battery is non removable however that shouldn't be a problem as the Moto G has impressive battery life you should be able to get five hours of on-screen time over a 16 to 18 hour a day if you do run out of charge however notice that there is no quick charge which means you need to plan accordingly when you want to fully charge the phone again which can take around two hours so in terms of hardware the Zed 5 compact is the clear winner you get flagship processor 2 gigabytes of RAM NFC a fingerprint reader front-facing speakers and a great battery of course I said 5 compact has that premium price tag so that's what you'd expect from it when it comes to the other two the processor is better in the oneplus X however consumers in the USA would be better going with the Moto G in terms of general performance the Snapdragon 810 in the 0-5 compact provides a snappy user experience the UI is smooth and there aren't any lags you won't find yourself wishing there's a different CPU in this phone also the gaming experience is very good the Snapdragon 801 in the oneplus X is a great processor package home don't expect the same levels performance as the Snapdragon 810 for daily tasks like writing email dissing to music watching the occasional video and general web browsing the oneplus X doesn't skip a beat whoever Joe did notice the occasional stutters during his review of the device my personal feeling that this is because of refinements that are needed in the oxygen OS because I didn't experience the same things with the Snapdragon 801 powered zark Zedd won the Moto G is the slowest of our three devices and it doesn't score very well in many of the benchmarks now talking of the benchmarks you will find full details of all the benchmark scores in the written companion that goes along with this video and you'll find that on our website Android Authority home looking at the performance result it is clear that you get what you pay for the better the performance the more the device costs the z5 compact is the clear winner however in terms of price performance it seems that the oneplus X has a lot to offer and now we move on to the cameras on paper the camera in the Zed 5 compact should be the best in our group the Ted 5 compact uses a 23 megapixel Sony Exmor RS sensor comes with a wide-angle 24 millimeter G lens and offers 4k recording also the built-in app has a lot of features way beyond just HDR and panorama in reality though the results from the z5 compact have been disappointing when compared to other flagship phones and in this lineup the z5 compact camera performs as well as the others but unfortunately not better the oneplus X comes with a 13 megapixel rear camera and uses phase detection autofocus and has HDR the camera application is the same as the one found with the oneplus 2 which uses swipes on the viewfinder in order to switch between the various modes which include slow motion time lapse and panorama there isn't much manual control available except for basically just picking with you want to use HDR or not the oneplus X is guilty of some of the classic smartphone pitfalls it's great in good lighting conditions but quality deteriorates drastically as conditions worse and taking shots will always require you to have a steady hand this actually becomes a bit of an issue when you capture video as it tends to get a bit choppy as a data issue - the oneplus x requires a little more diligence to get good shots but for its price point we're II don't fault the camera that much unless you take a lot of video that is the Moto G also features a 13 megapixel rear camera and has an F 2.0 aperture along with dual LED flash the sensor is the same one that Motorola used in the Nexus 6 and it features a HDR mode + is capable of shooting EPV do in daylight the camera produces colors that are vibrant and captures an impressive amount of detail in particular HDR mode makes a big difference to images and does a good job in lighting up shadows daylight performance is definitely impressive but sadly as the Sun drops so does the camera performance the Zed 5 compact comes with android 5.1.1 lollipop by default and it will receive an upgrade to Android 6.0 marshmallow at some point in the future sony has added a light skin on top of the stock Android experience and also included extra features and some Sony related apps as well as those software for managing the fingerprint reader there is a myriad of device connection options including the ability to wirelessly play content on your z5 to other devices there is also a theme library than the power management there are several different power standby mode including stamina mode ultra stamina mode and low battery mode the oneplus X comes with one plus is oxygen OS which brings a mostly stock looking Android edition to the device much of it is really familiar as it is based on Android 5.0 5.1 lollipop and lollipop inspires the interface including a patented app drawer and a quick settings menu oneplus have added a new feature called shelf where frequent apps favorite contacts and user-defined widgets can be stored there are different input options available with users given the choice between capacitive keys or on-screen navigation keys and there are also gestures like double tap to wake the Moto G features a near pure Android experience based on android 5.1.1 mean you'll have access to the Google now launcher with just a couple of Motorola specific apps thrown into the mix the first of this is moto display which shows you waiting notifications all the time automatically when you pick up the handset or pull it out of your pocket motor display is very useful when you consider how many people don't carry a watch and check the time on their phone it definitely helps improve the battery if you're one of them there's also quick gestures which lets you accomplish simple things easily a double flick of the wrist turns the flashlight on or off while a double twist of the wrist launches the camera however this latter feature can be a little too responsive meaning you might activate the camera just by picking up the phone from the table if you want a stock Android experience then you will get that from the Moto G if you are looking for something more customized then the z5 or the oneplus one might be giving you what you are looking for however overall the three devices offer a good software experience and you won't be disappointed with any of them and there you have it my look at those three devices now often when manufacturers make mini versions their flagship devices they cut down on the specs and they cut down on the price and the mini version is nowhere near as good as the flagship version well that isn't the case with the compact z5 it really is a flagship phone put into a smaller chassis with a smaller display however it comes with a flagship price it really is quite an expensive device and the oneplus X and the Moto G are we half the price of those in five compact so if we - ask me Gary if you had 550 dollars and you wanted to buy a five inch or sub five inch display phone what would you buy truthfully I would buy 2 1 plus X devices or maybe I'd even buy a oneplus X and a Moto G and then use the spare change to treat my family to a nice day out well why don't you use the comments below to tell me what you think about these three devices is any one of them a favorite of yours also while you're there don't 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