The iPhone SE is today the reference in the news that have to do with smartphones worldwide. Either for negative opinions, or for positive ones. But it is not the only terminal less than or equal to 4,5 inches that we can find in the market. From the Motorola Moto E, through the Samsung Galaxy A3 and even the Blackberry Classic, we have a wide range of smart phones with a small screen and dimensions.
Size Matters?
The range of mobiles of less than 4,7 ″ is not at all reduced, although we think otherwise. Let's take a look at some of the competition the Cupertino “Peque” will have to face. As we always say before making comparisons, remember that we will compare very different hardware and that they can offer equally different performances, even if it is the same OS.
Samsung Galaxy A3 (Android)
The 2016 update of the Galaxy A3 shows us a terminal of reduced dimensions (134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3) and weight of 132g, with Gorilla Glass 4 protection on the front and back, joined by a metal frame. It has a Snapdragon 410 Quad-Core 1,5GHz processor and 1,5GB of RAM. We will have 16GB storage and an expansion slot for a MicroSD card of up to 128GB. Of course we would have the typical connectivity features such as 4G, Bluetooth v4.1, NFC and Wifi. The screen is a Super Amoled with a resolution of 720 x 1280 (HD). The cameras that it mounts are 5MP for the front, and the main one is 13MP, capable of making FullHD recordings. Amazon price € 260.
Motorola Moto E (Android)
Lenovo's new Motorola has been characterized by bringing more affordable mobile phones to the market. This time we have the second generation Moto E. With dimensions of 129,9 x 66,8 x 12,3 and a weight of 145g, Motorola wants to continue to survive in the market. Like the Galaxy A3, it mounts a Snapdragon 410 Quad-Core but 1,2GHz. It has only 8GB of storage, but with a MicroSD slot of up to 32GB, and a 1,0GB RAM. The connection is 4G and Wifi, but it does not have NFC. It has a 4,5 ″ QHD screen with a resolution of 540 × 960 and a density of 245 dpi IPS apart from the Corning Gorilla Glass 3 coating. Front VGA camera and 5MP rear camera. Amazon price € 99.
LG K4 (Android)
After the presentations of the LG K10 and K7, the South Koreans surprised us with the presentation of the K4. 4,5 ″ mobile with an IPS LCD panel and 854 × 480 resolution (FWVGA). It is powered by a MediaTek MT6735M Quad-Core 1GHz processor, 8GB RAM and 8GB storage and a MicroSD slot. Its external dimensions are 131.9 x 66.7 x 8.9mm and only 120g in weight. 5MP cameras for the main and 2MP for the secondary. 4G connectivity, WiFi and Bluetooth v4.0. Amazon price € 109.
BQ Aquaris A4.5 (Android)
The Spanish company BQ has been doing very well with its terminals, although they focus mainly on our country, they have received very good comments from analysts. Their Aquaris line is no longer unknown. The A4.5 is a terminal of only 115g and its dimensions are 63,48 x 131,77 x 8,75 mm. QHD screen with 540 x 960 resolution (244.77 ppi). The people of Madrid decided to place a MediaTek processor, specifically the MT6735M Quad Core Cortex A53 up to 1.0 GHz, with a 1.0GB RAM and 16GB storage. MicroSD slot up to 64GB and 4G, WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity. From our analysis it is the only one that has dual SIM. Amazon price € 135.
Microsoft Lumia 550 (Windows)
The smallest of the Lumia family has more than 4,5 ″ on its screen, but we wanted to include it to have a greater diversity in the OS that we can find. This model mounts a 4,7 ″ HD panel with a 1280 x 720 TrueColor resolution (315 dpi). 1GB of RAM and 0GB of storage. It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 quad-core 210 GHz processor. 1,1Mpx rear cameras and 5 MPx for the front. We will have the typical Wifi and Bluetooth 2 connections and of course 4.1G. Although its dimensions are 4 x 136,1 x 67,8 mm, it has a heavy weight of 9,9 g. Amazon Price € 99
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BlackBerry Classic (BB OS)
Blackberry is a company that refuses to die. After trying to break the market with their Passport, they start to launch their Android phones. But at the same time they don't abandon their beloved BB OS. In this comparison we decided to include his BB Classic, which is the return to the model that brought him the most success in the past. The Americans decided to equip it with a 801GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 1,5 processor, 2GB of RAM and 16GB storage expandable via MicroSD up to 128GB. Its screen is 3,5 ″ with a resolution of 750 x 750 and with a density of 294 dpi. With dimensions of 131 x 72,4 x 10,2 mm and a not light weight of 178g. As almost always in Blackberry models, we will have a physical keyboard. It has 2 and 8Mpx cameras, for the front and rear respectively. Amazon Price € 350
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