iPhone 6 vs HTC One Mini 2 Specs, Price Comparison: Features review - Premium Devices Miles Apart in Specs

The iPhone 6 and the HTC One Mini 2 are premium devices that both look great. However, they are miles apart in terms of specs.

Design

The HTC One Mini 2, much like the bigger One (M8), has a premium brushed metal body and beautiful rounded edges. The metal even extends to its back panel and its edges are covered with polycarbonate. As for the iPhone 6, it comes with a premium aluminum unibody and has stunning edges which give it a much better appearance than previous models.

Display

The display on the One Mini 2 is a 4.5-inch super LCD2 screen with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels and a density of 326 pixels per inch. As for the iPhone 6, it has an IPS LCD screen measuring 4.7 inches with a resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels and a density of 326 pixels per inch.

Platform

The operating system on the iPhone 6 is the iOS 8 and it can upgraded to iOS 8.1.3, while the One Mini 2 comes with Android KitKat which can be upgraded to 5.0 Lollipop. As for their chipsets, the iPhone 6 comes with the Apple A8 chipset, coupled with a dual-core 1.4 GHz Cyclone CPU and a PowerVR GX6450 GPU. On the other hand, the One Mini 2 has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset, coupled with a quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 CPU and Adreno 305 GPU.

Memory

Both the One Mini 2 and the iPhone 6 have 1 GB RAM. In terms of memory slots, the iPhone does not have it, while its competitor has a version that allows for addition of up to 128 GB of external memory.

Camera

The One Mini 2 has a 13 megapixel rear camera, while the iPhone 6 has an 8 megapixel version.

Battery

Comparing their batteries, both phones have non-removable versions with the iPhone 6 having a 1810 mAh battery compared to the 2110 mAh battery of its competitor.

Price

The iPhone 6 is priced at $199 with a two-year contract, while the full retail price of the One Mini 2 is $409.