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Samsung Galaxy S4
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Released March, 2013
Samsung Galaxy S4
- Android 5.0
- 4G
- 5"
- Quad core 1.9 GHz
7.6 Out of 10
by PhoneArena (Jul, 2013)Indeed, it’s not as premium feeling as other flagship devices, but the benefits from a plastic construction is that it’s uniformly thin (0.31”) and lightweight (130 gr).
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Released November, 2012
Samsung GALAXY Note II
- Android 4.4.2
- 4G
- 5.5"
- Quad core 1.6 GHz
6.7 Out of 10
by TechRadar (Apr, 2013)You can launch the FM radio from the home screen using a handily supplied widget, and even control it with your voice if you want to change the station.
PhoneRocket Review Our evaluation of S4 vs GALAXY Note II
Performance | |
Processing power and speed | |
| Passmark, Geekbench, AnTuTu and BrowserMark | |
Graphics | |
3D and 2D graphics | |
| GLBenchmark 2.5 and GLBenchmark 2.7 | |
Battery Life | |
How long will the battery last | |
| Talk time (3G), Standby time (3G) and Battery capacity | |
Reviews | |
How do our trusted review sites rank these products? | |
| Reviews from phonearena.com, techradar.com, gsmarena.com, pocket-lint.com and 3 more | |
PhoneRocket Score | |
Performance, Graphics, Battery Life and Reviews | |
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Galaxy S4 vs GALAXY Note II
geekbench Processor and memory performance
passmark Processor performance including multiple coresData courtesy Passmark
AnTuTu Memory, processor, graphics and storage performance
BrowserMark How fast does the web browser load pages
GLBenchmark 2.7 3D graphics performance
GLBenchmark 2.5 3D graphics performance
Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly faster graphics | 17.2 fps | vs | 4.9 fps | More than 3.5x better GLBenchmark 2.7 score | |||
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| Better AnTuTu score | 24,894 | vs | 17,531 | More than 40% better AnTuTu score | |||
| Takes significantly higher quality photos | 79 | vs | 73 | Around 10% better DxOMark photo quality score | |||
| Significantly lighter | 130 g | vs | 182 g | Around 30% lighter | |||
| Significantly sharper screen | 440 ppi | vs | 267 ppi | Around 65% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
| Store significantly more stuff | 64 GB | vs | 16 GB | 4x more storage capacity; free yourself from memory cards | |||
| Significantly higher resolution | 1920 x 1080 | vs | 1280 x 720 | 2.2x higher resolution | |||
| Higher resolution front camera | 13 MP | vs | 8 MP | Around 65% higher resolution front camera; Video chat with other people | |||
| Faster processor | 1.9 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | Around 20% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Longer standby time (3G) | 22,176 min | vs | 14,976 min | Around 50% longer standby time (3G) | |||
| Thinner | 7.9 mm | vs | 9 mm | More than 10% thinner | |||
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| Takes significantly higher quality video | 71 | vs | 68 | Around 5% better DxOMark video quality score | |||
| Supports FM radio | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Listen to music and news from local radio stations | |||
| Much better theoretical download speed | 100 Mb/s | vs | 20 Mb/s | 5x better theoretical download speed; enjoy lightning fast downloads on modern networks | |||
| Bigger screen | 5.5" | vs | 5" | 10% bigger screen | |||
| More battery capacity | 3,100 mA·h | vs | 2,600 mA·h | Around 20% more battery capacity | |||
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Reviews Word on the street
| Galaxy S4 | vs | GALAXY Note II | ||
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
screen | Galaxy S4 | vs | GALAXY Note II |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED | |
| Size | 5" | 5.5" | |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 | |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive | Capacitive | |
| Multitouch | Yes | Yes | |
| PPI | 440 ppi | 267 ppi | |
sensors | |||
| Has an assisted GPS | Yes | Yes | |
music | |||
| Supports FM radio | No | Yes | |
software | |||
| Operating system | Android 5.0 | Android 4.4.2 | |
| Multitasking | Yes | Yes | |
| App store | Android Market | Android Market | |
| Adobe flash support | No | No | |
| App store size | 850,000 apps | 850,000 apps | |
connectivity | |||
| Acts as a wi-fi hotspot | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth v4.0 | Bluetooth v4.0 | |
form factor | Galaxy S4 | vs | GALAXY Note II |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 130 g | 182 g | |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm | 9 mm | |
| Size | 69.8 x 136.6 x 7.9 mm | 81 x 151 x 9 mm | |
hardware | |||
| Clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 1.6 GHz | |
| Number of cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| RAM | 2 GB | 2 GB | |
| Internal storage | 64 GB | 16 GB | |
| Supported card formats | |||
| microSD | |||
| SDXC | |||
| SDHC | |||
| SD | |||
photo & video | |||
| Camera | 13 MP | 8 MP | |
| Resolution | 13 MP | 8 MP | |
| Flash | Yes | Yes | |
| Secondary camera | 2 MP | 1.9 MP | |
| Video resolution | 1920 x 1080 @ 30 fps | 1920 x 1080 @ 30 fps | |
cellular | |||
| Generation | 4G | 4G | |
| Networks | |||
| LTE Cat3/4 Uplink (50 Mb/s) | |||
| LTE Cat3 (100 Mb/s) | |||
| HSUPA (5.76 Mb/s) | |||
| CDMA (0.01 Mb/s) | |||
| EDGE (0.38 Mb/s) | |||
| LTE (20 Mb/s) | |||
| Unknown (42.2 Mb/s) | |||
| EV-DO Rev.A | |||
| LTE Cat 3 (100/) | |||
| HSDPA+ (42.2 Mb/s) | |||
| UMTS (0.38 Mb/s) | |||
| GPRS (0.01 Mb/s) | |||
| GSM (0.01 Mb/s) | |||
battery | |||
| Talk time (3G) | 1,020 min | 960 min | |
| Standby time (3G) | 22,176 min | 14,976 min | |
| Capacity | 2,600 mA·h | 3,100 mA·h | |
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