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Samsung Galaxy S4
PhoneRocket recommends the Samsung Galaxy S4 based on its performance, graphics, battery life and reviews.
See full details | Samsung Galaxy S4 vs GALAXY Note II |
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).
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.
Performance | |
Processing power and speed | |
Galaxy S4 8.3 GALAXY Note II 7.7 | |
Passmark, Geekbench, AnTuTu and BrowserMark |
Graphics | |
3D and 2D graphics | |
Galaxy S4 8.7 GALAXY Note II 6.4 | |
GLBenchmark 2.5 and GLBenchmark 2.7 |
Battery Life | |
How long will the battery last | |
Galaxy S4 5.2 GALAXY Note II 5.1 | |
Talk time (3G), Standby time (3G) and Battery capacity |
Reviews | |
How do our trusted review sites rank these products? | |
Galaxy S4 8.7 GALAXY Note II 8.6 | |
Reviews from phonearena.com, techradar.com, gsmarena.com, pocket-lint.com and 3 more |
PhoneRocket Score | |
Performance, Graphics, Battery Life and Reviews | |
Galaxy S4 7.6 GALAXY Note II 6.7 |
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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 |
Galaxy S4 | vs | GALAXY Note II | ||
![]() | 9.0 | 8.0 | Galaxy S4 | |
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![]() | 9.3 | 9.0 | Galaxy S4 | |
![]() | 9.0 | 9.0 | Galaxy S4 | |
Overall | 8.7 Out of 10 | 8.6 Out of 10 | ||
screen | Galaxy S4 | vs | GALAXY Note II |
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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 |
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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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